Seven Letters to Seven Churches: Philadelphia

Joe | November 30, 2009

This entry is part 7 of 8 in the series Seven Letters to Seven Churches

So far, we’ve looked at the first five of seven letters Jesus writes to the churches of Asia Minor.
The letters we have looked at so far are:

Ephesus: “The Light of Asia”
Smyrna: “The Church of Suffering”
Pergamum: “The Pagan Church”
Thyatira: “The Church of Romanism”
Sardis: “The Protestant Church”

We now come to Philadelphia. It’s one of my favorite letters. [...]

The “Lost” Ark and the Mercy Seat – Part III

Joe | June 8, 2009

This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series The "Lost" Ark and the Mercy Seat

Last Friday we looked at the conditions that existed during the time the ark was not in the temple. We reviewed a few of the kings that were in power, both good and bad and suggested theories on why the ark was not in the temple and who possibly had it.
Today we’ll take a look [...]

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Joe

I am a born-again Christian who believes the Bible to be the inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God-breathed. I am a husband, father and stepfather who eagerly waits for the return of Jesus, the Meshiach Nagid.