22 Apr
In-Depth Studies, New Testament, Prophecy, Revelation

Revelation: Philadelphia, Key of David

Revelation 3:7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens. Pηιλαδελπηεια/philadelphos: “Brotherly love” in the original Greek (Strong’s Concordance). Philadelphia is a city of...

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08 Apr
In-Depth Studies, New Testament, Prophecy, Revelation

Revelation: Laodicea, Christ’s Love

Revelation 3:19 Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. Φιλέω/phileó is the Greek word for “love”. It means: love (of friendship), regard with affection, cherish; I kiss (Strong’s Concordance). Jesus regards believers with a warm and deep affinity. There is a sense of harmony. Christ loves us...

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01 Apr
In-Depth Studies, New Testament, Old Testament, Prophecy

First Fruits, Nisan 16, Sunday, 33 AD…The Resurrection

The third of God’s holidays is First Fruits or Reshit Katzir in the Hebrew. The directions for First Fruits are noted in Leviticus 23:9-14. The priest is to make a barley offering of the first portion of the harvest to the Lord. The priest intervenes of behalf of the people. The reality of the holiday for the people...

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