Revelation - We examine the correlations and allusions between the plagues in Egypt (the first redemption) and the upcoming tribulation (the second redemption).

Revelation - In chapter 5, we are allowed to see Jesus' death and resurrection from the other side of the veil.

Genesis 34:26-31 - Killing all the men wasn't enough - they plundered the remaining property, flocks, women, and children. Jacob was miffed.

Revelation - In chapter 4, we join into a heavenly worship - specifically the kedusha. WE also see some interesting connections to visions that Isaiah and Ezekiel had.Genesis 34:21-25 - Hamor and Shechem convince the townspeople to 'merge' with Jacob's clan (and being circumcised). Simeon and Levi leverage their weakened state and kill all the men.

Revelation - We review the letter to Laodicea. We examine the meaning of hot, cold, and lukewarm. We also dig a little deeper into some connections to Proverbs 8.

Revelation - We review the letter to Philadelphia. These believers are praised for holding fast to what they'd been taught. Their encouragement is to keep it up (lest they lose their crown???)!

Revelation - We review the letter to Sardis. Even in the midst of serious persecution there were those who only 'played church'. The call was to conquer evil through acts of righteousness and, though it sounds very strange to us, to be worthy.

Revelation - We review the letter to Thyatira - what they did right and what they tolerated. We looked more deeply at 'Jezebel' and 'the deep things of Satan'.

Revelation - We looked into the hidden manna and the white stone with a name on it (from the letter to Pergamum).

Genesis 34:11-20 - Shechem adds to what his father had proposed with his own personal plea. Jacob's sons answer deceitfully.

Revelation - We take a closer look at the letter to Pergamum (where Satan's throne is).

Genesis 34.1-10 - We begin the story of Dinah at Shechem. We cover the violent assault and Hamor's attempt to 'make a deal'.

Revelation - We examined the 'epistle' to Smyrna and tried to define what a 'Synagogue of Satan' actually is.

Genesis 33:17-20 - After Jacob reunites with Esau, he immediately heads in the opposite direction and sets up a home in Succoth and then moves to the outskirts of Shechem.