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Revelation Chapter 1, Part 2 - Greeting
The last time that we were in Revelation we looked at John's introduction in verses 1-3 of chapter one. Now with verses 4-8 we move into John’s greeting to those who were to receive this letter; the seven churches of Asia Minor. So let’s look at ...
Revelation Chapter 1, Part 1 - Introduction
I was looking back over some of the studies that I have already posted here on The Christian Journey and I realized that when I began posting the study of the book of Revelation is was as a study on the seven churches which begins in chapter two and ...
The Gospel Of Mark, Part 5 - Jesus Calls
Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” And immediately they left th...
Revelation Chapter 5, Part 3 - The Shouting Hosts
Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power...
Revelation Chapter 5, Part 1 - The Sealed Book
In the previous chapter we were taken to Heaven where we saw a throne and One sitting upon it. We saw that around this throne there were twenty-four other thrones with twenty-four elders seated upon them. We saw an emerald rainbow and a sea of glass....
Revelation Chapter 4, Part 4 - The Objects Before the Throne
And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God; and before the throne there was something like a sea of glass, like crystal; and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes...
The Gospel Of Mark, Part 4 - The Temptation Of Jesus
The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. 13 And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him.Mark 1:12-13In these two verses we read that Jesus,...
The Elders Around & Judgments Out Of The Throne - Revelation 4:4-5a
As we continue our study of Revelation chapter four we come to verse four where John next tells us that he saw twenty-four thrones that surrounded another throne and that seated upon these twenty-four thrones were twenty-four elders. John then descri...
The Gospel Of Mark, Part 3 - The Baptism Of Jesus
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11 And a voice came from h...
Revelation Chapter 4, Part 2 - The Glory of the Throne
Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and One sitting on the throne. And He who was sitting was like a jasper stone and a sardius in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, like an emerald in app...
The Gospel Of Mark, Part 2 - Get Yourselves Ready
2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face,who will prepare your way, 3 the voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’ ”4 John appeared, baptizi...
The Gospel of Mark - An Introduction
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.Mark 1:1It is widely held that the Gospel According to Mark is the account of the ministry Jesus as related to John Mark by the apostle Peter. This means that even though this Gospel bears t...
Revelation Chapter Four - Part 1
As we continue our study of Revelation we now come to the second of five visions that were given to the apostle John and recorded for us here in this book. The first of these visions was covered in chapters one through three where John saw the risen ...
John Piper On "Tethered" Preaching
Here is another excerpt from John Piper, this time reminding us of the importance of Biblical preaching.'Tethered' Preaching: John Calvin & the Entertaining Pastorby John PiperThe Bible tethers us to reality. We are not free to think and speak wh...
A Message To Seven Churches - Part 7, Laodicea
We arrive now at our last stop on this journey with the seventh church, the church at Laodicea. The city of Laodicea was located southeast of Philadelphia on the banks of the Lycus River, a tributary of the Maeaner River. Laodicea was about 40 miles ...
A Message To Seven Churches - Part 6, Philadelphia
Continuing on, our next stop is the Church at Philadelphia. The city of Philadelphia was located in the province of Lydia in Asia Minor approximately 25 southeast of Sardis and 125 miles northeast of Smyrna. The city was located on the Cogamus River,...
A Message To Seven Churches - Part 5, Sardis
The fifth church we come to on our journey is the church at Sardis. The city of Sardis was located about 50 miles northeast of Smyrna on the east bank of the Pactolus River. It occupies a rocky spur of Mount Tmolus as well as the valley at the base o...
A Message To Seven Churches - Part 4, Thyatira
The next stop on our journey through the seven churches of Revelation is the Church at Thyatira. The city of Thyatira was located about 55 miles northeast of Smyrna on the road between Pergamum and Sardis; it is the modern day city of Akhissar, Turke...
A Message To Seven Churches - Part 3, Pergamum
Continuing along the postal route from Smyrna the next church we encounter is the church at Pergamum, and this is the next church that Jesus addresses in Revelation chapter 3.The city of Pergamum (or Pergamos) is the modern Turkish city of Bergama. T...
A Message To Seven Churches - Part 2, Smyrna
The next church that Jesus addresses is the church at Smyrna. The ancient city of Smyrna is known today by the name Izmir, and it is one of the strongest cities in modern Turkey. History tells us that there was a Greek settlement in this area several...
A Message To Seven Churches - Part 1, Ephesus
The Message to the Church at Ephesus.The first church we will encounter on our journey is the church at Ephesus. Ephesus was a port city in western Asia Minor (modern Turkey). The city sat at the mouth of the Cayster River between Smyrna to the north...
A Message To Seven Churches - Introduction
My wife and I are in an Adult Bible Fellowship (ABF) at our church. This is basically a group that meets every week to study, verse-by-verse, through a book of the Bible. The class is led by an 86 year old retired Pastor and seminary professor, so th...
Children, Fathers, & Young Men - 1 John 2:12-14
I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name’s sake. I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write ...
