Hello Everyone, This URL will take you to a third (and final) page of color photos from the commentary. I am not including the ones that were never in color, like many of the coin photos, but the rest that are enjoyable to see in color. So, enjoy. Click this link, or copy and paste … Continue reading Part 3, Color Photos for Seven Congregations in a Roman Crucible
Postcolonial Video About Rome
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Don’t Smoke, Drink, Dance, and Chew or Date Girls Who Do
Well, I had a “Duh” moment the other day when someone mentioned ads that were showing up on this blog. Why should I have been surprised since they show up on the blogs of others and endlessly on Facebook? My wife confirmed that she, too, had seen them on my blog. I was most bothered … Continue reading Don’t Smoke, Drink, Dance, and Chew or Date Girls Who Do
Part 2, Color Photos for Seven Congregations in a Roman Crucible
Hello Everyone, This URL will take you to a second page of color photos from the commentary. I am not including the ones that were never in color, like many of the coin photos, but the rest that are enjoyable to see in color. Due to the number of color photos I will not try … Continue reading Part 2, Color Photos for Seven Congregations in a Roman Crucible
King James I, the KJV, and John’s 7 Congregations
When writing my commentary on Revelation chapters 1-3, I finally reached the point when I could no longer vacillate about the title of my commentary. How was I to translate the Greek term ἐκκλησία (ekklēsia) that the prophet John used for each of the communities that he wrote? It has certainly been traditional to entitle … Continue reading King James I, the KJV, and John’s 7 Congregations
Gates to Hell, Fiery Sermons, and the Book of Revelation
I have pointed out earlier in this blog and now in my recent commentary (Seven Congregations in a Roman Crucible) that many Graeco-Roman pagans also believed in postmortem punishment in the afterlife. You might not be aware, however, that they actually believed they had discovered some of the entrance portals to Hell, Hades, and the … Continue reading Gates to Hell, Fiery Sermons, and the Book of Revelation
Molding Citizens for the Kingdom of God 