The Prophetic Presbyterian & His Narrow Way

Shema  14  “ And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation . John 1: 1:    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  2  He was in the beginning with God.  3  All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.  4  In him was life, and the life was the light of men.  5  The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. Historical Prologue 15  “ I   know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! 16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.  Growing up, I understood this text to refer to individuals & churches who had grown complacent.    Laodicea as a church was cruising on mediocrity & in increasingly desperate need ...

Shema  And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens. Matthew 16:19 : I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed[ a ] in heaven.” Historical Prologue  8  “ ‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.  The Johannine/Reformational Covenant’s Transitional Prophet from the Davidic Era is John the Baptist.   The story begins in Luke with announcement of John’s birth to Zechariah & Elizabeth & Gabriel’s appearance to  Mary to announce Yeshua’s conception & birth.  They, like Simeon & Anna in the Temple’s courts watching & pra...