by David Keesling | Apr 22, 2018 | 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 Jesus as...
by David Keesling | Apr 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
Revelation 22:8-9 “I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. But he said to me, ‘Do not do that. I am a fellow servant of yours and your brethren the prophets and of those who heed the words of this book. Worship God.’” Observation:...
by David Keesling | Apr 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
Revelation 15:3 “And they sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb.” Observation: In Revelation 13, John had described astonishing visions of a ten-horned beast with seven heads, each with a blasphemous name, and another beast with two...
by David Keesling | Apr 19, 2018 | 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: Ephesus,...
by David Keesling | Apr 18, 2018 | 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 | Apr 17, 2018 | 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...
