Len's Mens Fellowship

 "In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And ... Continue reading →

Once again I refer you to John Eldredge& 39;s book, The Journey of Desire and his statement that the reality of heaven should be motivating for us as believers in our day-to-day obedience to the ... Continue reading →

"There is currently a New Age Movement. This latest movement hopes to bring the utopian society by expanding man& 39;s conscious levels of awareness. Throughout history man has constantly sought ... Continue reading →

"If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world. If none of my earthly pleasures satisfy it, that does ... Continue reading →

"If anyone& 39;s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire."This is the saddest and most sobering passage in all of Scripture. Remember our Lord wept ... Continue reading →

REVELATION 20  "He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his ... Continue reading →

 "The LORD God said to the serpent... he (Jesus) shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel" (Gen. 3:15). "The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet" (Rom. 16:20). ... Continue reading →

The scroll (book of judgment) which Jesus received from His Father (Rev. 5:7-10) at this point has been completed. Chapters 16-20 describe in detail how God& 39;s final judgments come upon Satan, ... Continue reading →

A brief summary of what Babylon stands for in Scripture is the confusion (Babel) of man caused by godlessness (Gen. 10-11).  A world of godless people is confused and doesn& 39;t even know ... Continue reading →

Material from chapter 18 is parenthetical and goes with chapters 16 and 19. As we come to the end of chapter 17 we see that the Antichrist and his henchmen (the ten kings under him) will destroy the ... Continue reading →

Revelation Alive © 1992 by Stephen W. Griffith - revised 2007 - All quotes refer to this commentary, are indented and used extensively.God will not allow mankind to come together in true unity ... Continue reading →

        Revelation Alive © 1992 by Stephen W. Griffith - revised 2007 - All quotes refer to this commentary, are indented and used extensively.Chapter 17 seems ... Continue reading →

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, ... Continue reading →

  "Once the wrath of God was placed on Jesus Christ because of what He was doing for sinners.  In the future, the wrath of God will be placed on (unrepentant) sinners because of what they ... Continue reading →

"Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and you be destroyed in your way, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him." Psalm 2:12 ... Continue reading →

                 Beware; the ... Continue reading →

I am using an outline from John MacArthur& 39;s message on Revelation 13 to describe the ancestry, authority, acclaim, and adoration of the Antichrist. Again, this material here is ... Continue reading →

First of all we must realize that Satan is no match for God. It is not as if two equal powers were fighting and the outcome is uncertain. Satan is a creature created by God and even used by God for ... Continue reading →

Review and summary: Between the sixth seal, sixth trumpet and sixth bowl judgment there are interludes and/or some parenthetical material before the final (seventh) judgment occurs in each one of ... Continue reading →

Between the sixth seal, sixth trumpet and sixth bowl judgment there are interludes and/or some parenthetical material before the final (seventh) judgment occurs in each one of these. This interlude ... Continue reading →

"If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men."  (1 Cor.15:19) Many people forget that since the fall of man (Gen. 3) the earth has been cursed by God ... Continue reading →

Commentators disagree on the identity of this mighty angel. Some believe it to be the Lord Jesus Christ. Others (Steve Griffith) think it is Michael: "I base this on (1) Daniel 12:1, where the ... Continue reading →

 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. BUT This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but ... Continue reading →

Many of the chapters in Revelation 6-19 are parenthetical and do not follow chronologically. (Also the scenes described go back and forth between heaven and the earth.) Chapter seven is one of the ... Continue reading →

The purpose of this prophecy (the book of Revelation) and all prophecy is to build our faith and confidence in our God and Savior and thus respond even more in heartfelt awe, love and obedience. It ... Continue reading →

"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the powers of this dark world and spiritual forces of evil." (See Ephesians 6:10-20) The quote below is taken from a scene in the Lord ... Continue reading →

"I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its ... Continue reading →

 Why study the book of Revelation? 1) God promises a blessing: “God blesses the one who reads the words of this prophecy to the church, and he blesses all who listen to its message and ... Continue reading →

"I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its ... Continue reading →

"THE LORD JESUS CHRIST GAVE HIMSELF FOR OUR SINS TO RESCUE US FROM THE PRESENT EVIL AGE."  (SEE GAL. ... Continue reading →

As we come to the end of studying the book of beginnings (Genesis) we must not miss the main point of this great book and the main point of all of Scripture – Living by faith in God (trusting ... Continue reading →

As we recall all the parental favoritism, jealousy, lies and deceit, sibling rivalry, rebellion and murder that took place in Jacob& 39;s strife-filled family it is absolutely amazing that God ... Continue reading →

 Last week we looked at an outline used by John MacArthur for chapter 5 in Revelation: 1) The search for the worthy One and 2) the selection of the worthy One; (see 1-7). And this week we will ... Continue reading →

In Revelation 4 we see God the Almighty on His throne in the temple.  In various translations it says the throne is “set” or “is standing in heaven” meaning it is ... Continue reading →

Read Revelation 4 & 5 and ask yourself this question: Does God have the same prominence in my heart as He has in Heaven, in His universe?  Our view of God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) as ... Continue reading →

"Unreserved readiness to change is an indispensable precondition of the conception (formation) of Christ in our souls and it must endure with undiminished vigor all along the path of our ... Continue reading →

 "To the angel (pastor) of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God& 39;s creation. I know your deeds, that you are ... Continue reading →

 As Beth Moore says about this section of Scripture (42-50) as the 10 brothers finally have to face the music of their “hidden” sins against Joseph, “the cat comes out of the ... Continue reading →