Seven Letters to Seven Churches

Smyrna – Persecuted and poor, but rich Revelation 2:8-11 “8 And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: ‘The words of the first and the last, who died and came to life. 9 I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that theySeven Letters to Seven Churches“

Seven Letters to Seven Churches

Introduction and Ephesus Introduction Christ’s message to the Seven churches “John to the seven churches that are in Asia” (Rev. 1:4) As the leader of the Asian church, John was targeted by Roman authorities under the Emperor Domitian and exiled to Patmos (Rev. 1:9). Christian tradition holds that Domitian (AD 81–96) had John boiled in

2 Thessalonians

Introduction A dominant theme in both of Paul’s letters to the Thessalonian church is End Times’ prophecy. In the first letter, Paul primarily answers the question of whether believers who have died will be reunited with those who are still alive at the time of the rapture (1 Thess. 4:13-18), and Paul instructs them concerning

Matthew 24

The Olivet Discourse Part 2: Matthew 24:12–51 The love of many will grow cold – Matthew 24:12 “12 And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold”. Once again, just as with the list of catastrophes covered in part 1, there will always be lawlessness. However, the last days will see