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When It’s Hard to Say No Studies in the Book of Revelation Dr. Jim Denison Revelation 2:12-17 Jesus’ letters are addressed in a circular route. From Smyrna, the road north followed the coastline some 40 miles before turning in a northeastern direction up the valley of the Caicus River. About 10 miles from the Aegean […]
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When Success Isn’t Enough Studies in the Book of Revelation Dr. Jim Denison Revelation 3:14-22 Laodicea stood 43 miles southeast of Philadelphia, on the Lycus River at the border of Phrygia, six miles south of Hierapolis and ten miles from Colossae. The city occupied an almost square plateau several hundred feet high with mountains to […]
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When You’re Afraid of Tomorrow Studies in the Book of Revelation Dr. Jim Denison Revelation 2:8-11 In this study, we visit Smyrna, the second of the seven churches of Revelation and location of the modern-day city of Izmir. “Smyrna” is translated elsewhere in the New Testament as “myrrh.” Myrrh was a gum resin used to […]
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When You’re Ready to Quit Studies in the Book of Revelation Dr. Jim Denison Revelation 3:7-13 Philadelphia, the youngest of the seven churches of Revelation, was located 28 miles southeast of Sardis. The city was probably founded by Eumenes II, king of Pergamum (197-160/159 BC), and was named in honor of his younger brother Attalus […]
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