Posts tagged persecution
169 Revelation: When the Trumpets Sound

In this message, I’d like to walk us through four key images in Revelation chapters 8-11 – one from each chapter – and then find an application in each for our lives. 

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165 Revelation: Anticipating the Antichrist

The Bible talks about a 7-year period of time that will be the climactic era of history - when the church will be raptured, God’s final judgments will be poured out, and Jesus will come again. These 7 years will be kicked off by the arrival on the world scene of a key figure: the Antichrist.

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164 Revelation: Countdown to the Meltdown

We’re about to enter into the portion of this book that speaks of a series of cataclysmic events that will bring history to its dramatic climax.  And one of the words we’ll be seeing with some frequency is “tribulation.” 

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143 Seven Churches of Revelation: Philadelphia - The Enduring Church

The city of Philadelphia (Turkey, not Pennsylvania) was considered the gateway to the whole central plateau of Asia Minor. Jesus used this strategic point of geography to give the church there this spiritual challenge: “I have placed before you an open door.” 

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141 Seven Churches of Revelation: Pergamum - The Compromising Church

Jesus begins His message to the Church at Pergamum by saying this: “I know where you live, where Satan has his throne.”

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140 Seven Churches of Revelation: Smyrna - The Suffering Church

Jesus introduces Himself to the Church at Smyrna as “the First and Last, the one who died and came to life again. I know your afflictions and your poverty.”

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