Thursday, 3 September 2020
“I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil. And you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars; Revelation 2:2
Jesus, addressing the church at Ephesus, now provides them with a compliment.… Read the rest
Wednesday, 2 September 2020
“To the angel of the church of Ephesus write,
‘These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands: Revelation 2:1
As was noted in the previous verse, which closed out Chapter 1, the word “angel” is certainly to be taken as “messenger” and signifying the leader of the congregation.… Read the rest
Tuesday, 1 September 2020
The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands which you saw are the seven churches. Revelation 1:20
John is in the process of writing “the things which are” from the previous verse.… Read the rest
Monday, 31 August 2020
Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this. Revelation 1:19
Some manuscripts include the word “therefore,” saying, “Write, therefore, what you have seen.” Thus, the thought is based on what was just given concerning John’s vision of Christ, the descriptions of Him in that vision, and His proclamations concerning Himself.… Read the rest
Sunday, 30 August 2020
I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death. Revelation 1:18
In the previous verse, Jesus spoke forth, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last.” John had fallen “at his feet as dead.”… Read the rest
