Revelation 2:8-11 The Church of Smyrna is the next church that this letter is addressed to. It was a church that experienced a great deal of persecution. It is sad but true that the strongest churches throughout history have been those that have suffered the worst persecution. Scripture links persecution and spiritual strength. James tells … Read more
Revelation 2:2-4 The Greek word used for “know” refers to a complete and full knowledge as opposed to another Greek word which is a knowledge that increases with added information. This is a reference to God’s attribute of omniscience. He knows the future as well as the past with perfect clarity. Nothing is hid from … Read more
Revelation 1:20 – The word “mystery” does not mean a mystery in our sense of the term. It means something which is meaningless to the outsider but meaningful to the one who possesses the key (Mark 4:11ff). Here as in the Mark passage, Jesus goes on to give the inner meaning of the seven stars … Read more
Revelation 1:17-18 – John’s reaction to this is also similar to his experience with the glory of Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration. He was overwhelmed with terror and fell at His feet like a dead man. Daniel reacted in much the same way when an angel appeared to him (Daniel 10:8-9; 8:17). Isaiah was … Read more
Revelation 1:16 – There are two types of prophetic formula, symbolic and simple. The simple is telling history in advance like Daniel 11. Symbolic prophecy is where symbols are use to illustrate truth. Symbols or figures of speech are either explained in the context of what is written or they are understood through what has … Read more
Revelation 1:12-13 As we begin to consider the vision of John we bring to play the first of our 3 key rules of interpretation that we spoke of in our earlier studies: figures of speech are clearly marked either in the context or from some other part of the Bible. John says that he turned … Read more
Revelation 1:9 The setting for this vision was the island of Patmos the island to which John was banished. It is and island ten miles long and six miles wide. It was located only about forty miles from the great city of Ephesus. It was an isolated, barren, rocky island with hills rising to about … Read more
Revelation 1:7 The third announcement—behold, Christ comes. This is the main theme of Revelation, the coming again of Jesus and the justice and judgment which He will bring to the earth. When He comes, this verse says two things will happen. 1) “Every eye shall see Him.” The glory of God is so bright and … Read more
Revelation 1:5-6 These verses give us the second announcement of Yeshua as our redeemer. Five great things are declared about Jesus in these two verses. 1) Jesus is the faithful witness; we can depend on His testimony and what he tells us. He came from heaven to reveal the truth about God, man and the … Read more
Revelation 1:3 – The Book of Revelation blesses the person who reads, hears, and obeys the message. In the early church there were, of course, no printing presses to run off copy after copy of John’s letter. There was only the original copy written by him and perhaps a few other copies that had been … Read more
This book will help you to trace the source of Jewish and Christian faith through the Land, the people, and the Scriptures. Presented with “you are there” imagery enriched with Old Testament prophecy and New Testament fulfillment. It will help you to understand the unity between Old and New Covenants.
Where Jesus Walked is an excellent travel companion for a trip to Israel, personal devotions, Bible studies, or as a background for the history and events in the life of Yeshua.
The Scripture references uniquely correlate Old Testament prophecy from 500 to 3500 years before the birth of Yeshua with New Covenant fulfillment. Full-color locator maps help readers understand the geographic context of the events. Over 100 full-page photographs place you at the sites where the events occurred and help to visualize what took place.
Fascinating personal portraits of 24 people who walked with Yeshua complete the story of the New Covenant and provide historical background to the people in His earthly life. Including the Apostles, Mary, Martha, Mary Magdalene, Herod, and others.