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May 29

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  This verse is very difficult. It seems to mean that through the tongue 'all the evil characteristics of a fallen world... find expression'. It not only pollutes the whole personality, its evil influence continues through the whole course of life. Read more »

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  James may be reacting to a garbled understanding of Paul's teaching (that we are 'justified' by grace through faith) on the part of some Jewish Christians out there in Paul's territory. His teaching here has been (wrongly) used by some to defend a doctrine of salvation by works. Read more »

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  Compare to Jesus' words in Matthew 7:21, 24-27. Read more »

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  Echoes the syle of Jesus' Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12). Read more »

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  Dispersion: (Greek, Diaspora) is the term which was used to mean those Jews who lived outside Palestine. After the disastrous Jewish War of AD66-73 and the Roman destruction of the Temple in AD 70, large numbers of Jews moved away from their traditional home, especially eastwards into Mesopotamia. But the process of ‘dispersion’ began long before that. At least since their exile in the 6th century BC Jews had settled around the Middle East and the eastern Mediterranean. By New Testament ti… Read more »

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Sep 11

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  regularflavor added a text contribution Handbook to the Bible

  Mystery: is the secret meaning which Christ makes plain and no human being could have guessed. Some see 'angels' as a reference to pastors (although elsewhere in Revelation angels are always heavenly beings), some to guardian angels. but the best interpretation, in the light of what follows, is 'the essential spirit' of each church. Read more »

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  Hades: The place where the dead await resurrection and judgement. Read more »

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  Sword: see Hebrews 4:12. Jesus' words are double -edged. They can cut a person free, or administer judgement. Read more »

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  Alpha and Omega: The first and last letters of the Greek alphabet - meaning the 'eternal' God. Read more »

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  Mourn, lament: In repentance or remose. Read more »

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  John makes great use of the number seven (seven seals, seven trumpets, seven bowls, etc.), which usually in this book stands for completeness, perfection, Here the number is also literal. Of the seven churches named, only Ephesus is well known. Thyatira is Lydia’s hometown. Laodicea is mentioned in Colossians. The rest occur nowhere else in the New Testament. Read more »

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  Soon (1): we do not know God’s timetable or concept of time, The word serves to remind us to be ready. Read more »

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  Patmos: A small Greek island off the west coast of Turkey Read more »

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  John's introduction (1-3) declares his book a "prophetic message". It is ‘the revelation of Jesus Christ’ (1). Jesus is john’s source and his subject. He draws back the veil on future events for john to make them known. This is not speculation: these are certainties, things that will take place ‘soon’. John’s Revelation takes the form of a letter ‘to the seven churches in the province of Asia’ (Western Turkey). The focus, from the outset, is on Jesus Christ: this death which ‘… Read more »

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  2nd in a set of designed images base on bible verses. This one created by my boy joe coakley (rockpro182) Read more »

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  1st of a set of design images I'm creating based on bible verses. Read more »

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