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The Letters to the Churches in Revelation

What can today’s church learn from the letters to the churches in Revelation? In Revelation 2–3, John addresses seven letters to seven churches in Asia. These notes from the Interpretation Commentary help us see into the challenges facing the seven churches. From this we can identify some of the same…

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Riches I Heed Not

Pitfalls abound for both the poor and the rich. The poor can be tempted to see wealth as their deliverer, that only if they had more money their problems would simply vanish. On the other hand, the wealthy can look to their riches for security and comfort. They can trust…

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David’s Eternal Dynasty: A Post-Exilic Perspective

Maybe when you first started reading the Bible, you were confused by the existence of 1 and 2 Chronicles. Aren’t they just a rehashing of other books? As you got to know Chronicles, you found that, while extremely similar, they were written after the Babylonian exile. As the Chronicler pieced…

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