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In this episode, Rob and Vinnie finish their study of the 7 messages by looking at the closing exhortation "to those who have ears to hear" the promises of blessing to those who "overcome." 

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Notes for today's podcast:

“Let the one who has an ear hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches” (2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22).

• Ezek 3:27; Jer 5:21

“To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven” (Mark 4:11)

John 6:66-68

“to the one who overcomes” (2:7, 11, 17, 26; 3:5, 12, 21)

• Thyatira: includes an additional phrase: “the one who overcomes and the one who keeps my works until the end” (2:26).

Psalm 2:8-9

• Jesus is twice described as the one who will “rule” the nations (12:5; 19:15).

Dan 7:18-25

Luke 22:24-30

Morning star is a messianic term

• Num 24:17

3:4 “they will “walk” with me”

• Lev 26:12

Garments are “white” suggests moral purity.

• 4:4

I will not erase their name from BOL

• Dan 12:1-2

Compare 3:3 and 3:5 in Greek “certainly”

I will confess their name

• Matt 10:32

Name of my God: corresponds with Seal of God in 7:1-8; 14:1: 22:4

Name of the city of My God: Ezek 48:35

My new name: 19:12

Sit on His throne

• What does it mean to overcome?

-What is it that we overcome?

We will/do rule with Christ: 1:6; 2:26; 3:21; 5:10; 20:4, 6; 22:5

• 2 Tim 2:12

In this episode, Rob and Vinnie one of the leading NT Scholars and a leading authority on the book of Revelation, David deSilva. 

David is a New Testament scholar and a professor of New Testament and Greek at Ashland Theological Seminary in Ohio. He received his PhD in Religion from Emory University and has authored numerous books and articles on the New Testament, including:

An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods & Ministry Formation

Commentary on Galatians

Commentary on Ephesians

Seeing Things John's Way: The Rhetoric of the Book of Revelation

Unholy Allegiances: Heeding Revelation's Warning

Discovering Revelation: Context, Interpretation, Reception

A Week in the Life of Ephesus

deSilva is also an ordained elder in the Florida Conference of the Global Methodist Church.

Here is the link to Rob's blogs on Rev 6 and the 3rd Seal 

7 Seals and Revelation

3rd Seal and Covid

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In this episode, Rob and Vinnie continue their discussion of the seven messages by looking at the messages to Philadelphia & Laodicea. The church in Philadelphia was small and of little power yet it is 1 of the 2 churches with only positive features. The church in Laodicea was very wealthy yet it had no positive features. 

Rob and Vinnie then spend a lot of time discussing the importance of all this for the church today. 

Here is a link to an older podcast in which Rob discusses the Rapture  

Here is a link to Rob's book on the end times

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In this powerful episode, Rob and Vinnie interview two women who have extensive backgrounds in ministry to hear their stories. They share the struggles that they have had to endure in order to use the gifts they have been given and to fulfill God's call upon their lives. 

The gravity of the situation is evidenced by the fact that we are unable to use the real names and we have had to mask their voices. 

"Kim" and "Liz" share their stories of trauma and the daily struggles they encounter in church ministry. 

Regardless of one's view of women in leadership, this episode is a must-listen. We ask that you prayerfully listen and contemplate the real struggles that most women face working in the church. 

Podcast Interview with Mimi Haddad

Podcast on 1 Cor 11:2-16

Podcast on Women in the Church

Here are the links to Rob’s blogs on women

Women and Justice (There are 15 posts from Mar - July 2021)

Women and Justice #1

Women and Justice #2

Women and Justice #3

Are women to be Subordinate? #4

Women and Gen 2-3

BiblTheology Women Col 3

Women in the NT

Male Headship as Apartheid Gal 5

1 Pet 3. Women in NT

1 Cor 11 Part 1

1 Cor 11 Part 2

1 Cor 11. Part 3

1 Cor 14: Women.Silent?

Women and Justice Conclusion

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Rob and Vinnie continue their discussion of the seven messages of Rev 2-3. In this episode, they discuss the contents of the messages to the churches in Thyatira and Sardis. 

