Revelation 3:20; 21-22:5
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Carolyn Anne Venable wrote a new blog post: Bring Us to Tears 9 months ago · View
“They don’t know how to cry,” I heard the Spirit whisper. Some of God’s people don’t know how to cry. Maybe that was one of the problems with the Laodicean church. (Revelation 3:14-22) Maybe a preoccupation with material wealth had quenched the Spirit which would have moved them to tears had they recognized their spiritually [...]
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Carolyn Anne Venable posted an update: 1 year, 9 months ago · View
”Who is a liar but he that denies that Jesus is the Christ?” (1 John 2:22) In Nicaragua, I met a man from Europe. We spoke at length as we were walking. He had seemingly bought the politically-correct re-definition of ”truth” as it being relative and subjective, and he was not convinced of the absolute truth of the Holy Scriptures. He asked ”What is truth?” I asserted that ”Jesus Christ IS the Truth”. Christ said it Himself. It is not only true the facts in the Bible about Jesus Christ but He IS the TRUTH! If you deny it, if you deny Him, the Word of God calls you a liar. (And liars are doomed Rev 21:8 ) That’s a strong word! But the GOOD NEWS: God WANTS you to know the Truth! He gave us His Word. He reveals the Truth to all sincere seekers of the truth. In the end, this young man prayed for God to reveal the truth to him. That’s what I prayed when I was lost in Buddhism and God in His mercy revealed to me Jesus Christ. I am confident that God will reveal the Truth of Jesus Christ to every honestly seeking heart. Are you ready to follow the Truth? Or are you not yet disgusted enough with your life of sin, self-gratification and delusion? Knowing he Truth will set you free! (John 8:32) HalleluYAH!
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David V wrote a new blog post: Jesus Rules 2 years, 7 months ago · View
Though there is much that can be said about Revelation chapter one I’m not wanting to examine it all in depth. However I would like to point out two things that strike me regarding what John says about Jesus. The first is that he is “the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the [...]
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David V wrote a new blog post: Revelation: Some Historical Context 2 years, 7 months ago · View
It is time for me to begin my study of Revelation. First, I’d like to provide some historical context. The book itself names the author as John and states that the vision therein occurred on the island of Patmos. I completely believe that this John is the apostle though I know that this is sometimes [...]
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Carolyn Anne Venable wrote a new blog post: Revelation Simplified 2 years, 11 months ago · View
Revelation Ultra-Simplified Jesus Christ returns, banishes Satan and evil, and reigns with His Saints forever! Don’t be intimidated into not reading Revelation because of all its symbolisms or because it has a lot of disturbing predictions. There’s also a promise of blessing to those who read, hear and keep “the words of this prophecy.” (Rev 1:3) Furthermore, [...]
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Carolyn Anne Venable wrote a new blog post: False Doctrines & Prophets 3 years ago · View
Here’s a new category to add to the previous chart for the seven churches : the false doctrines and/or false teachers that infiltrated the early church. Ephesus was warned against Nicolaitans and false apostles. Smyrna was warned against “those who say they are Jews, and are not.” Pergamum was warned against Nicolaitans, the “teaching of Balaam” and idols. Thyatira was warned [...]
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Alan Collins wrote a new blog post: Gods last words to mankind 3 years, 1 month ago · View
Reading the last entry in our series for essential 100, Revelation 21-22 I was struck how like every great story the ending was connected back up with the start. Just read about the Tree of life in Genesis 2 before reading the last chapter of the last book. There are many similarities between the New [...]
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Carolyn Anne Venable wrote a new blog post: Seven Churches Chart 3 years, 6 months ago · View
I love charts because it helps me to see the big picture in a glance. Years ago, I made a chart of the various characteristics of each Church as described in Revelation 2-3. Unfortunately, that style chart doesn’t fit into this blog format so I’ve revamped it somewhat. Because the Lord admonishes us to “hear what the Spirit says [...]