![]() ![]() These Elders are set in place to accommodate the encouragement of believers in right beliefs and behaviors, while diligently correcting and combating false teaching and rebellious behaviors of believers within the body of Christ. This Pastoral Epistle, although written primarily to a young pastor in his role of shepherding, speaks to the urgent need of churches to live out the Gospel truth they know, love and believe. Paul commissions Titus to establish faithful elders in Crete to oversee doctrinal purity and right living among the believers on this Island. The Apostle Paul's letter to Titus is grounded in right living produced by a right message - the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Join us as we walk through the Gospel of Mark, verse by verse. Mark presents Jesus as a suffering king and in turn encourages believers of Christ to obey both in word and in deed. Along with VBVMI's previous studies in Matthew, Luke, and John, we will see a full picture of Jesus' life, personhood, work, and ministry on earth. What was thought to be a triumphal entry to usher in the Messianic Kingdom was the triumphal entry of Christ ushering in a new humanity by way of suffering and dying on a cross. After 400 years of silence after the book of Malachi, the Jewish people were long awaiting their Messianic King. Mark's Gospel is filled with action from the start of the first chapter as John the Baptist is introduced on the scene to make way for the promised Messiah, Jesus Christ. In writing to Roman Gentiles, Mark omits Jewish elements and makes fewer references to Old Testament text. ![]() Online followers will see the lessons posted the following week of each lesson.Īrguably noted as the first Gospel to be recorded, the Gospel of Mark is a rapid fire, action-packed account addressed to Roman believers, more specifically, Gentiles. This popular Bible study now has accompanying infographic posters for most lessons, crafted by a talented member of our ministry's community in Australia.ġ5801 Jones Maltsberger Rd., San Antonio TX Use all the materials to study for yourself or to teach the class to others. Enhance your understanding by downloading the PDF study notes and full-color visual aids for projection or printing. In this study you can choose either to watch the videos or listen to the MP3 audio teaching since both contain the same material. Virtually every book of the Bible will be consulted during our in-depth course, leading many VBVM students to say that our Revelation study is an attempt to teach the entire Bible in a single course. How do you teach the last chapter in a novel when you can't be sure your audience has studied the first 65 books? The answer is simple: you teach them the entire Bible!Ĭonsequently, our Revelation study examines not only the 22 chapters of John's vision, it also covers relevant sections of Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, Leviticus, Ruth, Kings and Chronicles, Job, the Psalms, Daniel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, all the minor prophets, the Gospels and the Epistles. Under these circumstances, a verse-by-verse teaching of Revelation would be a challenging endeavor. In the same way that we must read a novel cover to cover before understanding it properly, so must Bible students have an understanding of the Bible's first 65 books before they can truly understand its final book. Likewise, we could see Revelation as the final chapter in God's 66-chapter novel called the Bible. Naturally, only after reading the entire book would the final chapter make any sense. How much of that final chapter would you understand? Most likely, you would be thoroughly confused. Now consider what would happen if you selected a novel from the shelves of your local bookstore and decided to read only the final chapter. Obviously, the Bible doesn't read like most novels, but it was intended to be understood as a single work, and it did have a single Author. ![]() Like a novel, the storyline builds from front to back, with the characters, themes and plot elements introduced early and developed across many chapters. The Bible with its 66 books can be compared to a novel having 66 chapters. Why does the book confound so many and give rise to so many conflicting interpretations? The answer: because it's the final book of the Bible. ![]() Some avoid studying it, and among those who do try, many find it confusing. Many Christians consider Revelation to be a mysterious and even frightening book of scripture. ![]()
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