Then the angel said to me, โBecause of what do you marvel? I myself will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the dangerous creature carrying her, the one having the seven heads and the ten horns. โThe dangerous beast which you observed was and is not, and is about to rise … Continue reading Revelation 17: Seven Heads and Ten Horns
Revelation 13: The Second Beast, Four Views
The second beast conscripted people to create an image of the first beast, then imbued this image with a spirit that could speak. The second beast insisted โ using threat of execution โ that all people worship the image of this first beast. #Revelation13
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2 John: Remember Christ’s Command
Apostle John, speaking as an elder to the lady, his coworker in Christ, reminded her of the paramount commandment they had received from Jesus: Agape one another, for this is our signature as those who walk in the light, who live in truth, who have put our faith in Christ, who have received the Spirit of God.
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1 John 2: Spirit of AntiChrist
For John, Christianity was empowered by the Holy Spirit. The antichrist was the other spiritual movement, fueled essentially by a supernatural force that was in opposition to God.
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1 John 2: Those Who Leave
John claimed proof of salvation lay in Living by faith in holding onto the teaching of the apostles. Those who left had never been of them in the first place.
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The Letters of John: Gnosticism
The seductive charm of this faulty thinking has wormed its way into Christianity at regular intervals, and today is no exception. That is why Johnโs letters are as relevant now, and vital to the life of faith, as they have ever, every been.
