The Letter to Sardis and Eternal Security Does the letter to Sardis threaten eternal security? The research concerning the context of the letter, word studies for overcome, Book of Life, and an exegetical analysis reveal that the letter is both a warning and a comfort. The warni... T Arnes...
Of course, the ‘Church at Philadelphia’ of which Jesus speaks is not a church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Biblical Philadelphia was located about twenty-eight miles southeast of Sardis. The city was founded in 189 B.C. by Attalus Philadeiphus, for whom it was named. Some believe ...
The Church of Sardis corresponded with the Reformation Period from 1500-1750, during which time, the Word of God was redistributed to the common man, ending the Roman Church’s monopoly on the Bible. “Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they sh...
In order to be useful, one must not only know where one is going, but where one has been, in order to figure out where one is now. It is incumbent upon us to understand the order of events to ‘get’ what Jesus meant when He said, “And when these things BEGIN to come to pas...