This week we continue our study with Revelation 1:10:

      “I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like the sound of a trumpet.”

    The phrase “in the Spirit” is often used to describe being in a supernatural experience through the Holy Spirit. In these experiences, the spiritual realm becomes more real than the natural realm. This happened to Elisha’s servant in II Kings 6 when the prophet prayed that his “eyes would be opened so that he can see” (see II Kings 6:17). His servant then...

     We continue our study with Revelation 1:8:   

     "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."

     Alpha is the first letter in the Greek alphabet and Omega is the last. An alphabet is the basis of a language, and Jesus is the basis of the language of God—He is the Word of God. He is the whole Word of God, from the beginning to the end. The Book of Revelation continually reminds us of this because it is a revelation of Him. When...

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        We continue our study with Revelation 1:6:                    

To Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to God and His Father; to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

        Throughout this revelation Jesus is referred to as “The Lamb,” implying that this will be His primary title forever. He is the King of kings and above all rule and authority and dominion, but it is understandable that His highest title is “The Lamb of God.” His sacrifice for our redemption is...

     This week we will cover Revelation 1:4-5:

John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you, and peace, from Him that is, and that was, and is to come; and from the seven Spirits that are before His throne;

and from Jesus Christ, who is the Faithful Witness, and the first begotten from the dead, and the Prince of the kings of the earth.

     As we addressed, Asia had more churches than these seven. Some were larger and seemingly more important, such as Galatia and Colosse, to whom Paul wrote epistles, Troas...