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PHall | January 27, 2018
People driving behind us might have thought I had too much to drink and way too early. Janet was driving and I was throwing up with my head out the window. No liqueur. Just somehow I had injected gluten (cross contamination I think). And yet there is a bible lesson – don’t judge based upon […]
PHall | October 11, 2016
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Gen.1:1). Then man lived with God in Eden and God provided him a wife (Gen.2). “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth for the first heaven and the first earth passed away (Rev.21:1). Then man lived in “the new Jerusalem coming down […]
PHall | November 17, 2015
A – ECHOES OF EDEN (1) “Write to the angel of the church in Ephesus: “The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand and who walks among the seven gold lampstands says: B – PRESENT STAND AGAINST FALSE TEACHERS (2) I know your works, your labor, and your endurance, and that you […]
PHall | November 15, 2015
Revelation 2:8-11 (HCSB) Anacrusis (8) “Write to the angel of the church in Smyrna: A – JESUS’ DEATH AND LIFE “The First and the Last, the One who was dead and came to life, says: B – PHYSICAL OPPOSITE OF SPIRITUAL (9a) I know your affliction and poverty, yet you are rich. C – ADVERSARY […]
PHall | September 5, 2014
“I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to” said Jesus, about Jezebel, to Thyatira (Rev.2:21). Sometimes its better to cut the theology, psychology, sociology, dysfunctionality, the “isms.” all excuses and just keep it just that simple. Doesn’t mean it is easy, but it is just that simple. Just Do It!
PHall | August 28, 2014
Jesus says to the church in Thyatira, “I know your works — your love, faithfulness, service, and endurance. Your last works are greater than the first” (Revelation 2:19 HCSB). The original Greek did not have punctuation, so adding it becomes part of the translation, and the interpretation. For example, both the HCSB and the NET […]
PHall | August 26, 2014
Consider how similar Thyatira’s sins are to Corinth: 1) Both tolerated someone who needed to be put out (1 Cor.5); 2) Both had people who committed fornication (1 Cor.6:12-20); 3) Both had problems with the eating of meats sacrificed to idols (1 Cor.10:14-22); 4) Both had some kind of “sickness” and death (1 Cor.11:30); 5) […]
PHall | March 28, 2014
There are two main dates for Revelation: (1) the early, A.D. 64-68 during Nero’s reign; the late date , A.D. 91-96 while Domitian was Caesar. The majority date the book of Revelation in the A.D. 90’s because Domitian exiled John to Patmos according to tradition. Those who take the early date often emphasize the internal […]
PHall | May 30, 2013
Although there is not scholarly consensus, and contrary to my previous conclusion, I now consider Hezekiah’s illness to be during the Assyrian siege, and not after the Deliverance of Jerusalem. When praying for his personal recovery, God’s answer is, “I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; I […]
PHall | November 7, 2012
This thought came to me when teaching the book of Micah. The prophet of God weaves past historical events of the Israelites into their present history showing that God is still active. Within the narrative, Micah points to the future such as in 5.2 and I believe all of Micah 7. His name means, “Who […]