The Revelation of Jesus Christ

REVELATION

The Revelation of Jesus Christ to the apostle John and to believers of all ages is a book that offers both a blessing and curse. Reading, hearing, and heeding provides a blessing (1:3). Adding to or taking away from what is written results in plagues (22:18,19). This makes it extremely challenging for me to provide these notes. It will always be wiser to simply read what was recorded by John.

Rev. 1

1 - Jesus Christ, revealed to John, to show His bondservants what must soon take place.

3 - Blessing for those who read, who hear, who heed what is written.

9-20 In the Spirit, John sees the glorified Christ in the middle of seven churches, holding the angels of the churches in His right hand.

Rev. 2

Seven Churches.

1-7 1st: Ephesus has lost their first love and needs to repent and do deeds.

8-11 2nd: Smyrna is in tribulation heading for more suffering and needs to be faithful to death.

12-17 3rd: Pergamum has some who hold to wrong teaching and needs to repent.

18-29 4th: Thyatira is good at deeds but tolerates teaching that leads to immorality and idolatry. Needs to hold fast as God judges wickedness.

Rev. 3

1-6 5th: Sardis has a reputation of being alive, but is in danger of becoming completely dead. Needs to remember the truth, keep it, and repent.

7-13 6th: Philadelphia has kept the word and will be kept from the hour of testing of the whole world.

14-22 7th: Laodicea is lukewarm, and needs what Christ offers. Needs to be zealous and repent.

Rev. 4

2 - “...Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and One sitting on the throne...” John gets to see the throne in heaven.

5-11 Four living creatures never cease to proclaim the Lord God’s holiness, giving glory and honor and thanks.

Rev. 5

1-7 The Lion from the tribe of Judah, the lamb that was slain, is the only one worthy to open the book held by Him who sat on the throne.

8-14 A new song and thousands of thousands proclaim “Worthy is the Lamb”.

Rev. 6

Six of the seven seals.

2 - 1st: White horse, conqueror.

3,4 - 2nd: Red horse, removal of peace.

5,6 - 3rd: Black horse, expensive food.

7,8 - 4th Ashen horse, death by sword, famine, pestilence, and wild beasts.

9-11 - 5th: Martyrs - people killed because of the Word of God and holding to their testimony. They must rest until the number to be killed is completed.

12-17 6th: Terrifying disruptions of normality. Earthquakes, blackened sun, stars falling, sky split, mountains and islands moved.

Rev. 7

An interlude before the seventh seal is opened

4-8 Sealing of the bondservants of God. 144,000 from every tribe of Israel.

9-17 Uncountable number from all nations before the throne crying out “...salvation to our God...”. Those who have come out of the great tribulation, who serve God day and night in His temple.

Rev. 8

7th seal initiates the seven trumpets.

7 - 1st: A third of the earth, trees grass burned up.

8,9 - 2nd: A third of sea becomes blood, a third of the sea creatures die, a third of the ships destroyed.

10,11 - 3rd: A third of rivers and springs become worthless.

12 - 4th: A third of sun, moon, stars darkened.

Rev. 9

1-12 5th trumpet (1st woe): Bottomless pit opened and locusts torment those who don’t have the seal of God for 5 months.

13-19 6th trumpet (2nd woe): Angels released to kill a third of mankind by fire, smoke, and brimstone.

20 - Still no repentance.

Rev. 10

An interlude before the seventh trumpet (3rd woe).

1-11 A little book is sweet in the mouth but bitter in the stomach.

Rev. 11

3 - Two witnesses

5,6 - Protected and powerful.

7 - Killed by the beast from the abyss.

8,9 - Bodies in street for 3 ½ days.

10 - Earth dwellers rejoice.

11,12 - Resurrected and taken to heaven.

15 - 7th trumpet signals that “...The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever...”

18 - Time for the dead to be judged, bond servants to be rewarded, destruction of earth.

Rev. 12

Characters of conflict described.

1 - Woman gives birth.

3,4 - Dragon attempts to devour the child.

5 - Male child born to rule, caught up to God and to His throne.

6 - Woman to wilderness, nourished for 1260 days.

7-9 War in heaven results in the devil and his angels being thrown down to the earth.

10-17 Rejoicing in heavens but woe to the earth. The serpent tries to sweep the woman away with a flood, makes ware with those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus.

Rev. 13

1,2 - Beast from the sea given power by the dragon.

3,4 - Dragon and beast worshiped by the whole earth.

5,6 - Arrogant and blasphemous words for 42 months [same time as woman nourished].

7-10 War with saints. Can a person be overcome by but not worship the beast?

11-14 Beast from the earth deceives with signs, causes people to worship the 1st beast.

16 - Mark on right hand or forehead

18 - “...Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six...”

