THE BOOK OF ZECHARIAH Lesson 4, Chapter 2 We leave chapter 1 and begin chapter 2 of Zechariah, a most unique Prophet in the way he presents the oracles God gave to him, which operates mostly in complex symbolism because it deals so very much with the future. When I say “the future” I mean […]

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THE BOOK OF ZECHARIAH Lesson 3, Chapter 1 Continued 2 We left off at verse 11 of Zechariah chapter 1, where it was dealing with Zechariah’s vision of the 3 horses that were roaming the earth to give a report to Yehoveh about the condition of the world at that time. Before that, I told […]

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The 10 Lost Tribes of Israel Part 4 That was quite a video, wasn’t it? Very eye-opening. If you didn’t see it I suggest that you do before proceeding with this part 4 of our 10 Lost Tribes of Israel series. And by the way, it is called “Quest for the Lost Tribes” and it […]

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BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 31 – Cha pter 14 As we work our way through Revelation chapter 14, keep in mind that John’s visions have reached a point in time that is still in our future (that is, it is within the timeline of the End of Days) when the Anti-Christ arrives onto the scene. […]

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BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 30 – Cha pters 13 & 14 We’ve spent a lot of time in Revelation 13, but we’ll finally conclude it today and get into chapter 14. Chapter 13 is so very full of the dramatic events and mysterious symbols that dominate Christian thought about the coming apocalypse that it has […]

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BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 29 – Cha pter 13 Continued We got only to verse 6 last week, but there’s still more to say about those first several verses that makes it important enough to spend some time with them. There’s also some important applications that we need to take to heart so let’s re-read […]

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BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 28 – Cha pter 13 We had just begun Revelation chapter 13 last week when we ran out of time, so we’ll continue with it today. As a brief review: the events foretold by chapter 13 were not just future for John, but also future for us. This chapter is dominated […]

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BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 27 – Cha pters 12 and 13 We are most of the way through Revelation chapter 12, and we’ll finish it up today and move into chapter 13. In chapter 12 verses 10, 11, and 12 form a song sung at a loud volume by an unidentified being in Heaven. It […]

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BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 26 – Cha pter 12 Continued We began what is essentially a new section of Revelation last week that is chapter 12; a chapter that is heavy (even predominately) reliant on symbolism. Of course that means that our job is to decode exactly what those symbols are symbolizing. Let’s remember that […]

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BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 25 – Cha pter 12 Today we start a new section (if we can call it that) of the Book of Revelation. Sometimes it can be helpful to organize a Bible book into sections for the purpose of study in order to help us get a better overall picture of it, […]

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BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 24 – Cha pter 11 Concluded We’re still in Revelation chapter 11 but we’ll finally complete it today; and as customary we’ll begin by reviewing what we discussed last week. The focus of this chapter is the mysterious, and dangerous, two unnamed witnesses who suddenly appear in Jerusalem and prophesy for […]

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BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 23 – Cha pter 11 Continued Last week we got well into Revelation chapter 11 and discussed several important elements of that chapter including the use of the numbers 42, 3 1/2, and 1260. Briefly what we found was that 42 months, 3 1/2 years, and 1260 days need to be […]

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BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 22 – Cha pter 11 As we opened Revelation chapter 11 last time I mentioned that this was a pretty difficult and complex chapter, and indeed it is especially challenging when we take the time to actually analyze and question the point or the symbolic meaning or the literal interpretation of […]

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THE BOOK OF JOEL Lesson 10, Chapter 4 Continued 2 – END We concluded our previous lesson with Joel 4 verse 13. The narrative centers on the time when the prophecy of the war to end all wars has begun. This is a Holy War, which means the outcome is already determined…God (and Israel) wins. […]

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BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 21 – Chapters 10 and 11 As we left off in Revelation chapter 10, a mighty angel was standing with one foot on the dry land and another on the ocean. This was meant to symbolize his authority over the land and the seas; that is, over the entire Earth. In […]

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BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 20 – Chapters 9 and 10 Last week we opened Revelation chapter 9 and there we heard about a fallen angel (symbolized by a star) being given a key to the entry shaft into a place deep in the interior of the Earth called The Abyss, and it is occupied by […]