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Rob and Vinnie continue their study of the seven messages by looking at the words of encouragement and warning in the seven messages and what it means for the church today. In this episode, they look at Ephesus, Smryna, and Pergamum. 

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In this episode, Rob and Vinnie discuss the seven messages of Rev 2-3 and why they are important for understanding the book of Revelation as a whole. Then they look at the descriptions of Jesus in each of the seven messages and how the image relates to the rest of the book of Revelation as well as its importance for understanding each of the messages. 

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In this episode, Rob and Vinnie continue to examine the seven messages of Rev 2-3 by examining the religious/cultural context behind the messages and the book of Revelation. 

They examine the Roman religious system, as well as look at what living conditions were like in the Roman world. 

Finally, they discuss why the churches of Smyrna and Philadelphia were having trouble with the local synagogues

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David deSilva A week in the life of Ephesus:

Slaveryfootprint.org

McKnight/Matchett Revelation for the Rest of Us

David deSilva Unholy Allegiances

Michael Gorman Reading Revelation Responsibly

John Stott Radical Disciple

In this episode, Rob and Vinnie begin a look at the seven messages (letters) of Rev 2-3. Although many jump to the heavenly vision of Rev 4 and skip the seven messages, these chapters are integral to understanding the book of Revelation. 

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Notes:

Prophetic messages

• Each of the seven messages begins with the prophetic formula “these are the words of” (2:1, 8, 12, 18; 3:1, 7, 14).

Apocalyptic catchphrase “Let the one who has an ear hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches” (2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22)

In the very middle of the seven messages we read, “And all the churches will know that I am the One who searches the minds and hearts” (2:23).

Three-Four pattern

the first three messages the exhortation to “the one who has an ear” (2:7, 11, 17) precedes the promise “to the one who overcomes (2:7, 11, 17).

In the last four messages, this is reversed so that the promise to the one who overcomes (26; 3:5, 12, 21) precedes the exhortation to “the one who has an ear” (2:29; 3:6, 13, 22).

The message to Smyrna and the message to Philadelphia refer to those who “say they are Jews” (2:9; 3:9) but are instead a “synagogue of Satan” (2:9; 3:9).

Thyatira is the center and the most important of the messages (2:18-29).  

Rev 2:20-23

Ezek 39:23

Rom 1:18

Rom 1:24, 26, 28

Rev 3:19

Ezek 36:20-21

Rev 2:14-15

In this episode, Rob and Vinnie begin an introduction to the Seven Messages of Rev 2-3 by interviewing Mark Wilson who is the founder and director of the Asia Minor Research Center in Antalya, Turkey. Mark is the premier scholar on the seven churches today. 

Mark Wilson is the founder and director of the Asia Minor Research Center in Antalya, Turkey, the country where he and his wife Dindy have lived since 2004. Mark received a D.Litt. et Phil. in New Testament at the University of South Africa where he is also a Research Fellow. He is also Professor Extraordinary of New Testament at Stellenbosch University. He is a member of many academic societies including the Society of Biblical Literature, the Evangelical Theological Society, and the American Society of Overseas Research. Mark is the author of numerous books and articles including Biblical Turkey, Victory through the Lamb, and The Spirit Said Go. His particular research interests are the book of Acts and the book of Revelation. He regularly leads biblical tours in the Eastern Mediterranean. He and Dindy have been married for forty-nine years; they have four adult children, four grandsons, and four granddaughters.

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Notes:

Rev 3:17-18  background for Laodicea was their wealth?

Rev 3:15: “lukewarm”

What it would have been like for Christians in these cities?

How many Christians lived in these cities?

What were some of the pressures that the churches were facing as Christ-followers in the Roman world?

Rev 2:13 Where “Satan has his throne”?

Rev 2:6, 14-15, 20 Who are the Nicolaitans and what were the teachings of Balaam, and Jezebel?

You can follow Mark: 

[email protected]

Tutkutours.com

Link to Mark’s Revelation commentary