Our allegiance is to whom? What has the potential to alter this allegiance?

Rev. 14

1-5 The lamb standing. The new song being sung before the throne by the 144,000 chaste and blameless.

6-8 The eternal gospel is preached. God’s judgment has come.

9-13 Importance of perseverance - not succumbing to beast worship and beast markings.

14-20 The hour for reaping has come. The wine press of God’s wrath causes blood up to the horses’ bridles for 200 miles.

Rev. 15

1-4 Victors over the beast stand on a sea of glass, holding harps, singing the son of Moses and the song of the Lamb.

5,6 - Tabernacle of testimony opened and out of the temple come seven angels with seven plagues.

Rev. 16

Seven bowls of wrath.

2 -1st: Loathsome and malignant sores on those with the mark of the beast who worshiped his image.

3 - 2nd: Sea becomes blood - ever living thing in the sea dies.

4-7 3rd: Rivers and springs become blood (justice for martyrs).

8,9 - 4th: Sun scorches men but they fail to repent.

10,11 - 5th: Kingdom of beast is darkened and in pain with sores, but they fail to repent.

12 - 6th: The Euphrates is dried up - preparing for the kings from the East.

13-16 An interlude before the final bowl of wrath. Spirits of demons in the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet perform signs and gather the nations of the world for the final battle.

17-21 7th: Lightning, thunder and greatest earthquake ever. Cities fall, islands and mountains no more. 100 pound hailstones fall from heaven.

Rev. 17

John gets to see the judgment of Babylon - the great harlot.

9 - Seven heads are seven mountains and seven kings.

11 - The beast is the eighth, though he was one of the seven.

12-18 Ten horns are 10 kings who get authority from the beast and wage war against the Lamb. These kings will actually execute God’s purpose, destroying the great harlot and giving their kingdom to the beast.

Rev. 18

1-3 Declaration of Babylon as the dwelling place of demons, prison of the unclean, immoral, sensual.

4 - “... I heard another voice from heaven, saying, "Come out of her, my people, so that you will not participate in her sins and receive of her plagues;...”

5-8 Payback for self glorification and sensuality.

9-24 A major change in the global economy.

Rev. 19

1-6 Hallelujahs in heaven because “...the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns...”

7-10 Time for the marriage supper of the Lamb.

11-19 The Word of God, He who is Faithful and True, the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, leads the armies of heaven against the beast and the kings of the earth.

20 - Beast and false prophet thrown alive into the lake of fire.

Rev. 20

2,3 - Dragon bound and thrown into the abyss for 1000 years.

4-6 First resurrection is partial - to reign with Christ for 1000 years.

7-10 Satan released after 1000 years, gathers deceived nations for war, thrown into the lake of fire to be tormented forever.

Rev. 21

1-3 New heaven and new earth. New Jerusalem comes down out of heaven and God dwells with His people.

4 - Death is no more, nor mourning, or crying, or pain.

7 - “...He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son...”

10-27 The new Jerusalem has gates with names of 12 tribes of Israel, foundation stones with names of 12 apostles, city and streets of pure gold, and nothing unclean.

Rev. 22

1 - River of life in the middle of the street.

2 - Tree of life on either side of the river, yielding 12 kinds of fruit, with healing in its leaves.

3 - Curse is gone.

5 - No longer any night.

7 - “...And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is he who heeds the words of the prophecy of this book..."

12 - “...Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done...”

14-15 Different scenarios inside and outside Jerusalem.

18 - “...I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book;...”

Doing Life (Heb.7 to Jude)

Heb.7

12 - Change of priesthood, change of law.

16 - Power of an indestructible life.

19 - A better hope through which we draw near to God.

22 - A better covenant.

25 - “...Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them...”

Heb.8

6 - Better covenant, better promises.

10 - God’s laws into minds and on hearts.

Heb.9

11,12 - “...But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things to come, He entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation; and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered the holy place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption...”

14 - Cleansed to serve the living God.

28 - “...so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him...”

The Jews thought they had a system in place to take care of sin, but the 1st coming of Christ is what took care of sin. Christians think they have a system in place to take care of salvation, but the 2nd coming of Christ will take care of salvation.

Heb.10

22 - “...let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water...”

24 - “...and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds,..”

26 - “...For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,...” Ouch!

31 - “...It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God...”

36 - “...For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised...”

39 - “...But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul...”

Heb.11

1 - “...Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen...”

6 - “...And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him...”

25 - The pleasures of sin are real, but people of faith choose a different life.

36,37 Faith can lead to a hole variety of nasty things.

Heb.12

1 - “...Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,...”

2,3 Eyes on Jesus prevents weariness and losing heart.

10 - We are to share His holiness.

15-17 Bitterness causes trouble, immorality leads to rejection.

25-29 There’s a shaking coming.