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BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 19 – Chapters 8 and 9 In Revelation chapter 6 God’s wrath upon the Earth and its inhabitants begins with the opening of the 6th seal. Chapter 7 represents a pause in the action of the judgments, and then chapter 8 resumes the judgments with the final Seal judgment and then […]

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BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 18 – Chapters 7 and 8 Last week we ended Revelation 7 with a discussion about who the people Heaven dressed in white robes were; that is the question asked of John by one of the Heavenly elders. John answered saying effectively that he didn’t know, but that obviously the elder […]

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BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 17 – Chapter 7 Continued We addressed the first 8 verses of Revelation chapter 7 last time and we’ll not quite conclude the chapter today after reviewing. At the same time I’m going to add some more information about last week’s topic before moving forward with Revelation 7 verse 9. If […]

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BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 16 – Chapter 7 We finished Revelation chapter 6 to end our last lesson; so, we’ll review it to get our foundation set for the fascinating chapter 7 that we’ll study today. 6 of the 7 seals that sealed the secret scroll have now been opened by the Lamb and we […]

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BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 15 – Chapter 6 The first half of Revelation chapter 6 that we studied last time is about what begins to happen on Earth as the Lamb in Heaven begins breaking the 7 seals on the secret scroll that was handed to Him by God the Father. After each of the […]

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THE BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 14 – Chapters 5 & 6 We’re nearing the end of Revelation chapter 5, all of which takes place in Heaven. I emphasize this because beginning in chapter 6 the scene will shift to planet Earth. One of the fundamental principles we need to keep upfront in our minds regards […]

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THE BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 13 – Chapter 5 Today’s lesson is going to be fairly complex at times so I hope you are ready to focus. Some of what we discuss may at first seem to be a great deal of trivia, but I assure you it is not. When these details that we’ll […]

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THE BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 12 – Chapters 4 & 5 Because of the substantial volume of unfilled prophecy and mystery that it contains, Revelation is the most challenging book in the New Testament, if not the entire Holy Bible. Therefore I will endeavor to review the previous lesson to start the next, and at […]

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THE BOOK OF JOEL Lesson 9, Chapter 4 Continued We ended our previous lesson discussing the matter of Joel 4:4, where Tyre and Sidon are places God was going to pour out His wrath upon, and how that they were part of Phoenicia, which is modern day Lebanon. Sometimes the biblical names of places can […]

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THE BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 11 – Chapter 4 Before we completely exit from the Revelation letters addressed to the 7 Believing congregations of Asia I want to make a couple of remarks because whatever it is that you have taken from these lessons I would like you retain what I am about to say. […]

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THE BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 10 – Chapter 3 Conclusion We’ll finish up Revelation chapter 3 today and study the last of the 7 letters to the Believing congregations of Asia: Laodicea. First, as is our custom, we’ll review what we discussed in the previous lesson. The 6th letter was to the so-called Church of […]

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THE BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 9 – Chapter 3 Continued As we continue in Revelation chapter 3 today, we’ll discuss the Believer’s assembly at Philadelphia; but first let’s review. The congregation we examined in our last lesson was the one at Sardis. For me, as a pastor and Bible teacher, this is the one that […]

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THE BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 8 – Chapter 3 We’ll begin Revelation chapter 3 today but first let’s review the fourth Believer’s congregation discussed in Chapter 2: Thyatira. I also want to add some additional information about John’s allusion to Psalm 2. Open your Bibles to Revelation chapter 2 and move down to verse 26. […]

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THE BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 7 – Chapter 2 Conclusion We will continue today in Revelation chapter 2 as we resume our discussion about the Believing assembly at Pergamum. Let’s begin by re-reading that section of the chapter. RE-READ REVELATION CHAPTER 2:12 – end To sum up what we covered last time about Pergamum I’ll […]

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THE BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 6 – Chapter 2 Continued Love, or better the lack of love, was the issue God had with the Believing assembly at Ephesus. In the 1 st letter in Revelation chapter 2, Ephesus was commended for being doctrinally sound and for persevering against not only pagan influences but also against […]

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THE BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 5 – Chapter 2 I want to prepare you for what is coming today and for the next few weeks as we study the letters to the 7 Believing congregations; it is divine judgment of Christ’s disciples and institutions. I don’t imagine you’ve thought of it that way before, but […]

