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| Jim Cantelon |

Read Revelation 5

Key Verse:  Revelation 5:9 “And they sang a new song: ‘You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because You were slain and with Your blood You purchased men for God from every trice and language and people and nation.” John now sees a “scroll” in “the right hand of Him […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read Revelation 4

Key Verse: Revelation 4:11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honour and power, for You created all things, and by Your will they were created and have their being.” The vision continues. Here we see the “throne room” of heaven. It’s a key description for a number of reasons, not […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read Revelation 3

Key Verse: Revelation 3:16 “So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of My mouth.” Lynn Harold Hough, in his exposition of this passage, draws our attention to the prophet Zephaniah (Interpreter’s Bible, vol.12, p.397). Consider these words: “At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read Revelation 2

Key Verse: Revelation 2:5 “Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works…” The New Open Bible, in the prologue to its map, says “Notice that John addressed the churches in exactly the order shown on this map — from Ephesus north to Pergamos, then south all the way to Laodicea. […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read Revelation 1

Key Verse: Revelation 1:17, 18 “…Do not be afraid;…I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.” Chapter one is fairly straightforward. It sets out to establish the who, what, why, and where of the vision. Relative to the […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 5

Key Verse: 1 John 5:12 “He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God doesn’t not have life.” John says things as they are. He knew that the “whole world” for a period of time was “under the control of the evil one” (v.19). He also knew that […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 4

Key Verse: 1 John 4:21 “And He has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.” It was John, in his gospel, who gave us those immortal words of Jesus, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son…” (John 3:16). Now, in this chapter he says, […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 3

Key Verse: 1 John 3: 19, 20 “This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in HIs presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and He knows everything.” Before commenting on this key verse, allow me to […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 2

Key Verse: 1 John 2:17 “The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.” As stated in the introduction, John was concerned about the effect of heretical teaching on his “dear children” (v.1). These heretics (known as “Gnostics”) were spiritual “elitists” who saw the Gospel as […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 1

Key Verse: 1 John 1:3 “We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father with His Son, Jesus Christ.” In the poet Browning’s “A death in the Desert”, the apostle John lies dying in the presence of some […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read Revelation 3

Key Verse: Revelation 3:16 “So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of My mouth.” Lynn Harold Hough, in his exposition of this passage, draws our attention to the prophet Zephaniah (Interpreter’s Bible, vol.12, p.397). Consider these words: “At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read Revelation 2

Key Verse: Revelation 2:5 “Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works…” The New Open Bible, in the prologue to its map, says “Notice that John addressed the churches in exactly the order shown on this map — from Ephesus north to Pergamos, then south all the way to Laodicea. […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read Revelation 1

Key Verse: Revelation 1:17, 18 “…Do not be afraid;…I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.” Chapter one is fairly straightforward. It sets out to establish the who, what, why, and where of the vision. Relative to the […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 5

Key Verse: 1 John 5:12 “He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God doesn’t not have life.” John says things as they are. He knew that the “whole world” for a period of time was “under the control of the evil one” (v.19). He also knew that […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 4

Key Verse: 1 John 4:21 “And He has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.” It was John, in his gospel, who gave us those immortal words of Jesus, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son…” (John 3:16). Now, in this chapter he says, […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 3

Key Verse: 1 John 3: 19, 20 “This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in HIs presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and He knows everything.” Before commenting on this key verse, allow me to […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 2

Key Verse: 1 John 2:17 “The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.” As stated in the introduction, John was concerned about the effect of heretical teaching on his “dear children” (v.1). These heretics (known as “Gnostics”) were spiritual “elitists” who saw the Gospel as […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 1

Key Verse: 1 John 1:3 “We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father with His Son, Jesus Christ.” In the poet Browning’s “A death in the Desert”, the apostle John lies dying in the presence of some […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read Revelation 2

Key Verse: Revelation 2:5 “Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works…” The New Open Bible, in the prologue to its map, says “Notice that John addressed the churches in exactly the order shown on this map — from Ephesus north to Pergamos, then south all the way to Laodicea. […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read Revelation 1

Key Verse: Revelation 1:17, 18 “…Do not be afraid;…I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.” Chapter one is fairly straightforward. It sets out to establish the who, what, why, and where of the vision. Relative to the […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 5

