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Revelation 17:1-19:10 — Study Highlights

Pastor Steve Durkac Posted on July 16, 2022 by Steve DurkacAugust 2, 2022avatar

We are going to tackle a large portion of Revelation from chapter 17 through chapter 19, because it is all focused on God’s specific wrath against the Beast, apostate religion, and their partnership for global power, which we read about in the previous chapters. If you remember, from Revelation 12 to Revelation 14 we have an overview of Satan’s end-time plan to war against Christ through the deception of the Beast and his image using … Continue reading →

Posted in Pastoral Notes | Tagged Bible Study Highlights, End-Times, Judgment, Revelation, Revelation 17, Revelation 18, Thru Revelation

Revelation 15-16 — Study Highlights

Pastor Steve Durkac Posted on June 9, 2022 by Steve DurkacAugust 2, 2022avatar

From Revelation 12 to Revelation 14 we have an overview of Satan’s plan to war against Christ through the deception of the Beast and his image using wicked men to persecute the saints. Now as we come to Revelation 15 and Revelation 16 we read of God’s response to the wicked who have made their allegiance to Satan and rejected the Creator God, His Son, and have willfully pursued harm of His saints. In our … Continue reading →

Posted in Pastoral Notes | Tagged Armageddon, Bible Study Highlights, plagues, Revelation, Revelation 15, Revelation 16, Seven Plagues, Thru Revelation, wrath, Wrath of God

Revelation 8:6-11:19 — Study Highlights

Pastor Steve Durkac Posted on February 21, 2022 by Steve DurkacAugust 2, 2022avatar

We recently tackled a big portion of Revelation in our Sunday morning gathering at CrossHope Chapel, namely the presentation of the seven trumpets found in Revelation 8:6 through Revelation 11:19. When we covered this at the Chapel I was able to address it in more details than I will give here. The reason for that is I shared a lot of what others have said and how others have interpreted these seven trumpets, because honestly, … Continue reading →

Posted in Pastoral Notes | Tagged 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, Bible Study Highlights, Futurists, Historicist, Revelation, Revelation 8:6-11:19, seven trumpets, Thru Revelation

Revelation 7:1-8:5 — Study Highlights

Pastor Steve Durkac Posted on February 14, 2022 by Steve DurkacAugust 2, 2022avatar

At CrossHope Chapel we are currently going through the book of Revelation and we covered chapter 7 and the beginning of chapter 8 a few weeks ago. I have been busy with my hospital chaplaincy ministry lately and have fallen behind on these Study Highlights. In this Study Highlight, I want to share some things from our look at Revelation 7:1-8:5… Revelation 7 is a parenthetical vision that John saw which falls between the 6th … Continue reading →

Posted in Pastoral Notes | Tagged Bible Study Highlights, Revelation, Revelation 7, Seven Seals, Thru Revelation

Revelation 6 — Study Highlights

Pastor Steve Durkac Posted on January 31, 2022 by Steve DurkacAugust 2, 2022avatar

At CrossHope Chapel yesterday we opened to Revelation 6 and talked about John’s vision of the opening of the 7 seals. Only the Lamb — the Resurrected Jesus Christ — was worthy to open the scroll by removing the seven seals, and as He did we got a glimpse of the prophetic unfolding of His church in conflict. We spent some time discussing the two most popular approaches of interpreting Revelation, that is the Historicist … Continue reading →

Posted in Pastoral Notes | Tagged Bible Study Highlights, church, Revelation, Revelation 6, Seven Seals, Thru Revelation

Revelation 4-5 — Study Highlights

Pastor Steve Durkac Posted on December 6, 2021 by Steve DurkacAugust 2, 2022avatar

Sunday at CrossHope Chapel we opened to Revelation 4 and 5 and talked about John’s vision of the throne room in Heaven. Chapters 4 and 5 are a transition of sorts from the seven letters to the seven churches and to the seven seals. When we are back together on Sunday, January 16, 2022 we will get into the 6th chapter of Revelation and see that the seven seals will lead us to the prophecies … Continue reading →

Posted in Pastoral Notes | Tagged Bible Study Highlights, Revelation, Revelation 4, Revelation 5, Sanctuary, throne room, Thru Revelation

Revelation 3 — Study Highlights

Pastor Steve Durkac Posted on November 23, 2021 by Steve DurkacAugust 2, 2022avatar

Sunday at CrossHope Chapel we opened to Revelation 3 and talked about the three churches mentioned in the chapter. Jesus dictated to John letters for these seven churches and in this chapter we have the letters for the last three: Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. The letters have application to each of the local churches of John’s time, an application to the church universal today, and an application as seven consecutive eras of church history from … Continue reading →

