Unbinding the Bible

By Joshua YoderReligion & Spirituality

Unbinding the Bible episodes

January 23, 2020 069 - REVELATION: "Conquering and to Conquer"
In this episode, we'll see the Lamb begin to open the first few seals of the scroll. We'll spend the majority of our time talking about the rider on the first horse and what the first four seals communicate to us. We'll compare the destruction that comes from these four horses with the blessings that come from the Lamb, paying attention to these two trajectories:
Beast: Conquest --> Bloodshed (others) --> Famine --> Death
Lamb: Conquest --> Bloodshed (his own) --> Hunger Satisfied --> Life

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January 16, 2020 068 - REVELATION: "Worthy is the Lamb"
In this episode, we'll finish our look at Revelation 5, highlighting once again that the image of the Lamb belongs to the way God rules the world. We'll see that the worship offered to the Creator in chapter 4 mirrors the worship offered to the Redeemer in chapter 5, once again confirming that salvation is best understood as new creation. And we'll end our time comparing and contrasting the ways in which the Lamb's kingdom differs from Rome's.
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January 09, 2020 067 - REVELATION: The Lion and the Lamb
In this episode, we'll jump straight into the heart of the gospel itself, the heart of the book of Revelation, and the interpretive lens through which to understand the rest of the book. Revelation 5:1-10 will be our passage, and we'll see the power of apocalyptic language once again push us into new worlds of thinking and just how it is God intends to both judge and save the world.
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36 min
December 19, 2019 066 - REVELATION: "Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty"
In this episode, we'll wrap up our look at Revelation 4, paying particular attention to the repeated adjective "holy" to describe the Lord God Almighty. We'll see why God as Creator is a fitting reason for worshiping the one who lives forever and ever as well as why God alone is at the center of all worship.
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33 min
December 12, 2019 065 - REVELATION: "The One Seated on the Throne"
In this episode, we'll continue our look at Revelation 4, noticing all of the images and creatures being described that surround the throne. We'll also look at David's Song of Deliverance from 2 Samuel 22 to consider just what it might mean that lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder are coming from God's throne (Rev. 4:5).
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41 min
December 05, 2019 064 - REVELATION: A Throne in Heaven
In this episode, we'll continue our look at Revelation 4, paying particular attention to its focus on thrones and why the church would find such a vision significant. We'll compare Revelation 4 with Revelation 13 and discuss how both God and Rome lay claim to a throne, to power, to authority, and to the right of worship. The church's success as faithful witnesses depends heavily on who they will choose to believe is really on the throne.

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November 28, 2019 063 - REVELATION: "A Door Standing Open in Heaven"
In this episode, we'll look at Revelation 4:1 and address the issue of time as we transition to a new section in the book. John's use of the words "after this" seem to invite a lot of speculation regarding the contents of the next several chapters taking place solely in the future. And so we'll talk about what "after this" means in the context of the Bible as well as discuss the relationship between "heaven" and "earth."
25 min
November 21, 2019 062 - REVELATION: The Poverty of Riches
In this episode, we'll look at Jesus' words to the church in Laodicea from Revelation 3:14-22. This self-sufficient church boasted, "I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing," not realizing that translates all too easily into their not needing Jesus either. The only church not to receive any commendation, the proud Laodiceans are still loved by Jesus and are exhorted to repent of their self-sufficiency and to allow Jesus back into their midst.
40 min
November 14, 2019 061 - REVELATION: Pillars in the Temple
In this episode, we'll look at Jesus' words to the church in Philadelphia from Revelation 3:7-13. Despite their smallness and seemingly insignificant influence, these Christians are deeply loved by the Holy One of Israel himself, Jesus Christ. This week's Unbound Truth: God's protection and blessing come to those who faithfully witness to Jesus.
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34 min
November 07, 2019 060 - REVELATION: Strengthen What Remains
In this episode, we'll look at Revelation 3:1-6, Jesus' words to the church in Sardis. A church that has a reputation for being alive, Jesus labels it as dead. That such an accusation could be leveled against any church leads us to this week's Unbound Truth: The presence of the Holy Spirit is what gives life to a church.
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28 min

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In Luke 24, Jesus told two of his followers that the entire Bible was about him. Yet their reading of the Bible had not actually prepared them for Jesus. Sadly, the same thing is still happening…