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Tag: Revelation
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Lesson 5: The Bowls in Revelation 12-16
Read MORE: Lesson 5: The Bowls in Revelation 12-16The Tribulation’s purge of evil ends with the bowls, the third set of seven visions. Nobody is saved in this one, because only those who know the truth but still refuse to worship God are left. At this point, John…
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Lesson 4: Seals, Trumpets, Interludes in Revelation 6-11
Read MORE: Lesson 4: Seals, Trumpets, Interludes in Revelation 6-11When the veil is lifted from heaven, John hears that Jesus began the final stages of salvation at his Ascension. The prophet is among those who think this necessitates a period of Tribulation. It helps to remind ourselves what this…
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Lesson 3: The Heavenly Court in Revelation 4 -5
Read MORE: Lesson 3: The Heavenly Court in Revelation 4 -5These two chapters lift the veil from heaven so we can see first hand what is happening there. When an angelic voice calls John and places him in his prophetic trance, he finds himself in a throne room at the…
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Lesson 2: The Seven Churches of Revelation (Chapters 2 and 3)
Read MORE: Lesson 2: The Seven Churches of Revelation (Chapters 2 and 3)Any decent understanding of Paul’s letters begins with an appreciation that they were written to particular congregations in a specific historical period. They were preserved in scripture, because the apostle handled their problems in a manner that remains relevant for…
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Lesson 1: An Introduction to Revelation
Read MORE: Lesson 1: An Introduction to RevelationI decided to write a short series on Revelation after a number of onliners indicated that they were not aware that the book charted the fall of the Roman Empire. Once you begin reading it this way, it offers another…
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Lesson 15: Truth and Revelation
Read MORE: Lesson 15: Truth and RevelationThe Bible describes salvation as God’s attempt to save humanity from self-destruction and sees this, in part, as unveiling the truth that humans fail to discern. From beginning to end, two of the primary ways the scriptures explain our failure…
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Lesson 7: Unveil Truth
Read MORE: Lesson 7: Unveil TruthStrange as it might seem, I regard the Apostle John’s program in Revelation as the most coherent statement of the Christian peace movement. Although it uses mysterious apocalyptic language; it clearly lays out only four weapons available to believers: 1)…
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Heaven on Earth: Easter 6C
Read MORE: Heaven on Earth: Easter 6CThis is “Come Dream With Us” Sunday at Trinity. The congregation is meeting to share their dreams about the future. All three lessons include visions of what is to come. It’s a good time to remember how important dreaming is.…
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Lesson 17: The Last Days
Read MORE: Lesson 17: The Last DaysLet’s change plans. Juan’s questions, Bob’s observation, and e-mailers’ inquiries reveal people have questions about “The Last Days” Let me make a few short observations in hopes you will respond with your ideas. Juan asks how we discern the “prophetic”…
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Lesson 16: The Last Days
Read MORE: Lesson 16: The Last DaysI am simply going to use the discussions of our high school reading group during January and February. Once a month my wife, our youth minister, and I meet with 25 to 30 ninth to twelfth graders. We begin with…
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So forgiveness pre-requires understanding the mistakes of the past? here hear re this opposing this me-first, America-first, white-first, male-first approach>…
An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!