Unveiling Jesus Christ

This podcast discusses, explains and interprets the prophecies of John the apostle found in Revelation 2:6. This verses describes the hatred that the Ephesian saints had for the immoral, worldly and perverse teachings of the Nicolaitan’s within the ancient church at Ephesus. The Savior also makes an unusually strong, if not atypical, claim that he also hates the deeds of the Nicolaitans. This podc...

This podcast discusses, explains and interprets the prophecies of John the apostle found in Revelation 2:4-5. These verses contain Christ’s condemnation of the ancient Ephesian saints who had forsaken their “first love,” Jesus Christ. This means they lost the Christian virtue of charity and no longer possessed the ardent love of the Savior that they once possessed. Christ threatens to remove his c...

This podcast discusses, explains and interprets the John’s writings found in Revelation 2:1-3. These verses contain Christ’s commendations of the ancient Ephesian saints who withstood evil in their midst, who tried and rejected the false apostles in their midst that were liars. The Ephesian saints are a foreshadow for members of the latter-day church. Revelation 2:1: 00:07:46 Revelation 2:2: 00:14...

This podcast includes a doctrinal explanation of the words of the apostle John in Revelation 1:19-20. These verses contain John’s charge to write the subject matter of all his visions from Patmos island­—past, present and future. These verses are essentially an outline of John’s visions for the entire Book of Revelation. Revelation 1:19: 00:01:40 Revelation 1:20: 00:12:50

This podcast summarizes and explains the symbols and content of Revelation 1:16-18. The symbols include the seven stars (servants) in the right hand of Christ, the two-edged sword from the mouth of Christ, and Christ’s countenance that shone like the sun. John collapsed when he saw the glorified Christ and fell at the feet of Christ as if dead and Christ raised John with the right hand of his powe...

This podcast explains the symbols and images found in Revelation 1:12-15, including the seven golden candlesticks, the menorah, Christ standing or walking in the midst of the seven candlesticks, the name-title of Christ as the Son of Man, the long garment worn by Christ, the golden girdle tied at Christ’s chest, his head and hair that was white like wool and snow, his eyes like the flame of fire,...

This podcast provides a verse-by-verse analysis of Revelation 1:9-11. After the introductory verses in the Book of Revelation, these verses begin the initial substantive visions. In these verses John identifies himself by name as a peer among his fellow-saints that suffer tribulation. The podcast explains the conditions of John’s day and his banishment to the island of Patmos for his witness and t...

This podcast provides a detailed description and analysis of Revelation 1:7-8. These verses set forth John’s first introduction to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ when he shall come in the clouds and every eye shall see him, including those that pierced him at the time of his crucifixion. The discussion of each verse can be found at the following specific times in the podcast: Revelation 1:7, St...

This podcast describes the visions of John the Revelator in Revelation 1:4-6. These verses contain John’s salutation to the seven churches in Asia Minor. The name-title of Christ “which is, which was, and which is to come” is explained. The Seven Spirits are interpreted as the seven servants or leaders of the seven churches. This podcast further explains what it means for Jesus, “the faithful witn...

This podcast provides a detailed description and analysis of Revelation 1:1-3. These three verses set forth the title and subject matter of the entire book which is the unveiling of Jesus Christ. The Revelation comes from God through Jesus Christ to his servant John and all faithful people who are also considered servants. The podcast explains the meaning of things which must shortly come to pass,...

This podcast covers the last three chapters in the Book of Revelation and the final podcast in the Come, Follow Me series. The podcast includes a discussion about the millennium, the first resurrection during the millennium, as well as successive stages of the resurrection after the millennium. There is a discussion of the timing and battle of the Great God (Gog and Magog) during the little season...

This podcast explains the revelations and visions of the apostle John in Revelation, chapters 15-19. This includes the Come, Follow Me curriculum for these chapters. These chapters and this discussion includes the following topics: The Grand Sign in Heaven just before the Second Coming of Jesus Christ; a discussion of the Third Woe and the Seven Vial Plages that are part of the Third Woe; physical...

This podcast corresponds to the Come, Follow Me course of study for the week of December 17-23, 2023. The flashback chapters in Revelation 12-14 are discussed in this podcast. The discussion covers the grand council in heaven on the spirit world called Kolob, the rebellion of Lucifer at that grand council, the premortal apostasy, the war in heaven, the growth of the ancient earthly church in the w...

This podcast explains the content of Revelation 6-11 as the second Come, Follow Me lesson in the Book of Revelation. It includes a discussion of the seven seals, and the great earthquake that will occur at the end of the sixth seal. The podcast provides an overview of Revelation 7, as an integral part of the events of the sixth seal. There is also a discussion and explanation of the half-hour of s...

This podcast provided an overview of the content in the first five chapters in the Book of Revelation. This podcast corresponds to the Come, Follow Me curriculum for December 4-10, 2023. The general topics include John’s vision of Jesus Christ in Revelation 1; an overview of the saints in the seven cities of Asia in Revelation 2 and 3; the context and timing of John’s vision of heaven (celestial p...

This podcast explains the Seventy Weeks Prophecy of Daniel found in Daniel 9:24-27. Daniel’s prophecy predicted the timing of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ almost 600 years before it occurred. That same prophecy describes the timeline for Christ’s Second Coming and events that are to occur between the time of the crucifixion and the Second Coming. This podcast also describes the correlation betw...

This podcast gives an overview of the symbolism and imagery used by John the Revelator to describe the book with seven seals in chapter 5 of the Book of Revelation.

This podcast is the second of a two-part series that describes the seven cities of Asia Minor from the Book of Revelation. The focus in this part is limited to the history, events and attributes of the last six cities of Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Philadelphia, Sardis, and Laodicea from Revelation 2 and 3. This overview of the seven cities generally does not include a discussion of the seven chur...

This podcast is an introduction and overview of the seven letters that John the Revelator wrote to the seven churches in Asia Minor in 96 AD. Following the overview of all seven letters and churches, this podcast discusses the history of Ephesus as the capital city for the province of Ionia, as a commercial center, and as a religious center that included the temple of Diana. The podcast also inclu...

This podcast describes the numerology used by John the Revelator in the Book of Revelation. Numerology is the study of the symbolism of numbers that communicate concepts, ideas and truths. The podcast explains­­, and gives many examples of, the historical use of the numbers 3, 3½, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, and 12 in both religious and secular contexts. Hidden truths in the Book of Revelation will be unveile...

This podcast discusses the structure of the Book of Revelation in the context of the Israel-Hamas War that began on October 7, 2023. The podcast includes a historical summary of conflict and warfare in Palestine since the end of World War I to provide a greater perspective for this latest war that some people are calling “Armageddon.” Based on the chronological structure used by John the Revelator...

In this world of rapid-fire events and living conditions, it’s hard to find the time to study the scriptures in general. The problem is even worse for the Book of Revelation that requires more time and diligent study due to its complex symbols and images. This podcast explains how you can use your time most effectively to better understand the words of John the Revelator until you too can say that...

This podcast describes the canonization of the Bible, and the miracle that occurred when the Book of Revelation was included in the Bible canon during the council at Carthage in 397 AD. This podcast also explores the date on which John received his visions while banished on the island of Patmos, how the contents miraculously got off the island, how they miraculously circulated in the Roman Empire,...

This podcast by John E. Cassinat describes in detail the person of Saint John the Divine­­­­—also known as John the Revelator­­—who wrote the Book of Revelation as the last book of the New Testament. Topics include John’s premortal foreordination to be the Revelator; his names and personal attributes; his familial and personal relationship with Jesus Christ; and their shared experiences until Chri...