Persecuted for preaching the gospel, around A.D. 95, John was exiled to Patmos, an island on the Aegean Sea where he received a revelation from an angel of Christ. Previously, Christ spoke to John through a vision that included seven candlesticks which represent the seven churches in Asia, Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and […]
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Revelation 3:1-6 Jesus Addresses the Dead Church at Sardis
Persecuted for preaching the gospel, around A.D. 95, John was exiled to Patmos, an island on the Aegean Sea where he received a revelation from an angel of Christ. Previously, Christ spoke to John through a vision that included seven candlesticks which represent the seven churches in Asia, Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and […]
Revelation 2:18-29 Jesus Addresses the Corrupt Church at Thyatira
Persecuted for preaching the gospel, around A.D. 95, John was exiled to Patmos, an island on the Aegean Sea where he received a revelation from an angel of Christ. Previously, Christ spoke to John through a vision that included seven candlesticks which represent the seven churches in Asia, Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and […]
Revelation 2:12-17 Jesus Addresses the Compromising Church at Pergamos
Persecuted for preaching the gospel, around A.D. 95, John was exiled to Patmos, an island on the Aegean Sea where he received a revelation from an angel of Christ. Previously, Christ spoke to John through a vision that included seven candlesticks which represent the seven churches in Asia, Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and […]
Revelation 2:8-11 Jesus Addresses the Persecuted Church at Smyrna
Exiled to the island of Patmos, around A.D. 95, John received a revelation from an angel of Christ which he was commanded to write down and share it with the seven churches in Asia. Previously, Christ spoke to John through a vision that included seven candlesticks which represent the seven churches in Asia, Ephesus, Smyrna, […]
Revelation 2:1-7 Jesus Addresses the Loveless Church at Ephesus
Persecuted for preaching the gospel, around A.D. 95, John was exiled to Patmos, an island on the Aegean Sea where he received a revelation from an angel of Christ. In this revelation, Jesus commanded John to write down the visions and prophecies contained in the message and share it with the seven churches in Asia. […]
Revelation 1:9-20 John’s Vision of the Son of Man
Around A.D. 95, while John resided at Patmos, he witnessed a revelation brought to him by an angel of Christ. In this revelation, Jesus commands John to write down the visions and prophecies contained in the message and share it with the seven churches in Asia. “9 I, John, both your brother and companion in […]
Revelation 1:4-8 John’s Greeting to the Seven Churches
While John resided at Patmos, around A.D. 95, he was delivered a revelation by Jesus. This apocalyptic rendition of prophetic visions was entrusted to the apostle so it could be documented and shared throughout the land, to inform believers of the Lord’s second coming, and warn non-believers about the end of days. “4 John, to […]
Revelation 1:1-3 John’s Introduction & Benediction
Written around A.D. 95 by the apostle John while he resided at Patmos, the Revelation features three literary genres, starting out with epistolary introduction and benediction, followed by an apocalyptic rendition of prophetic visions brought to the book’s author by an angel of God. “1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to […]
Acts 28:17-31 Paul’s Ministry at Rome
In the spring of A.D. 61, when he arrived at Rome, though chained to a guard Paul was allowed to choose his own dwelling place to await his hearing before Caesar. His journey from Jerusalem had taken several months after the Alexandrian gain ship he sailed on was caught up in a tempest for several […]