6 The Church at Pergamus

Pergamum means “thoroughly or mixed married.” It is also referred to by its later Greek form Pergamos. Pergamum is first mentioned in secular history by Xenophon who was a contemporary of Plato and a fellow student of Socrates that lived from 430 to 354 B.C. Its library was second only to that of Alexandria. Mark […]

4 The Ephesus Church

Ephesus means, “Desired.” It also represents the apostolic period of church history. By the time this book was written they had overcome problems with false teachers. Paul wrote extensively about this issue. (I Timothy1:3-4; 18-20; 6:3-10;20-21; II Timothy 2:14-18; 4:1-4) Timothy was somewhat discouraged and Paul gave him some advice on how to handle it. […]

1 Revelation Msg 1

There are at least four views of the Book of Revelation. We will identify them after we have discussed three issues. The four views are primarily centered on 1) the timing of the receipt of the message by the apostle John, and authorship 2) faulty hermeneutics, and 3) a lack of understanding that the entire […]