The Amazing Bible. Book Club

The 21 Mega Voices in Revelation are found in 1:10, 5:2, 5:12, 6:10, 7:2, 7:10, 8:13, 10:3, 11:12, 12:10, 14:2, 14:7, 14:9, 14:15, 14:18, 16:1, 16:17, 18:2, 19:1, 19:17, and 21:3. Almost all are voices from heaven, starting with Jesus, to angels, to souls. Some are commands like, "Write on a scroll," and "Come up here!" Some are questions like, 'Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?" So...

There are many things we may not fully understand about this passage, but there are some things that we can understand: 1) There is a war between good and evil. 2) The birth of her Son changed everything. 3) The serpent, AKA Satan and the devil, is not strong enough and loses. 4) The woman is protected by God in a place prepared by Him. 5) Satan is a deceiver, slanderer, liar, and accuser, the opposite of truth. 6) Satan's tim...

In this book, Jesus Christ is revealed - the Revelation of Jesus Christ - no longer as a Babe in the manger, no longer as the Savior on the Cross, but as the triumphant King. 1:5-6 say, "and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve His...

In these three small letters from the apostle John, seven chapters in total, John used the word "love" thirty-nine times and "loved" four. He used the word "True" six times, and "truth," twenty times. For John, the truth is grounded on and in Jesus Christ and that He did come in the flesh, and he made it a point to share that believers should test the spirits of those who come proclaiming &qu...

Two words that were very important to the apostle John when writing this gospel were truth and true. He used true 20 times when Matthew, Mark and Luke only used it one time, and John used truth 27 times when Matthew and Luke only used it three and Luke five. The word truth comes to a climax when Pilate asks in 18:38, "What is truth?" The Jewish leaders brought Jesus to Pilate because they wanted Him to be crucified, becau...

Jesus showed the disciples the "full extent of His love," by taking the form of a servant and washing their feet, then He told them, if you serve one another like I have shown you, you will be blessed. At first Peter refused, "No, you shall never wash my feet," but Jesus made it clear "Unless I wash you, you have no part of me." As usual for Peter then he said Jesus could then wash his feet, hands and ...

This passage in chapter 4 starts with the statement, "Now He (Jesus) had to go through Samaria!" He could have gone a different way, but God the Father had a meeting planned with a woman at Jacob's well. Now only was she a woman, but she was a Samaritan woman. Not only was she a Samaritan woman, but she was a social outcast even among her own people. When she came to the well, Jesus did not ignore her. He did not loo...

John the apostle was a fisherman before he followed Jesus as his disciple. The gospel of John, his three letters, and the only prophecy book of the NT, Revelation, were the last books of the Bible written. John's gospel does not start with the birth of Jesus on this earth, but it starts explaining that Jesus was before the creation, and that Jesus was the Creator. John only told of seven miracles or "signs," because ...

The writer of Hebrews explained that Jesus was better than the prophets, better than the angels, better than Moses, better than Joshua, and better than Aaron the high priest. The new covenant in Jesus is better than the old covenant, and better than the tabernacle. It confirms our salvation in Christ, and in Christ we are being made holy. The writer of Hebrews also explains why Christ came. He explained why God the Father sent the ...

Paul knows he is close to death, but he also knows that he will soon be in God's heavenly kingdom. He is also fully aware that God will judge the living and the dead, and he was ready. He charged Timothy to fulfill the duties of his ministry, as Paul had done. Paul was not afraid to meet His Maker, and believed he would receive "the crown of righteousness," when he died, and that victor's crown was waiting for a...

Paul reminds Timothy there will be terrible times in the last days where people will not love God, but love the ways of the world. There will be people who take advantage of "weak-willed women," who are always learning, but never able to acknowledge the truth. Paul asked Timothy to remember Paul's ways of obedience and persecution, and he even said in verse 12, "In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life i...

Paul encouraged Timothy to stay faithful, and to train other qualified men to be leaders within the church. Even though Paul was "chained like a criminal, God's word was not chained." Which is so evident, since we are still reading God's word through Paul's letter even today. Then verse 15 says, "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who ...

Now Paul is back in prison, and this time it is not under house arrest, but in the Roman dungeon around AD 68. The time is close for his death, and the Apostle Paul, the one called out by the ascended Jesus Christ, is asking Timothy to come one last time before Paul's death. He encouraged him to "Fan into flame the gift of God which was in him." He reminded him that the Holy Spirit was with him, and God's spirit...

Jude is believed to be the 1/2 brother of Jesus and brother of James. His name can also be Judas, and they are mentioned in Mt. 13:55 and Mark 6:3 as Jesus' brothers. He seemed to write this letter to Jewish Christians because he used many OT references and used books that are not found in the Bible such as "Enoch," and "The Assumption of Moses." It is believed to have been written between AD 64-68. Some of...

The apostle Peter wrote this second letter to Christians, both Jews and Gentiles who were scattered throughout Asia Minor, while Peter was in Rome. It was written close to the time of his death. Historically, Peter died a martyr in Rome around AD 67-68, and traditionally it is said he chose to be crucified upside down because he did not feel worthy to die in the same way as his Lord Jesus. In this letter he encouraged his readers t...

Peter wrote this letter to believers in Jesus Christ, both Jews and Gentiles, and encouraged them to grow in their faith. He reminded them they were saved, they are being saved (sanctification), and they will be fully saved when Christ comes again. He called them to holiness, and to stay faithful in the midst of persecution and suffering for Christ. As Christians, we have a living hope inside us and our foundation is in the Living ...

Paul reminds believers in Jesus how we are to act in the world, and we are to submit ourselves to authorities, even non-Christian ones, and "to be ready to do whatever is good." We are not to slander anyone, but we are to peaceable, considerate, "and to show true humility toward all men." Then he reminded them that there was a day when they were not saved. We are all in that boat, but when we experience the kind...

In chapter one of Titus, Paul focused on godly leadership who stood on sound doctrine, and now in chapter two, Paul reminded Titus that the church members also should stand on sound doctrine as well. He covered the older men, the older women who should train the younger women, and then Titus would train the younger men, and all of these groups should live godly lives and submit to the Lord, so the world would see what God looks lik...

The apostle Paul is writing a letter to his partner and co-worker in the ministry of the Gospel, Titus, who was a Greek Christian. At the time of this letter, Paul was in the area of Greece, after his two year imprisonment in Rome, and Titus is on the Island of Crete, in the Mediterranean Sea south of Greece. Paul left Titus there (1:5) so he could get the church in order and to appoint Elders/Bishops/Overseers in the church. One o...