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THE BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 4 – Chapter 1 Conclusion We left off last week trying to decode the symbolism of the two-edged sword that came from the mouth of the divine being that was speaking to John. We’ll get to that, but there are a couple of other items we need to address first […]

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THE BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 3 – Chapter 1 Continued We’ll continue our study of Revelation chapter 1 with a quick review. First and most significant of anything we can say about this book is that John insists that his visions are from God. In fact, so there can be no mistake, the exact chain […]

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THE BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 2 – Chapter 1 The English word revelation is an attempt to translate the Greek word apokalypsus . The same word is also often transliterated into English as apocalypse. The word carries two senses with it: first, it speaks of a catastrophic or destructive ending. A second and different meaning […]

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The 10 Lost Tribes of Israel Part 3 Ten Lost Tribes of Isreal (3). Tom Bradford recommends this documentary movie “Quest For The Lost Tribes” by Simcha Jacobovici. The mystery of the lost tribes of Israel reverberates through three millennia of human experience. Of the twelve tribes mentioned in the Bible, only those of Judah […]

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BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 1 – Introduction John, the writer of the Book of Revelation, sets out to tell his readers something vital about the paradox of the days and years ahead: they will be the best of times, and they will be the worst of times. Some fellow named Dickens seems to have borrowed […]

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AN OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY: From Abraham to Modern Israel Lesson 12 Today we’ll conclude our 12 week Biblical survey from Abraham to modern Israel. Let’s jump right in. SECULARISM ENTERS JEWISH LIFE By the start of the 18 th century, the Jewish people were dispersed all over eastern and western Europe. But the nature of […]

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AN OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY; From Abraham to Modern Israel Lesson 11 We’re arrived at a point in our survey that is well past the Bible era; that means that the writing of the Old and New Testaments had ended. The Biblical canon was completed (the term “canon” meaning a certain selection of documents were chosen […]

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AN OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY: From Abraham to Modern Israel Lesson 10 As we begin the 10 th week in our Biblical survey that began with the Patriarch Abraham, last week we arrived at the time of Christ meaning we’ve already covered close to 2000 years of Bible history. But we still have quite a ways […]

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AN OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY: From Abraham to Modern Israel Lesson 9 As we move along in our survey we have arrived at the era of Christ. Thus by modern calendars we are at the cusp of when B.C. turns to A.D. Judaism is at war internally and externally. It’s about now that the term “Rabbi” […]

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AN OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY; From Abraham to Modern Israel Lesson 8 One of the several great Jewish minds stolen from Judah by King Nebuchadnezzar was Daniel. And no doubt the pious, genuine and upright prophet Daniel helped to paint the Jewish exiles in a good light to Babylonia’s ruling elite, and this in turn influenced […]

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AN OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY: From Abraham to Modern Israel Lesson 7

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AN OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY From Abraham to Modern Israel Lesson 6 At this point in our OT survey, we have arrived at the era of the Kings of Israel. Kings Saul, David, and now Solomon have come and gone. It’s about 920 B.C.

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AN OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY From Abraham to Modern Israel

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AN OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY From Abraham to Modern Israel Lesson 4 We’ve now traversed close to 700 years of history since the time of Abraham. Our Old Testament Survey has taken us from Abraham’s birthplace and home in Mesopotamia to the Land of Canaan, then to Egypt. From Egypt back to Canaan, and then back […]

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The 10 Lost Tribes of Israel Part 2 We covered a great deal of ground in our previous lesson of The 10 Lost Tribes of Israel, part 1. So, to get our bearings, let’s re-read a few verses from Genesis chapter 48. Re-read Genesis 48:1 – 6 and 17 – 19 We are well into […]

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AN OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY: From Abraham to Modern Israel

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AN OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY: From Abraham to Modern Israel

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AN OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY: From Abraham to Modern Israel Lesson 1 Now that we have completed the Tanakh, the Old Testament, from a chronological perspective, it is time to connect the myriad of dots. Close to 15 years ago when I first taught the Torah to you in a formal setting, in my introduction to […]

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