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Discussions and Disagreements

August 20, 2015|By Jesse Campbell|Posted Under: Adults· Blog· Young Adults

Written by Philip Nation: Director of Content Development at LifeWay Discussions and Disagreements In Session 11 of our study this quarter, we will look specifically at Revelation 12:1-17. In the "Understand the Context" section of the session, we take a look at the large passage of chapters 10-20 of the book. In the Leader's Guide for the curriculum, the explanation is of the four major interpretations regarding the 1,000-year reign of the Messiah. The four views have often been hotly ... Read More

Tags: 1 John and Revelation, Bible study, end-times, eschatology, explore the bible, revelation

Revelation 2:7,11,17,26-29; 3:5,12,21, Session 8: The Seven Victors

July 23, 2015|By Jesse Campbell|Posted Under: Blog· Students

Of the themes running through Revelation, the dividing of teachings into groups of seven is most prominent. At the opening of the Revelation, John saw Jesus walking among seven lampstands which represented seven churches (Rev. 1:20). The significance of this setting is not to be overlooked: the perfect Jesus is among His imperfect churches. These seven churches were actual congregations that existed in John's day and the order in which they are addressed in Revelation reveals a sequence that ... Read More

Tags: 1 John and Revelation, Bible study, explore the bible, Student ministry

Tips for Teaching Kids the Book of Revelation

July 14, 2015|By Shelly Harris|Posted Under: Kids

I often joke that when I was a kid, people operated under the “let’s scare them to Jesus” mantra. Everything I learned about the Book of Revelation came from videos made in the 1970s and 1980s. Now, I was a rule follower kid who laid in bed at night scared I would somehow mess up and receive the mark of the beast. My sister was terrified by the thought of people suddenly disappearing in the rapture. While our leaders were well meaning, our concrete thinking minds were overwhelmed. So how do ... Read More

Tags: 1 John and Revelation, kids, leader training

Revelation: Focusing on the Points of Agreement?

July 9, 2015|By Dwayne McCrary|Posted Under: Adults

A team of us work together to determine how Explore the Bible will approach a Bible book. We create outlines for the writers we recruited that reflect the agreed upon direction. When we were considering how to approach Revelation, we had some lively debate. We were aware that the return of Christ is interpreted in varying ways, and these variations are typically expressed in one of four millennial views (listed alphabetically): 1. Amillennialism—The thousand-year period referred to in ... Read More

Tags: 1 John and Revelation, Bible study, explore the bible, summer 2015

ETB Students: Session 13, Summer 2015

May 26, 2015|By Explore The Bible|Posted Under: Downloads· Students

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Tags: 1 John and Revelation, etb, explore the bible, Student Leaders, Student ministry, students, summer 2015, video

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