E Dane Rogers

The Lord was personally concerned over Smyrna’s tribulation, and He made special care to encourage them through their trials. The promises of Jesus which awaited them on the other side of their trouble far outweighed their present, temporal affliction.

The Christians at Smyrna were persecuted early on by the Romans for their refusal to worship the emperor; the Jewish community was often enraged by the church’s message of Jesus. Many suffered poverty, imprisonment, and even martyrdom.

Smyrna was a beautiful and prosperous city in the first century. Yet the church of Smyrna had been stripped of all their material wealth—and still they were deemed rich.

Our Q&A for this week covers topics of the Jews and the gospel of the kingdom, their partial blinding (Romans 11:25) and the beguiler, Satan, whom we will one day see and be shocked by his languor.

The Kingdom is a major theme throughout scripture. But what exactly is it? Theories abound, but we attempt to utilize the literal method of interpretation to glean from scripture a consistent and accurate understanding of the kingdom.

Ephesus wasn’t without hope. The Lord had a message to address their lovelessness, and a promise to overcomers.

Ephesus was the closest thing to a mega church in Asia in the first century—and they were a very discerning church! But they had one problem, and it had dire consequences.

In this study, we begin to look at the letters to the seven churches in chapters 2 and 3. A brief overview of the form of the letters, the location and conditions at Ephesus, and a description of Christ.

In this study, we look at John’s reaction to his vision of the Son of Man, and parallel passages which shed light on the veracity of this experience. We also look at the divinely inspired outline of this book, and the Lord’s interpretation of the seven angels and the seven churches.

In this short video, we discuss the differences between this world, the Millennial Kingdom, and the Eternal state.