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Re: Is this a prophesy?
I am taught that a prophesy often is two-sided :) At first, the prophesy is relevant for the person, this is called in my language "obvious/upper layer", and there is often a second layer, that is universal…
Created almost 3 years ago
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Background on Matthew
A few notes from a few lectures on my seminary school on Matthew. I'm Dutch, so please excuse any spelling errors: Matthew is the only that speaks about "the kingsdom of heaven". The other gospels all…
Created almost 3 years ago
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Laodicea
Laodicea, together with Ephesus is the only community that's mentioned in the New Testament (Col. 2:1 and 4:13-16). This city is known for its famous black whool ("i will give you white clothes" verse…
Created about 4 years ago
Revelation 3:14 (ASV), Revelation 3:15 (ASV), Revelation 3:16 (ASV), Revelation 3:17 (ASV), Revelation 3:18 (ASV), Revelation 3:19 (ASV), Revelation 3:20 (ASV), Revelation 3:21 (ASV), Revelation 3:22 (ASV)
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia literally means "brother love". It was no city of itself, but fell under Sardes (it was named after the founder Attalus Philadelphus). This is the only city where there is still a christian…
Created about 4 years ago
Revelation 3:7 (ASV), Revelation 3:8 (ASV), Revelation 3:9 (ASV), Revelation 3:10 (ASV), Revelation 3:11 (ASV), Revelation 3:12 (ASV), Revelation 3:13 (ASV)
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Sardes
Sardes was the old capital of Lydia and the residence of the fabulous rich king Croesus (probably differently spelled in English, sorry for that), who had made the first money ever. It was a trading city,…
Created about 4 years ago
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Ephesus Ruins a la 2005
I've been to Ephesus in 2005. This is a picture of the general way, you can see the library up ahead. It's not sure that this is the Ephesus that Paul and others have been, because it has been destroyed…
Created about 4 years ago
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Balaam
The doctrine of Balaam mostly contains the connection between Jew and Heathen --- Balaam faked friendshap with the Jews and through the friendshap (read in this context: with the world) ) he made them…
Created about 4 years ago
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Thyatira
Thyatira means literally - City under Tya. she was a Mary-like type, a bridge between the gods and the people ("the queen of heaven"). This passage also refers to the church period of 606-1520, when the…
Created about 4 years ago
Revelation 2:2 (ASV), Revelation 2:3 (ASV), Revelation 2:4 (ASV), Revelation 2:5 (ASV), Revelation 2:6 (ASV), Revelation 2:7 (ASV), Revelation 2:8 (ASV), Revelation 2:9 (ASV), Revelation 2:10 (ASV), Revelation 2:11 (ASV), Revelation 2:12 (ASV), Revelation 2:13 (ASV), Revelation 2:14 (ASV), Revelation 2:15 (ASV), Revelation 2:16 (ASV), Revelation 2:17 (ASV), Revelation 2:18 (ASV), Revelation 2:19 (ASV), Revelation 2:20 (ASV)
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Pergamos
There are two meanings for Pergamos, the first is Stronghold-Marriage. That is symbolic for this part of history of the church (313-606) and can be defined with "the church and the king mixed". Christianity…
Created about 4 years ago
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10 days / 10 emperors
Tribulation for 10 days... It indeed happened. It started with the elder Polycarpos and 1500 other martyrs at one day. Then a few days later again 800 faithful christians died... It also stands for a…
Created about 4 years ago
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Smyrna
Smyrna is now known under the name "Izmir". Smyrna was very known for their perfumes and scents. Smyrna means a few things... At first it means myrrh, used for perfume. But the meaning of Myrrh is at…
Created about 4 years ago
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Nicolaits
The works of the Nicolaits: that means that there is a distinction between the normal people and the "priests". It also stands for a hierarchy in the church (like Pope - Cardinals - priests - people).…
Created about 4 years ago
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Ephesus
Ephesus literally means: to abandon. It's a harbortown in the west of Turkey. It stands for the first period in the history of the church, the years 70-170. It's the second generation that has lost (or…
Created about 4 years ago
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Blessed he that readeth
Revelation is the only book that has a promise attached to it... See verse 3. Strange, isn't it? ;)
Created about 4 years ago
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I am
I am he - Greek Ego Eimi, means as much as I Am. For the Jews this was a statement that Jesus said of Himself that He was God - from the Hebrew Jahweh - I am. That's why the guards are so scared that…
Created about 4 years ago