Posted in Pastoral Notes | Tagged Bible Study Highlights, CrossHope Chapel, Laodicea, Philadelphia, Revelation, Revelation 3:10, Sardis, teaching series, Thru Revelation

Revelation 2 — Study Highlights

Pastor Steve Durkac Posted on November 15, 2021 by Steve DurkacAugust 2, 2022avatar

Yesterday at CrossHope Chapel we opened to Revelation 2 and talked about the four churches mentioned in the chapter. Jesus dictated to John letters for these seven churches and in this chapter we have the letters for the first four: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, and Thyartira. The letters have application to each of the local churches of John’s time, an application to the church universal today, and an application as seven consecutive eras of church history … Continue reading →

Posted in Pastoral Notes | Tagged Bible Study Highlights, CrossHope Chapel, Revelation, teaching series, Thru Revelation

Revelation 1 — Study Highlights

Pastor Steve Durkac Posted on November 8, 2021 by Steve DurkacAugust 2, 2022avatar

Yesterday at CrossHope Chapel we opened to Revelation 1 as we began our journey through this new study series and I want to share with you some of the highlights from our study and discussion… Revelation 1:1 — It is important to note that this is the revelation of Jesus Christ, not the Anti-Christ. Some translations say “the revelation from Jesus Christ” because the word used means both “from” and “of” but the meaning is … Continue reading →

Posted in Pastoral Notes | Tagged Bible Study Highlights, CrossHope Chapel, Revelation, teaching series, Thru Revelation

Revelation — Study Highlights

Pastor Steve Durkac Posted on July 18, 2021 by Steve DurkacAugust 2, 2022avatar

Our next thru the Bible study series at CrossHope Chapel will be through the book of Revelation and here you’ll find a list of some resources and an outline. This upcoming study series will give attention to explaining both the historicist and dispensational eschatological interpretations of the book of Revelation. Online Commentaries: David Guzik • John Walvoord • Chuck Smith • Ray Stedman Online Bible: Blue Letter Bible Study Helps: Symbols in the Bible • … Continue reading →

Posted in Pastoral Notes | Tagged Bible Study Highlights, Outline of Revelation, Revelation, Thru Revelation

No Church in Revelation 4-21?

Pastor Steve Durkac Posted on April 10, 2021 by Steve DurkacApril 10, 2021avatar

It is often stated that since the church is not mentioned between Revelation 3:22 and Revelation 22:16, it is proof of a pre-tribulation rapture of the church. When ministers and prophecy teachers make mention of there being no church between Revelation 3:22 and Revelation 22:16, they mean that the Greek word “ekklēsia” is not used. In an earlier post titled “Dispensationalism and Historicism in Eschatology” I had reference my study of examining common arguments in … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible Answers | Tagged Dispensationalism, Dispensationalism vs Historicism, historicism, pre-trib, pretribulation, rapture, Revelation, Thru Revelation

Don’t Lose Heart

Pastor Steve Durkac Posted on January 6, 2021 by Steve DurkacJanuary 6, 2021avatar

The disciples had lost their confidence that their Master was going to rise to prominence in the land, and that meant their hope of being exulted with Him was fading. Jesus was talking about dying, and within a few days He would. The mood among the band of followers was turning grim. The opposition of the pharisees and the elite class seemed to have gained a following of their own against the One who claimed … Continue reading →

Posted in Pastoral Notes | Tagged bible prophecy, John 14:1-4, Maranatha, return of Christ, Return of Jesus, Revelation, second coming

Approaching the Apocalypse

Pastor Steve Durkac Posted on November 13, 2020 by Steve DurkacNovember 13, 2020avatar

The first verse of Revelation sets the approach for the prophecy we sometimes call the Apocalypse. It begins, “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass” (Revelation 1:1). Revelation 1:1 points our attention to the Lord Jesus Christ as the focal point of the book and all that John was about to receive in vision to put down in writing. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible Answers | Tagged bible prophecy, Dispensationalism vs Historicism, Futurists, historicism, Historicists, Jewish Festival, Revelation, Revelation 1:1, Sanctuary, Thru Revelation

Revelation: Flow of History or For the Future?

Pastor Steve Durkac Posted on October 6, 2020 by Steve DurkacOctober 6, 2020avatar

If you pick up any book on Bible prophecy you will likely find an introduction to the four main schools of interpretation in approaching the book of Revelation. Those four approaches are 1) Preterists, 2) Futurists, 3) Idealists, and 4) Historicists. The Preterists view is an approach that assumes the book of Revelation is speaking to past circumstances, visions, and descriptions that they say were fulfilled in the era of Nero’s Rome when Christians were … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible Answers | Tagged Daniel, Dispensational, Dispensationalism vs Historicism, Futurists, Historicists, interpretation, Preterists, Revelation, Thru Revelation

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