by David Keesling | Feb 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
Revelation 5:6 “And I saw between the throne . . . and the elders a Lamb standing, as if slain.” Observation: John had been given a vision of heaven’s throne and of one sitting on the throne holding an unopened book in His right hand. One of the elders identified...
by David Keesling | Feb 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
Revelation 2:7 “To him who overcomes . . . ” Observation: Christ’s revelation to John contains messages to seven types of churches and to believers within. These were specific first-century places, but they were also representative of churches that always exist:...
by David Keesling | Feb 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
John 19:2-3 “The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe and went up to Him again and again, saying, ‘Hail, king of the Jews!’ And they struck Him in the face” (NIV). Observation: Pilate, the Roman...
by David Keesling | Feb 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
John 19:4 “Pilate came out again and said to them, ‘Behold, I am bringing Him out to you so that you may know I find no guilt in Him.’” Observation: For forty verses Pilate was on stage as an integral player in John’s narrative leading to Christ’s crucifixion. These...
by David Keesling | Feb 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
John 17:1 “Lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, ‘Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You.’” Observation: Jesus had just completed His “Last Will and Testament” to believers, magnificently summing His life’s work on earth. But in...
