EXEGESIS OF REVELATIONS 3:14-22 An Exegetical Paper Presented to Dr. Vincent Medina In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in BIBL 296 Sophomore Seminar By Colton Henning November 2016 Introduction Revelation 3:14-22 starts with John’s presentation of Jesus’s judgements and anger toward a spiritually indifferent community. The chapter is constructed of various letters that were written to address issues in churches throughout the land. A key idea that is introduced in Revelation 3:18 is
Revelation is a part of the Apocalyptic Literature family, falling into the heavenly journey category. Some common features of apocalyptic literature like Revelation would be an angelic mediator, a narrative framework that is not always linear, discloses transcendent reality, symbolic discourse (allowing for semantic “overreaching” and grounded in the worldview of 1st c. Judaism/Christianity), and it is focused on a particular response. Regarding the time and space of Apocalyptic Literature, there
False Revelation Pass or Fail Class (P/D/F) Michael Fegins ET1000- Liturgical Shape of Christian Life December 22, 2016 How can a person know whether or not his or her revelation of God is valid? I believe that one can find answers in the writings of James Cone. In his writings, A Black Theology of Liberation, Cone writes a chapter entitled, “The Sources and Norm of Black Theology”. One of the sources that Cone mentions, as sources of black theology, is revelation. What
This will be our final blog breaking down the message for the church in Laodicea which is found in Revelation 3:14-22. We have come so far since we began this journey. Together we have learned how to walk all the way through the five steps of interpreting scripture which is described in Grasping God’s Word: Grasping the Text in Their Town, Measuring the Width of the River to Cross, Crossing the Principlizing Bridge, Consulting the Biblical Map, and Grasping the Text in Our Town. Let us reflect
very words of God, incorruptible and without error. Furthermore, the Quran teaches Muslims to believe the revelation of the prophets, both in the Old Testament and in the New Testament; including Abraham, Moses and Jesus (S2:87, 3:84, 4:163, 5:46). Similarly, Christians also believe that scripture is the Word of God; teaching that the Bible is useful for spiritual development (2 Timothy 3:16-17). In 849 AD, Abu’l Hasan al-Ash’ari formulated the doctrinal belief that the Quran was uncreated and
Exegetical study on: 1 Corinthians 14:1-6 Principles of Biblical Interpretation Dr. Dale Hutchcraft 10/23/09 Alex Sullins The passage that I chose to exegete is 1 Corinthians 14:1-6, the main idea of this passage is for the apostle Paul to confront the Corinthian church in Corinth about their misuse of the spiritual gifts, namely the use of tongues. The following is a full outline of the passage with the main point of each verse, it goes as follows: 1 Pursue love, yet desire earnestly
In the book of Revelation, John writes an apocalyptic letter each to the seven churches in the ancient Roman providence of Asia (The Bible Project). Before writing the letters, John of Patmos, or another John, is persecuted for preaching the Gospel; as punishment, he is exiled on an island called Patmos where he meets Jesus in a vision, seeing the risen Savior in His full glory. This becomes the start of Revelation where Jesus would tell John about the present events likely to happen with the future
church in Laodicea, found in Revelation 3:14-22. Let us take a moment to reflect on how far we have come since we began this journey. We have walked each other through the first three steps of interpreting scripture which is found in the text of Grasping God’s Word: Grasping the Text in Their Town, Measuring the Width of the River to Cross, and Crossing the Principlizing Bridge. We are now able to understand the background and context of the passage in Revelation 3:14-22, we have successfully developed
particular topic? 1. Begin with one central text. Is there a clear and extended passage that addresses the topic? Give preference to a passage that addresses a matter in detail. Homosexuality – Romans 1 2. Distinguish between the concept and the Biblical term(s) that describe it. Consider synonyms. Does Jesus use the word “homosexuality”? Nowhere in the gospels. But, it would have been included in his understand of “fornication.” 3. Survey and integrate the Biblical data. Find all the related texts. Use
The Millennial Reign of Christ Derrick Holland Andersonville Theological Seminary Abstract The Millennial kingdom refers to the thousand-year reign of Christ specifically mentioned in Revelation 20:1-6. The significance of the Millennial Reign of Christ when it comes to human history. Since the beginning of time, in the Garden of Eden, man has been set on a course that will ultimately end in the Second Coming of Christ. There have been multiple signs and warnings that have come and gone throughout