Seven Letters to Seven Churches

In Part 4 of The letter to the church in Pergamum, we’ll look at the "So ..." section. As in, so what's next? In this letter, the next thing is to get an answer to the question we still had at the end of part 3, regarding whether Jesus' words, ...
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In Part 3 of The letter to the church in Pergamum, we’ll look at the "But ..." section. Usually, this is not good news for the receiving church. Often, it's a caveat that goes along with the Divine Knowledge. In this case, it has something to do with Jesus saying, ...
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In Part 2 of The letter to the church in Pergamum, we’ll look at the Divine Knowledge. The things Jesus knows about the church. Usually, this is good news for the receiving church. However, that’s not always the case. Jesus told the church in Pergamum that He has I know ...
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We move on to the third of the seven letters in Revelation.  This time the letter to the compromising church in Pergamum - also called Pergamos in some translations.  Jesus has good things to say about the church in Pergamum.  And some things that aren't good.  Given the warnings though, ...
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In this section of The letter to the church in Smyrna, we'll look at the conclusion for the church in Smyrna. It includes what I've called the "Hear" section, which is almost always identical in both words and placement in all seven letters. Hearing, or not, leads to avoiding the ...
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In this section of The letter to the church in Smyrna, we'll look at the "So ..." section. As in, so what's next? As in, when Jesus says "you are about to suffer", is that as bad as it sounds? ...
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In this section of The letter to the persecuted church in Smyrna, we'll look at the "But ..." section. Usually, this is not news for the receiving church. Often, it's a caveat that goes along with the Divine Knowledge. But something unusual happens in this letter ...
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In Part 2 of The letter to the persecuted church in Smyrna, we'll look at the Divine Knowledge. The things Jesus knows about the church. Usually, this is good news for the receiving church. However, that's not always the case. Jesus told the church in Smyrna, I know your afflictions ...
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We move on to the second of the seven letters in Revelation. This time the letter to the persecuted church in Smyrna. Jesus has good things to say about the church in Smyrna. It’s a bit harder to determine whether there’s any bad news in here – at least the ...
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In this section of The letter to the church in Ephesus, we'll look at the conclusion for the church in Ephesus. It includes what I've called the "Hear" section, which is almost always identical in both words and placement in all seven letters. Hearing, or not, leads to being given ...
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