Revelation-Part 16
By: Dr. Robert Thomas; ©2000 The “divine purgings” detailed in Revelations 4 and 5 are compared to labor pains in Jesus’ Olivet Discourse. Dr. Thomas begins a look at these events. Contents Contents 1 THE BEGINNING OF BIRTH PAINS, PART 1 1.1 The First Seal: Peaceful Conquest (6:1-2) 1.2 The Second Seal: Warfare and Bloodshed…
Revelation-Part 15
By: Dr. Robert Thomas; ©2000 Dr. Thomas describes a great celebration that will take place in heaven around the throne. Why (What) will they be celebrating? Who will be there? What will they be doing? Contents Contents 1 THE HEAVENLY THRONE-ROOM, PART 3 1.1 Celebration of the Four Living Beings and Twenty-four Elders (5:8-10) 1.2…
Revelation-Part 14
By: Dr. Robert Thomas; ©2000 Dr. Thomas explores the importance of the sealed scroll from Revelation 5. What does it contain? Who is worthy to open it? Contents Contents 1 THE HEAVENLY THRONE-ROOM, PART 2 1.1 The Contents of the Secret Scroll 1.2 The Lion 1.3 The Lamb THE HEAVENLY THRONE-ROOM, PART 2 With echoes…
Revelation-Part 13
By: Dr. Robert Thomas; ©2000 Continuing now with the fourth chapter of Revelation, Dr. Thomas begins to look at the heavenly throne-room, and the identity of those who are described as being around the throne. Contents THE HEAVENLY THRONE-ROOM, PART 1 For our series of studies in the last book of the Bible, we have…
Revelation-Part 12
By: Dr. Robert Thomas; ©2000 Dr. Thomas explains the political, social, and even environmental situation in Laodicea which would have made it easy for the Christians there to understand the message given to them. Contents LAODICEA: THE CHURCH OF LUKEWARMNESS The last messenger, the one from Laodicea, finally reached his home city after accompanying the…
Revelation-Part 11
By: Dr. Robert Thomas; ©2000 The church is given five special promises not given to the other six churches. What are these promises? Can Christians today claim them? Dr. Thomas explains. Contents PHILADELPHIA: THE CHURCH OF PROMISED DELIVERANCE About twenty-five miles southeast of Sardis lay the city of Philadelphia, the next stop on the itinerary…
Revelation-Part 10
By: Dr. Robert Thomas; ©2000 Dr. Thomas continues his series with the message to the church at Sardis. What lessons could they have learned from history, as well as from Jesus, that would have prevented their slide into complacency? Contents SARDIS: THE CHURCH OF COMPLACENCY Initially seven messengers left John the Apostle on the island…
Revelation-Part 9
By: Dr. Robert Thomas; ©2000 Dr. Thomas explains the circumstances in Thyatira that make it a hard place for Christians to stand for their faith. What did “Jezebel” teach? And why did Jesus commend those who opposed her? Contents Contents 1 THYATIRA: THE CHURCH OF COMPROMISE 1.1 Jezebel and her error 1.2 Christ’s response to…
Revelation-Part 8
By: Dr. Robert Thomas; ©2000 Is it all right for the Christian church to be “tolerant” of different beliefs, lifestyle choices etc, in the way our society demands? Dr. Thomas answers that question as he looks at what the Angel to the church at Pergamum had to say. Contents Contents 1 PERGAMUM: THE CHURCH OF…
Truth in Advertising: Damaging the Cause of Science-Part 1
By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©2000 Drs. Ankerberg and Weldon explore the claim that the scientific community is actually harming science by embracing the theory of evolution. Introduction (from Darwin’s Leap of Faith, Harvest House, 1998) If evolution is not a fact, and yet the scientific world declares evolution is a fact, then…
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