Gilbert House Fellowship #151: Revelation 4–6
THE FIRST six seals are opened in our study of Revelation this week. Bearing in mind that the meaning of these seals has been debated for 2,000 years, we offer our best understanding of the images and prophecies recorded by John the Revelator.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #150: Jonah; 2 Kings 15; 2 Chr 26
PRIDE AND repentance are the themes of this week’s Old Testament study.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #149: 2, 3 John; Revelation 1–3
NOW WE get to the prophetic stuff! The Book of Revelation was written by John, either in the mid-60s A.D. or around 95 A.D. Most scholars believe it was the later date, during the reign of Domitian, although some believe it was thirty years earlier, during the reign of Nero.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #148: 2 Kings 10-14; 2 Chr 24-25
IRON AGE history is a bloody business, and the history of the kings of Israel and Judah is no different. This week’s Old Testament study looks at transfers of power — somewhat less than peaceful — in the generation following Ahab and Jehoshaphat.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #147: 1 John
THE EARLY church had to deal with a number of heretical teachings. The idea that Jesus was not fully God and fully man was one of them. In his gentle style, John counseled believers to love one another, to recognize false teachings, and to test the spirits, because not everything that manifests from the supernatural realm is from God.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #146: 2 Kings 4-9
THE CONCEPTS of holy ground and cosmic geography are behind most of the stories in today’s Old Testament study. As we saw in the life of Elijah, God often did things to teach a lesson and/or send a message. In this case, it was the clear message that Israel belongs to Him.Continue Reading