The Church who Left Her First Love, Ephesus (ef’-e-sus) (Ephesos, meaning “desirable”): A city of the Roman province of Asia, near the mouth of the Cayster river, 3 miles from the western coast of Asia Minor, and opposite the island … Read More
John’s Introduction to Revelation Revelation is a letter of great importance to a readership of people John loved and was concerned for. It was a period of great uncertainty for those in the church because of the severe persecution coming … Read More
Symbolic Objects in Revelation As we go further in our study of the symbolism of Revelation let’s keep in mind that the writer wrote his message primarily for the encouragement and edification of the Christians of his own time. We … Read More
Understanding Revelation (Lesson 1) When I was a young boy growing up I used to send my friends letters in code. We dreamed up elaborate encryptions for disguising our messages back and forth so that nobody but us could understand … Read More
Acceptable Faith The Bible defines faith as “the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1). Simply stated this means that faith is the foundation of our hope and a conviction in our hearts of … Read More