I just took my first Greek test today, so I'm very familiar with "alpha" and "omega" - the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. In Revelation Jesus refers to Himself as "the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." That statement says a lot about Him. It all goes back to what ... [Continue Reading]
One hour (Revelation 12-18)
A lot can happen in an hour can't it? Babies are born, diagnoses are made, wedding ceremonies are completed, the Office season finale takes place, newspapers are read, travels are made, life is taken. The list of things that can happen during an hour's time could go on and on and on. God says in Revelation that it will only take one hour to ... [Continue Reading]
The kingdom of our world (Revelation 6-11)
One of the promises we find in Revelation is that the kingdom of our world will be overtaken by Christ, and it will become His kingdom, and He will reign throughout eternity. Unfortunately there are those who will not get to participate in His kingdom because they do not trust in Him for salvation. For those who are trusting, however, we have great ... [Continue Reading]
Lukewarm Christians (Revelation 1-5)
John has a message from Jesus to the church of Laodicea that they are "lukewarm" - neither hot nor cold. The temptation is to think that Jesus was telling the church not to be "lukewarm Christians", but the problem is that the context doesn't support that idea. The really understand what Jesus meant you have to understand the culture ... [Continue Reading]
A commandment to trump them all (2 John, 3 John)
There is one commandment that trumps them all: love one another. John reminds the recipient of his second letter of this important command. It's amazing that one command can be all inclusive of every other, isn't it? The other commandments include not lying, not committing adultery, not coveting, honoring parents, etc. Don't all of ... [Continue Reading]
I have decided to follow Jesus… no turning back (Jude)
I love the words to that old song: I have decided to follow Jesus,I have decided to follow Jesus,I have decided to follow Jesus.No turning back, no turning back. In another verse, the song goes on to say, "Though none go with me, I still will follow." I think that's the sentiment Jude was getting at in his letter: that we need to keep pressing on in ... [Continue Reading]
Darkness and Light (1 John)
When I was a kid we had a very scary basement. It was unfinished except that the stairway was dry-walled. When you got to the bottom of the stairway the light didn't shine beyond the last step, and the closest light was just beyond the stairway with a pull string. With one flying leap I was able to jump from the stairs and grab the string so as to ... [Continue Reading]
Until the last minute (2 Peter)
One of Peter's comments in chapter 3 is that God is waiting until the very last minute possible to fulfill His promise of Christ's return so that the most number of people can come into a relationship with Him before the opportunity for redemption is past. That statement tells us something about the character of God and His desire for His ... [Continue Reading]
Another day has come and gone…
Most of you probably don't know that I'm in Florida right now. I'm in a Greek class for seminary, and I needed a week of focused time to work on it. I head home tomorrow with a little more knowledge of Greek and how to translate the New Testament. One of the privileges of working on this in Florida is the beach, and I was able to enjoy ... [Continue Reading]
What to do with false teaching (2 Timothy)
Obviously everything I post here is personal opinion, but with each post I try to come up with some kind of thought regarding the scripture of the day. This post deviates slightly from what I normally, but it comes in response to Paul's words in 2 Timothy 2 regarding the false teachings of Hymenaeus and Philetus. Essentially, Paul was exposing some fairly ... [Continue Reading]
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