The Bible Unbound - Book of Revelation

Send us Fan Mail In preparation for coming considerations (esp. Revelation 13), we take time to consider some of the questions involving emerging technologies, AI and Transhumanism.   Should we fear the things that are coming?  If not, how are we to navigate through that which apparently aims to control us? Please consider watching the following video for background information on this episode:  h...

Send us Fan Mail Continuing on in noting the high points found in the letters to the seven churches of Asia Minor, this episodes considers the dual concepts raised for us in the letters to Smyrna and Philadelphia.  "Those who say they are Jews and are not" and "the Synagogue of Satan" - two phrases which especially given the cultural moment we are in today, have become quite co...

Send us Fan Mail The story of Jesus' divine perceptions about Nathaniel and presented to us in the amazing first chapter of John's gospel.  It was truly a divine encounter which would have rocked Nathaniel's (and our) universe.   Are you ready for such an encounter?  Things may never be the same. If you wish to contact me with any comments, questions, suggestions, etc please feel fr...

Send us Fan Mail In Revelation 2: 4 Jesus perceives what was not obvious to the apparently flourishing church at Ephesus: " But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first ".    In this episode we discuss some of the factors at play when an otherwise strong believer begins to lose that first or most important element of the Christian life. If you wish to co...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we look at the phrase found in Revelation 2:5 " I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent ".   What does it look light when Jesus "removes His lampstand" in the life of an individual, a church, a nation? We live in a time when we can see all around us what appears to be signs of that very thing happening.  I...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we begin our journey through an understanding of the letters to the seven churches in Asia Minor.  We begin in Revelation 2:1-7 considering some of the amazing Biblical background to the city of Ephesus, pondering the question, "Will the lights go out in Ephesus?" If you wish to contact me with any comments, questions, suggestions, etc please feel free t...

Send us Fan Mail Jesus went through three "doorways" in His experience of death and resurrection.  Besides the cross and His rising, He seems to have done some visiting around.  Here's how Peter states it in his first epistle:  " For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made ali...

Send us Fan Mail Revelation 1:20  " As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands, the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches". Who are the " angels of the seven churches "?  Are they representative of the pastors of the churches?  Perhaps they are supernatural beings? We seek to answer these questions in this liv...

Send us Fan Mail Revelation 1:16 reads, “ In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength ” Having previously discussed this verse in a prior episode, we take a bit of a deeper dive (in a different group setting) as well as some notable group participation as lights were coming on and dots were being connect...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we contimue to consider the apostle John's response to the vision of Jesus while imprisoned on the isle of Patmos.  In considering his response we dive into a frequent Biblical phenomenon - that of God's transcendence and His imminence, and how often these two seemingly juxtaposed concepts are presented in harmony to one another in the experience of His...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we begin to consider the apostle John's response to the vision of Jesus while imprisoned on the isle of Patmos.  In considering his response we begin to dive into a frequent Biblical phenomenon - that of God's transcendence and His imminence, and how often these two seemingly juxtaposed concepts are presented in harmony to one another in the experience o...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we dive pretty deep into Revelation 1:16 and join John in his vision of Jesus while imprisoned on the isle of Patmos.  As John gazes into the heavenly vision, he sees Jesus with a sharp, two-edged sword coming from His mouth.  Further, he sees Jesus' face shining as the sun in full strength.  These two concepts when woven together present to us some amazing c...

Send us Fan Mail We continue  to probe into the depths of understanding John's great first vision of Revelation - His vision of Jesus Christ. As we delve deeper into John's mammoth vision of Jesus Christ, (his first & introductory vision), we address the theme of spiritual vision, both in terms of a personal experience of vision (that every believer has to one degree or another), as...

Send us Fan Mail Its all the craze among the billionaire class, leading the rest of us to ask,  "what do they know that we do not?" Jesus addresses the spirit behind the self-preservation of the billionaire class in Luke 12:16-21.  We briefly address the issue in this short episode. If you wish to contact me with any comments, questions, suggestions, etc please feel free to write to my e...

Send us Fan Mail We begin to probe into the depths of understanding John's great first vision of Revelation - His vision of Jesus Christ. Questions raised in this live episode: How did John endure persecution?  What can we learn from his experience.  Also, what is it to understand the Bible as it was intended, via spiritual perception? If you wish to contact me with any comments, questions, s...

Send us Fan Mail If God knows all things, why pray?  This is a valid question which needs an adequate, scriptural and thoughtful answer.  In this episode, we also do a comparative analysis of the prayer life of the Apostle Paul and compare it to our own prayer experience.    If you wish to contact me with any comments, questions, suggestions, etc please feel free to write to my email:  jmrgrs9@gma...

Send us Fan Mail The "He Gets Us" campaign is briefly examined in the light of scripture. If you wish to contact me with any comments, questions, suggestions, etc please feel free to write to my email:  jmrgrs9@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we consider the phrase at the end of Revelation 1:4, "The seven spirits of God". In so doing we take a journey into some new and interesting aspects of the Holy Spirit not typically found in most studies of the kind.   We are introduced in this episode a view of the Holy Spirit through the eyes of the book of Revelation. If you wish to contact me with an...

Send us Fan Mail In this live class discussion we address the question, "are humans comprised of 3 parts (body, soul, spirit) or 2 parts (body, soul/spirit)?" If you wish to contact me with any comments, questions, suggestions, etc please feel free to write to my email:  jmrgrs9@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we explore the phrase in Revelation 1:4, "He who is, who was and who is to come", along with verse 8, "I am the alpha and the omega". We examine the topics related to the eternality of God and the mortality of mankind, examining the phenomena of the near-death experience. If you wish to contact me with any comments, questions, suggestions, etc...

Send us Fan Mail In this live podcast episode, we revisit Revelation 1:1 in order to take a deeper look at the phrase, "the things which must soon come to pass." If you wish to contact me with any comments, questions, suggestions, etc please feel free to write to my email:  jmrgrs9@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail A brief, informal (live) discussion where we examine the merits of two seemingly opposing theological trends to determine which view has the most merit biblically. If you wish to contact me with any comments, questions, suggestions, etc please feel free to write to my email:  jmrgrs9@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail If a child "makes a decision" early in life, then falls away to a rebellious lifestyle, Is that child saved?  In other words is OSAS true, or not?  We employ a principle (thank you Dr. Michael Heiser) known as "believing loyalty" to help answer the question that plagues many minds and hearts.  Can we KNOW for certain that we are saved. This brief (live) short (...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we take a look at the vision of Jesus presented to John as found  in Revelation 1:11-20.  Our specific focus in this episode is theme or central idea of the vision of Christ as found in these verses. These podcast episodes glean from these primary sources:   Beale, G.K., The Book of Revelation, 1998 Hendriksen, William, More Than Conquerors , 1979 Heiser, Michael,...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we take another look at the vision of Jesus presented to John as found  in Revelation 1:11-20.  We consider specifically the scope or range of this vision, asking the question, "to whom was the vision intended?" (besides John himself).   These podcast episodes glean from these primary sources:   Beale, G.K., The Book of Revelation, 1998 Hendriksen, Willi...