Revelation 5:1-14 – I Pray The Lord His Scroll To Take
March 28, 2021
The Lamb of God takes the seven-sealed scroll from the right hand of God the Father. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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The Lamb of God takes the seven-sealed scroll from the right hand of God the Father. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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The Lamb of God takes the seven-sealed scroll from the right hand of God the Father. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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John predicted the mark of the beast over 2000 years ago at a time when soldiers were getting paid with salt. He saw technology we take for granted. Here are a few of the biometric advances that could easily fit John’s vision of the future. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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John predicted the mark of the beast over 2000 years ago at a time when soldiers were getting paid with salt. He saw technology we take for granted. Here are a few of the biometric advances that could easily fit John’s vision of the future. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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Brought along on a doomed crossing, Paul and his friends prove to be the most useful passengers on the ship. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
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The apostle Paul didn’t have the technology we have, but he was nevertheless able, with 100% accuracy, to project what you would ‘look’ like at the coming of Jesus Christ. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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You are not called to start or settle in a commune, but you are to have a strong sense of community. Christians are connected with one another and are expected to experience those connections in community with other Christians in a local church. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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I don’t know if the apostle Paul was a morning person or not… But in our text he argued that all Christians are morning people with regards to Bible prophecy. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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The saints in Thessalonica lived in the daily anticipation of the rapture. They believed it was imminent – and by “imminent” I mean that it could happen at any moment.Then something happened they had not considered. A fellow believer died. Then another. Then some others. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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Paul had taught the church in Thessalonica about the imminent coming of Jesus to rapture the church from earth to Heaven. By “imminent” we mean any-moment. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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I think it is fundamental that we decide once-and-for-all that the Christian life is a higher, better, life. We too often long for the lower-living we did in the world or that the world offers. God has something better for you. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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In our text, in First Thessalonians, the apostle Paul was anxiously awaiting a report from Timothy regarding the spiritual state of the church there Thessalonica. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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The apostle Paul, who tells us to be anxious for nothing, had a moment of high anxiety over the situation in Thessalonica. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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Our text would be a great monologue to describe the Tribulation Zone. Paul used several words to describe what you can expect as a Christian in this world. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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When Paul uses the illustration of the parent – whether the mother or the father – it is not to command authority over them or demand respect from them. It is the qualities of being a mother or a father that he applies to his ministry among believers. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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In our text, in verse four, Paul describes the Gospel as something that had been “entrusted” to he and his companions. From the particular word he chose, his readers would have understood that he was comparing himself to a steward – the chief servant in a great household. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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The apostle Paul described the church of the Thessalonians in the last portion of chapter one. He said they were an “example” to other churches. This is how we should want to be described. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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If you are saved, it’s because you were chosen by God before the foundations of the earth. The sovereign God of creation foreknew you and He predestined you.All Christians believe what I just said. You have to believe it because it is what the Bible unequivocally teaches.Having said that, it must be admitted that there is wide disagreement on exactly how you were chosen and what God foreknew and when you were predestined. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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Every chapter in Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians ends with a reminder that the Lord is coming. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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John sees twenty-five thrones being set in Heaven and is given further revelation about the End Times. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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John sees twenty-five thrones being set in Heaven and is given further revelation about the End Times. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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The apostle John received the Revelation of Jesus Christ exiled on the Island of Patmos over 2000 years ago. He saw a future in which those in power would control every aspect of its citizens’ lives. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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The apostle John received the Revelation of Jesus Christ exiled on the Island of Patmos over 2000 years ago. He saw a future in which those in power would control every aspect of its citizens’ lives. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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From the human perspective, Paul’s sea voyage to Rome seems like a huge waste of time. In reality, it is full of great spiritual benefit and opportunity. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
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Jesus tells the church of the Laodiceans that He will vomit them out of His mouth unless they acquire from Him certain priceless spiritual resources. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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Jesus tells the church of the Laodiceans that He will vomit them out of His mouth unless they acquire from Him certain priceless spiritual resources. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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Today, the dreaded mark of the Beast sounds like things we read about every day. We are definitely trending towards secure biometrics. Palm vein scans, retinal scans, implanted chips, could qualify as hand & forehead marks. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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Today, the dreaded mark of the Beast sounds like things we read about every day. We are definitely trending towards secure biometrics. Palm vein scans, retinal scans, implanted chips, could qualify as hand & forehead marks. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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Paul shares his testimony, the Gospel of grace and the resurrection, prompting Festus to accuse him of being crazy. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
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Jesus tells the Philadelphia faithful that He has the key to open the door that no one can shut. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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Jesus tells the Philadelphia faithful that He has the key to open the door that no one can shut. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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The possibility of enslaving citizens by some sort of biometric “mark” is fast becoming reality. The technology exists, right now, for everyone to use their fingerprints, or their palm prints, or a vein scan, or a retinal scan, or a wearable device, or an implanted chip, to identify themselves, and conduct all their business. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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The possibility of enslaving citizens by some sort of biometric “mark” is fast becoming reality. The technology exists, right now, for everyone to use their fingerprints, or their palm prints, or a vein scan, or a retinal scan, or a wearable device, or an implanted chip, to identify themselves, and conduct all their business. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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We get an insider look into the talk and mindset of Festus and Herod Agrippa, two lost sinners who God was going to send Paul to evangelize. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
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