Heb.13

Practical expressions of love to strangers and prisoners. Also in marriage.

15 - “...Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name...”

James.1

2-4 Trials test our faith, produce endurance, and result in perfection and completeness.

14,15 Temptation comes from lust, which gives birth to sin, which brings forth death.

21,22 - “...Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls. But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves...”

25 - Intensity and abiding lead to doing.

27 - “...Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world...”

James.2

Beware of favoritism.

13 - “...For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment...”

17 - “...Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself...”

James.3

6 - “...And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell...”

8 - “...But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison...”

16 - “...For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing...”

James.4

4 - Friendship with the world is hostility toward God.

7 - “...Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you...”

17 - “...Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin...”

James.5

9 - “...Do not complain, brethren, against one another, so that you yourselves may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing right at the door...”

16 - “...Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much...”

PETER

1 Pet.1

5 - “...who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time...”

9 - The outcome of faith is salvation.

13 - “...Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ...”

22,23 - Born again through the living and enduring Word of God, we are to fervently love one another.

1 Pet.2

2 - The word causes us to grow in respect to salvation.

5 - We are living stones in the hands of the master builder.

8 - Obedience to the word prevents stumbling.

11 - Fleshly lusts war against our souls.

18 - Be submissive to the unreasonable?

24 - “...and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed...”

1 Pet.3

Behavior matters.

9 - We’re called to bless others.

21 - Appeal for a good conscience.

1 Pet.4

1,2 - Cease from sin, live for the will of God.

18 - It is with difficulty that the righteous is saved.

1 Pet.5

5-7 We are to humbly cast all our anxiety on Him.

8 - We are to resist the devil.

10 - God Himself will perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish us.

2 Pet.1

3 - “...seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence...”

4 - From the world’s lust to the divine nature.

5-8 We are useful and fruitful when we’re increasing in faith, moral excellence, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, kindness, and love.

2 Pet.2

1-3 False prophets and false teachers, led by sensuality and greed, malign the truth.

9 - “...then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,...”

18-19 Enticed by fleshly desires, promises of freedom, slaves of corruption.

2 Pet.3

Remember the past, look to the future, expect a new heaven and a new earth.

14 - “...Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless,...”

18 - “...but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen...”

JOHN

1 John 1

1-4 Completion of joy in fellowship with Father and Son.

7 - “...but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin...”

9 - Confession leads to forgiveness and cleansing.

1 John 2

3 - “...By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments...”

16-17 The world’s lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and pride of life is passing away. Doing the will of God is lasting life.

24 - Make your dwelling with God.

1 John 3

3-8 Fix hope on Him, practice righteousness, escape from the works of the devil.

16 - “...We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren...”

18 - Orthodoxy is right belief. Orthopraxy is right living. Love in deed and truth.

22,23 - Do the things that are pleasing in His sight - believe and love one another.

1 John 4

Spirit of truth vs. spirit of error.

12 - “...No one has seen God at any time; if we love one another, God abides in us, and His love is perfected in us...”

19 - “...We love, because He first loved us....”

1 John 5

4 - Faith overcomes the world.

12 - “...He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life...”

19 - “...We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one...”

2 John

Walk in the truth, love one another, abide in the teaching of Christ.

3 John

11 - “...Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God...”

Jude

3 - “...Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints...”

5 - Delivered were destroyed because of lack of belief.

15-16 The ungodly are grumblers, fault finders, lustful, arrogant.

18-19 Mockers are divisive, worldly minded, and devoid of the Spirit.

21 - “...keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life...”

Mystery Revealed (Colossians-Heb.6)

Colossians

Col.1

9 - “...filled with the knowledge of His will...”

10 - “...so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;...”

13 - “...For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,...”

16 - All things created through Him and for Him.

17,18 - “...He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything...”

22,23 - “...yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach - if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister...” IF??

26 - “...that is, the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His saints,...” What is the mystery? 27 - “...to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory...”

Col.2

2 - “...that their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and attaining to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge of God's mystery, that is, Christ Himself,...”

8 - Philosophy, empty deception, the elementary principles of the world - can hold you captive.

17 - The substance belongs to Christ.

Col.3

1,2 - “...Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth...”

15 - “...Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful...”

17 - “...Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father...”

23 - “...Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men,..”

Col.4

2 - “...Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving;...”

17 - “...Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it..."

THESSALONIANS

1 Thes.1

4,5 - He chose us and the gospel comes in word and power.

9 - Turning us from idols to serve the Living and True God.

10 - Jesus rescues us from the wrath to come.

1 Thes.2

12 - “...so that you would walk in a manner worthy of the God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory...”

13 - The Word of God performs its work in believers.

18 - Satan hindered Paul. Has he ever hindered you?

