Alastair Roberts on Revelation – The Letters to the Seven Churches Part One

2023-06-10

Brent is joined once again by Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute in the States to look at Revelation chapter 2 and the first half of the letters to the 7 churches. How might the seven letters refer back to the seven days of creation and to the history of the Old Testament? (0:28) The letters in Revelation; (1:50) The purpose of the seven letters; (2:40) Why seven? (6:56) The angels of the seven churches; (8:40) The letters and the Old Testament; (10:50) Ephesus and Jesus; (15:30) Smyrna and Joseph; (17:30) ...

Brent is joined once again by Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute in the States to look at Revelation chapter 2 and the first half of the letters to the 7 churches.

How might the seven letters refer back to the seven days of creation and to the history of the Old Testament?

(0:28) The letters in Revelation;
(1:50) The purpose of the seven letters;
(2:40) Why seven?
(6:56) The angels of the seven churches;
(8:40) The letters and the Old Testament;
(10:50) Ephesus and Jesus;
(15:30) Smyrna and Joseph;
(17:30) Pergamum and Exodus and the Wilderness Period;
(20:30) Thyatira.

Links mentioned in this episode:

alastairadversaria.com

theopolisinstitute.com

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