Key Verse: 1 John 5:12 “He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God doesn’t not have life.” John says things as they are. He knew that the “whole world” for a period of time was “under the control of the evil one” (v.19). He also knew that […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 4

Key Verse: 1 John 4:21 “And He has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.” It was John, in his gospel, who gave us those immortal words of Jesus, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son…” (John 3:16). Now, in this chapter he says, […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 3

Key Verse: 1 John 3: 19, 20 “This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in HIs presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and He knows everything.” Before commenting on this key verse, allow me to […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 2

Key Verse: 1 John 2:17 “The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.” As stated in the introduction, John was concerned about the effect of heretical teaching on his “dear children” (v.1). These heretics (known as “Gnostics”) were spiritual “elitists” who saw the Gospel as […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 1

Key Verse: 1 John 1:3 “We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father with His Son, Jesus Christ.” In the poet Browning’s “A death in the Desert”, the apostle John lies dying in the presence of some […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read Revelation 1

Key Verse: Revelation 1:17, 18 “…Do not be afraid;…I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.” Chapter one is fairly straightforward. It sets out to establish the who, what, why, and where of the vision. Relative to the […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 5

Key Verse: 1 John 5:12 “He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God doesn’t not have life.” John says things as they are. He knew that the “whole world” for a period of time was “under the control of the evil one” (v.19). He also knew that […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 4

Key Verse: 1 John 4:21 “And He has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.” It was John, in his gospel, who gave us those immortal words of Jesus, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son…” (John 3:16). Now, in this chapter he says, […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 3

Key Verse: 1 John 3: 19, 20 “This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in HIs presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and He knows everything.” Before commenting on this key verse, allow me to […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 2

Key Verse: 1 John 2:17 “The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.” As stated in the introduction, John was concerned about the effect of heretical teaching on his “dear children” (v.1). These heretics (known as “Gnostics”) were spiritual “elitists” who saw the Gospel as […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 1

Key Verse: 1 John 1:3 “We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father with His Son, Jesus Christ.” In the poet Browning’s “A death in the Desert”, the apostle John lies dying in the presence of some […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 5

Key Verse: 1 John 5:12 “He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God doesn’t not have life.” John says things as they are. He knew that the “whole world” for a period of time was “under the control of the evil one” (v.19). He also knew that […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 4

Key Verse: 1 John 4:21 “And He has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.” It was John, in his gospel, who gave us those immortal words of Jesus, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son…” (John 3:16). Now, in this chapter he says, […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 3

Key Verse: 1 John 3: 19, 20 “This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in HIs presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and He knows everything.” Before commenting on this key verse, allow me to […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 2

Key Verse: 1 John 2:17 “The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.” As stated in the introduction, John was concerned about the effect of heretical teaching on his “dear children” (v.1). These heretics (known as “Gnostics”) were spiritual “elitists” who saw the Gospel as […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 1

Key Verse: 1 John 1:3 “We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father with His Son, Jesus Christ.” In the poet Browning’s “A death in the Desert”, the apostle John lies dying in the presence of some […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 4

Key Verse: 1 John 4:21 “And He has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.” It was John, in his gospel, who gave us those immortal words of Jesus, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son…” (John 3:16). Now, in this chapter he says, […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 3

Key Verse: 1 John 3: 19, 20 “This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in HIs presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and He knows everything.” Before commenting on this key verse, allow me to […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 2

Key Verse: 1 John 2:17 “The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.” As stated in the introduction, John was concerned about the effect of heretical teaching on his “dear children” (v.1). These heretics (known as “Gnostics”) were spiritual “elitists” who saw the Gospel as […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 1

Key Verse: 1 John 1:3 “We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father with His Son, Jesus Christ.” In the poet Browning’s “A death in the Desert”, the apostle John lies dying in the presence of some […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 3

Key Verse: 1 John 3: 19, 20 “This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in HIs presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and He knows everything.” Before commenting on this key verse, allow me to […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 2

Key Verse: 1 John 2:17 “The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.” As stated in the introduction, John was concerned about the effect of heretical teaching on his “dear children” (v.1). These heretics (known as “Gnostics”) were spiritual “elitists” who saw the Gospel as […]
| Jim Cantelon |

Read 1 John 1

Key Verse: 1 John 1:3 “We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father with His Son, Jesus Christ.” In the poet Browning’s “A death in the Desert”, the apostle John lies dying in the presence of some […]