1 Thes.3

2 - Need for strength and encouragement.

10 - Need to complete what is lacking in faith.

12 - Need to increase and abound in love for all.

13 - What happens at the coming? [established blameless] “It is finished” isn’t finished until the end of the age.

1 Thes.4

1 - Need to excel at walking with and pleasing God.

2-8 Expectation for purity that isn’t known among those who don’t know God.

11 - Ambition? [quiet life, minding own business, work with hands]

13-18 Brief discussion of resurrection. When? [future, at trumpet]

1 Thes.5

1-11 Day of the Lord

- comes like a thief.

- when “peace and safety”

- not a thief for those destined for obtaining salvation.

- encourage and build up one another (down with sarcasm).

14 - “...We urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone...”

15 - Seek what is good for all

16-18 Always rejoice, pray, give thanks.

19-21 Let the Spirit move, move in the Spirit.

23 - “...Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ...”

2 Thes.1

8-10 Eternal destruction - away from the presence of the Lord. When? [on the day He is glorified in His saints]

2 Thes.2 Sequence of the end

3 - Apostasy comes first, man of lawlessness.

4 - Man takes the place of God.

8 - The Lord will slay Him with a breath (speak him to judgment).

10 - Those who don’t love the truth will perish.

2 Thes.3 Practical exhortations for now.

6 - Stay away from bad influences.

10-12 Be disciplined and work.

13 - Don’t grow weary in doing good.

TIMOTHY

1 Tim.1

3-4 Watch out for strange doctrines, myths, genealogies, and speculations.

5 - Goal is love, which comes from a pure heart, good conscience and sincere faith.

9-10 List of the unrighteous.

18-19 Fight the good fight, keeping faith and a good conscience. Is it a fight to avoid unrighteousness?

1 Tim.2

4 - “... [God] desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth...”

1 Tim.3

Requirements for leaders (overseers and deacons).

1 Tim.4

7 - “...discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness...”

10 - “...For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have fixed our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of believers...” Savior of unbelievers? This life or eternity? Did He save you from anything before you were a believer?

13 - “...give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching. ...” Should scripture be allowed in public places?

16 - “...Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you...” Ensure?

1 Tim.5

8 - “...But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever...” Would Paul approve of our current entitlement programs?

1 Tim.6

9-10 “...But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs...”

17 - “...Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy...”

2 Tim.1

7 - “...For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline...”

12 - “...For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day...”

2 Tim.2

Soldiers, athletes and farmers are focused, disciplined, and hard working.

11,12 “...It is a trustworthy statement: For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him; If we endure, we will also reign with Him; If we deny Him, He also will deny us;...”

16 - “...But avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness,...”

22 - “...Now flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart...”

25 - Repentance leads to knowledge. Notice which comes first.

2 Tim.3

2-5 “...For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these...” Does this sound like godliness? Is the inward character left untouched by the Holy Spirit? What is missing? [repentance and the power of the Holy Spirit to transform].

7 - “...always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth...” Without repentance, the truth is missed.

12 - “...Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted...” Really?

16-17 “...All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work...” How can scripture profit a person? [equip for every good work]

2 Tim.4

3 - “...For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,...”

TITUS

Titus 1

7 - “...For the overseer must be above reproach as God's steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain,...”

16 - “...They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed...”

Titus 2

11,12 “...For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age,...” Saving us from this ungodly age.

Titus 3

5-7 “...He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by His grace we would be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life...” Washing is the redemption. The Holy Spirit then renews.

14 - “...Our people must also learn to engage in good deeds to meet pressing needs, so that they will not be unfruitful...”

PHILEMON

A slave is saved and returned to be a blessing. We are likewise sent back to the world from which we escaped.

HEBREWS

Heb.1

1-3 Jesus, an exact representation of God’s nature, made the world, upholds the world, purified humanity, and sits at the right hand of God.

7 - Are angels wind and fire?

14 - “...Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?...” Will inherit?

Heb.2

1 -We need to “...pay much closer attention...” so we “...do not drift...”

10 - Jesus is the author of salvation, perfected by suffering.

14 - Jesus renders the devil powerless.

Heb.3

6 - Christ is building us into something. Our part is to hold onto confidence.

10 - Not knowing His ways leads to straying in our hearts.

12-19 Unbelief leads to deceit, leads to hardening, leads to not entering God’s rest.

Heb.4

1,2 The word must unite with faith to enter God’s rest.

9 - “...So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God...”

13-16 Ultimately we all must do business with God. Confidence is possible only because of Jesus.

Heb.5

8,9 Jesus, the source of salvation, learned obedience through suffering.

14 - Growing up takes practice and training.

Heb.6

9,10 There are things that accompany salvation ... work, love, ministry.

18,19 - “...we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us. This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil,...”