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Revelation Commentary
Contributed by Bruce Ball on May 7, 2011 (message contributor)
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1. Revelation 9: Trumpets Don’t Always Play Jazz
Contributed on May 7, 2011
A contemporary study on Revelation, chapter 9
The book of REVELATION is an odd book when compared to the rest of the Bible. It is a warning for everyone, even though some will not be here to see these warnings unfold. It tells of things to come that were seen in a vision nearly 2,000 years ago. And it describes some things the writer had ...read more
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2. Revelation 12: The Woman, The Child, & The Dragon
Contributed on Aug 6, 2011
Chapter 12 in our ongoing study of Revelation. These are printed as handouts for each person and there is a quiz at the end they take at home.
This chapter of Revelation is a “great” chapter, for we find many things being revealed to us. We find a “great wonder” in verse 1; “great dragon”, in verse 3; a “great wrath” in verse 12, and a “great eagle” in verse 14. But that is not all we find. We also find a great help because we will ...read more
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3. Study On Revelation 1
Contributed on Sep 3, 2012
A very easy-to-understand teaching on Revelation 1.
A little 5-year old girl was "helping" her mother fix dinner one evening when the mother asked her to go into the pantry and get her a can of tomatoes. The little girl said she was afraid to go in there because it was dark. The mother told her it was okay, as nothing was going to hurt her ...read more
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4. Study On Revelation 2
Contributed on Sep 3, 2012
A very easy-to-understand teaching on Revelation 2.
In my very first position as a Senior Pastor, I quickly became aware of the major problem found in churches today. About three months into the job, I preached about the Rapture. I made sure it was not the old "hellfire & brimstone" type of message, and I even added some levity to a few parts, but ...read more
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5. Study On Revelation 3
Contributed on Sep 3, 2012
A very easy-to-understand teaching on Revelation 3.
I remember when I was in grade school, I really thought that going to school was a waste of time. I knew the teachers were well educated, but I also thought that, as we lived and grew older, nobody would ever need all the information they were trying to teach us. A good friend of mine agreed ...read more
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6. Study On Revelation 4
Contributed on Sep 3, 2012
An easy-to-understand study on Revelation 4.
There are three views on the Rapture. That we will be taken up before the Tribulation period; that we will be taken up halfway through the Tribulation period; and that we will not be taken up until after the Tribulation period. There seems to be some scriptures that can be made to fit any of ...read more
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7. Study On Revelation 5
Contributed on Sep 6, 2012
An easy-to-understand study on Revelation 5.
This chapter deals with things that are written in a scroll; a scroll that was in God’s hands and which had a message from God to us. John will reveal the contents of that message to us one step at a time. VERSE 1: “Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with ...read more
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8. Study On Revelation 6
Contributed on Sep 6, 2012
An easy-to-understand study of Revelation 6.
I heard a story that took place in a western town in the late 1800’s. It told of a horse that was spooked and then bolted, running away uncontrollably with a small boy in the bed of the wagon. Seeing the child was in grave danger, a young man risked his life to catch the horse and stop the wagon, ...read more
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9. A Study On Revelation 7
Contributed on Sep 10, 2012
An easy-to-read and easy-to-understand study on Revelation 7.
Two preachers were holding up signs on a portion of roadway, trying to get the attention of passing cars. The first preacher’s sign read, “THE END IS NEAR!” A sports car flew by and upon reading the sign, the driver slowed down and yelled to the preacher, “TELL SOMEBODY ...read more
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10. A Study On Revelation 8
Contributed on Sep 10, 2012
An easy-to-read and easy-to-understand study on Revelation 8.
In chapter 6, we saw Jesus Christ opening the six seals of the scroll. With the opening of each one, a more severe punishment was delivered to a sinful and unrepentant world than the punishment before. In chapter 7, we saw a temporary restraint from these punishments. And in the place of the ...read more
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11. A Study On Revelation 9
Contributed on Sep 10, 2012
An easy-to-read and easy-to-understand study on Revelation 9.
In Mel Gibson’s movie, “THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST”, there was one detail that most people missed. That one detail said so much about whom it was that actually punished Jesus. That detail was that we never got to see the man’s face who hammered the spikes into Jesus’ hands. His face was only a ...read more
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12. A Study On Revelation 10
Contributed on Sep 24, 2012
An easy-to-read and easy-to-understand study on Revelation 10.
In VERSE 1, we read, “1 Then, I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, surrounded by a cloud, with a rainbow over his head. His face was like the sun, his legs were like fiery pillars …” The word ‘angel’ in this verse is from the Greek word ...read more
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13. A Study On Revelation 11
Contributed on Sep 24, 2012
An easy-to-read and easy-to-understand study on Revelation 11.
MEASURE: a length; an amount; a determination regarding a plan. All of these can be seen in what God is doing here in chapter 11 of Revelation. In VERSE 1, we read, “Then I was given a measuring reed like a rod, with these words: “Go and measure God’s sanctuary and the ...read more
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14. A Study On Revelation 12
Contributed on Sep 24, 2012
An easy-to-read and easy-to-understand study on Revelation 12.
This chapter of Revelation is referred to as a “great” chapter, for we find many "great" things that are written about. In verse 1, we find a “great wonder”; in verse 3, we see a “great dragon”; a “great wrath” in verse 12; and a “great ...read more
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15. A Study On Revelation 13
Contributed on Sep 24, 2012
An easy-to-read and easy-to understand study on Revelation 13.
Through studying the bible, we know that there were several rulers named Caesar. Starting with the first Caesar, and continuing to the last Caesar, the Israelites were made to worship them. This was more of a way to stir up feelings of patriotism to Caesar number 1 rather than really worship him ...read more