Men's Bible Study - RLC

Revelation - We see the return of the 144,000 and the final call of the eternal gospel, followed by the harvest of those faithful to the beast instead of God. Genesis -

Revelation - We took a close look at the name and number of the beast and how a first century reader would have understood it. Genesis 35:11-14 - We continued our slow trek through the old testament by examining a short bit from the story of Jacob.

Revelation - We read of the second beast of the earth (false prophet) and our introduction to 'the mark'. Genesis -

Revelation - We examine the Dragon (Satan) giving authority to the first of two beasts and that beast's connections to Daniel 7. Genesis -

Revelation - We continue looking at the vision of the woman (Israel) and the dragon (Satan) and the dragon's subsequent ejection from heaven and his continuing pursuit of the woman. Genesis -

Revelation - We looked at the Woman and the Dragon - recognizing this as a step back in time and identifying the various characters. Genesis -

Revelation: We look at the blowing of the seventh trumpet, the worship that follows, and the mysterious appearance of an ark in the heavenly temple. Genesis:

Revelation - We examine the account of the two witnesses. Genesis -

Revelation  - We looked at the many connections to the prophets and Torah in John's measuring of the future Temple and the future trampling by the Gentiles. Genesis 35:6-10  - Jacob builds an altar, buries beloved Deborah, meets God again at Bethel, and God changes his name (again, to the same name).

Revelation - We looked at the many connections to the prophets and Sinai in John's encounter with the little scroll. Genesis 35:1-5 - We examined Jacob's preparations for meeting with God at Bethel.

Revelation  - We examined the judgments that come with the fifth and sixth trumpets (more to come on the sixth). Genesis 35  - We're pausing on Genesis until we make up some ground in our Revelation study.

Revelation  - We examine the great multitude (martyrs), the seventh seal, and the first four trumpets.

Revelation - We examine the breaking of the 5th and 6th seals on the scroll and narrow down who the 144,000 are.

Revelation  - Jesus broke the first four seals of the scroll and we examined the meaning and purpose of the four horsemen of the apocalypse.

Revelation - We examine the correlations and allusions between the plagues in Egypt (the first redemption) and the upcoming tribulation (the second redemption).

Revelation - In chapter 5, we are allowed to see Jesus' death and resurrection from the other side of the veil. Genesis 34:26-31 - Killing all the men wasn't enough - they plundered the remaining property, flocks, women, and children. Jacob was miffed.

Revelation - In chapter 4, we join into a heavenly worship - specifically the kedusha . WE also see some interesting connections to visions that Isaiah and Ezekiel had. Genesis 34:21-25 - Hamor and Shechem convince the townspeople to 'merge' with Jacob's clan (and being circumcised). Simeon and Levi leverage their weakened state and kill all the men.

Revelation - We review the letter to Laodicea. We examine the meaning of hot, cold, and lukewarm. We also dig a little deeper into some connections to Proverbs 8.

Revelation - We review the letter to Philadelphia. These believers are praised for holding fast to what they'd been taught. Their encouragement is to keep it up (lest they lose their crown???)!

Revelation - We review the letter to Sardis. Even in the midst of serious persecution there were those who only 'played church'. The call was to conquer evil through acts of righteousness and, though it sounds very strange to us, to be worthy.

Revelation - We review the letter to Thyatira - what they did right and what they tolerated. We looked more deeply at 'Jezebel' and 'the deep things of Satan'.

Revelation - We looked into the hidden manna and the white stone with a name on it (from the letter to Pergamum). Genesis 34:11-20 - Shechem adds to what his father had proposed with his own personal plea. Jacob's sons answer deceitfully.

Revelation - We take a closer look at the letter to Pergamum (where Satan's throne is). Genesis 34.1-10 - We begin the story of Dinah at Shechem. We cover the violent assault and Hamor's attempt to 'make a deal'.

Revelation - We examined the 'epistle' to Smyrna and tried to define what a 'Synagogue of Satan' actually is. Genesis 33:17-20 - After Jacob reunites with Esau, he immediately heads in the opposite direction and sets up a home in Succoth and then moves to the outskirts of Shechem.

Revelation - We take a closer look at the Nicolaitans - who were they and why were their deeds and teaching hated? Genesis 33:1-16 - Jacob and Esau finally meet and to everyone's surprise, it goes very well!