The Letters to the Seven Churches Do they have any prophetic significance? by Dr. David R. Reagan Church at Ephesus The church at Ephesus is representative of the apostolic period from 30 A.D. to 95 A.D., when the Church was concerned about organization and doctrine to the point that it…
The Nature and Purpose of the Tribulation Why is God going to pour out His wrath during the Tribulation? by Dr. David R. Reagan The unparalleled horror of the Tribulation is spelled out in detail in both the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament. Isaiah wrote that it will be…
The Issue of Preterism Doesn't the book infer that its prophecies were to be fulfilled in the time it was written? by Dr. David R. Reagan It would be easy to get this impression because the very first verse speaks of "the things which must shortly take place" (Revelation 1:1).…
Revelation: The Date of the Book Was Revelation written before or after the fall of Jerusalem? by Dr. David R. Reagan The internal evidence of the book regarding the Roman Empire and the external testimony of the Church Fathers both point to a date of authorship around 95 A.D., 25…
Revelation: The Interpretation of the Book Is it symbolic or literal in nature? by Dr. David R. Reagan Please don't be deceived by those people who come along and say, "The book of Revelation is apocalyptic; therefore, you can't understand it." That's a bunch of nonsense — just nonsense. I…
The Nature of the Book Is Revelation prophecy or history? by Dr. David R. Reagan The book of Revelation itself declares that it is prophecy: "Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy..." (Revelation 1:3). Four additional times in the last chapter of the…
Revelation Chapter 1 A Bible Study by Jack Kelley This week we begin another new feature. It's called "Revelation Times" and will be an up to the minute commentary on the Book of Revelation. It will even have its own category on the Home Page for easy access. We'll post…
Revelation 2 And 3 - Seven Letters To Seven Churches, Part 1 A Bible Study by Jack Kelley According to Revelation 1:11, the book was written to seven congregations in Asia, modern Turkey. For 2,000 years scholars have wondered why such an important message would be sent to these churches…
Revelation 2 And 3 ... Seven Letters To Seven Churches, Part 2 A Bible Study by Jack Kelley As the Roman Empire grew in prominence, Rome soon became the world's center for the practices and traditions of the Babylonian pagan religion. Pergamum slowly faded from the scene, but the mixed…
Revelation 2 And 3 - Seven Letters To Seven Churches, Part 3, conclusion Bible Study by Jack Kelley The letters to the churches of Philadelphia and Laodicea will bring our study on the Seven Letters to the Seven Churches of Revelation 2 and 3 to a conclusion. To the Church…