Revelation 3:1 "...you are dead" Didn't mince words. Wonder how many current churches are in the same shape. 3 "...hold fast and repent..." They can still turn things around if they will repent of their sin and turn back to God. 4 "You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their …
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Revelation 2:1 "To the angel of the church..." Angel means messenger. Angel of the church would be the pastor in this context. The letters are addressed to the pastors of each of the seven congregations. 2-3 "...have labored for My name’s sake and have not become weary" Have done everything right as you ought to …
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Revelation 1:1 "The Revelation of Jesus Christ..." The revealing, the apocalypse of Jesus. His, not about Him, what He will reveal. Jesus will reveal what shall happen at the end of time. Due to the terrible things which are revealed, the word apocalypse has been associated with prophecies of destruction, end of the world type …
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Jude 1 "Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James..." Thought it was commonly agreed that this Jude was a half brother of Jesus, one of the children born to Mary and Joseph after Jesus. The James that he mentions would be the pastor of the church in Jerusalem and also a half …
3 John 1 "...To the beloved Gaius..." Commentary says Gaius or Caius. Apparently written both ways in different copies. No clear idea of the identity. So much later than the rest of scripture he's obviously not someone who's been mentioned before. Some speculated he lived in Macedonia or Pergamos. Greeting is so similar to the …
2 John 1 "...To the elect lady and her children..." Apparently some debate on whether John wrote this to a person or to a church body. The word translated lady is kyria which is a Greek term used for church. John also closes with the children of your elect sister greet you which sounds like …
1 John 5:1 "...everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him" Thought this was saying if you love God you also love Jesus who is the only begotten of God. But I think John is referring to all who become children of God through faith in Christ. In keeping …
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