Watercolor image of an old church, left in ruins by earthquakes and time, but still recognizable as a church, to illustrae the symbolism of the letter to the church in Ephesus in the book of Revelation,

Ephesus – To/From: Who Speaks, Who Listens, and Why Love Was Lost – copy

Revelation: A book of hope through relationship, Bible Study Series 📜✏️

What went so wrong with the relationships between people and God that the letter to the Church in Ephesus that Jesus warned them they could lose their lampstand? Are things really that bad? Can they be hard working, persevere through trials, and still be told to their first love? What does return to first love even mean?

Letter to the church in Ephesus: Symbolism and spiritual accountability in the church that forgot love
Watercolor image of an old church, left in ruins by earthquakes and time, but still recognizable as a church, to illustrae the symbolism of the letter to the church in Ephesus in the book of Revelation,

To the Angel of the Church in Ephesus

Revelation: A book of hope through relationship

What went so wrong with the relationships between people and God that the letter to the Church in Ephesus that Jesus warned them they could lose their lampstand? Are things really that bad? Can they be hard working, persevere through trials, and still be told to their first love? What does return to first love even mean?

Who Speaks, Who Listens, and Why Love Was Lost (Part 1)
Revelation - A visualization of greetings from The Trinity Father, Son, and Holy Spirit to people in a small church in the first century AD

The Trinity in Revelation—Even If the Word Isn’t There

Revelation: A book of hope through relationship

Wait a second. Where did that word Trinity come from? It’s not in the beginning of Revelation. Actually, it’s not in the middle or the end of it either. In fact, the word isn’t in the Bible anywhere. But then, unless you’re reading a Hebrew or Greek translation of what I wrote, none of these words are in the original “Bible”. Not in the original writings of any of the authors of the books we call the Bible.

Revelation and the Trinity: Understanding God’s Triune Greeting
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