“I know your works, your labor…Nevertheless, I have this against you, that you have left your first love.” Revelation 2:2a,4
The church of Ephesus was doing good things. You know you’re doing good things when the Lord Himself commends you for them. They patiently endured. They couldn’t bear evil in their midst, and actively rooted it [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Motivation
Posted in Revelation Snippets on May 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Where’s the Fear?
Posted in Revelation Snippets on May 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead…’” Revelation 1:17a
John was one of Jesus most intimate associates while He walked this earth. John, in his gospel, refers to himself as ‘the disciple Jesus loved.’ It was John, along with his brother James and Peter, who stood with Jesus on the Mount [...]
Never Alone
Posted in Revelation Snippets on May 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“’I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End’, says the Lord, ‘who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.’” Revelation 1:8
Jesus is presenting His credentials for the revelation He is about to give to John. He says He is the Alpha and the Omega, the first and [...]
Perspective
Posted in Revelation Snippets on May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants – things which must shortly take place.” Revelation 1:1a
From our side of heaven, it sure seems like the things that were supposed to ‘shortly take place’ are a long time in coming. Nearly two thousand years have come and gone. All translations [...]
