{"id":1427,"date":"2006-10-10T10:52:00","date_gmt":"2006-10-10T10:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/10\/revelation-chapter-2-questions.html"},"modified":"2006-10-10T10:52:00","modified_gmt":"2006-10-10T10:52:00","slug":"revelation-chapter-2-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/10\/revelation-chapter-2-questions.html","title":{"rendered":"Revelation Chapter 2 Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol style=\"margin-top: 0in\" start=\"1\" type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">(v. 1)      Why do you think that the letter to Ephesus      begins with this opening?<span>  <\/span>Read the      whole passage (vv. 1-7) before you answer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 0in\" start=\"2\" type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">(vv.      2-3) How do you think that knowing that Christ knew of their &#8220;patient      endurance&#8221; affected them? <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 0in\" start=\"3\" type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">(vv. 4-5)      What do you think that Christ meant that they had abandoned their first      love?<span>  <\/span>And what do you think that      they are no longer doing that they did at first?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 0in\" start=\"4\" type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">(v. 5)      What do you think it means that Christ will remove their lampstand?<span>  <\/span>Remember what the lampstand signifies      before you answer this question.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 0in\" start=\"5\" type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">(v. 7)      Think about Genesis 1-3, what do you think the tree of life signifies?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 0in\" start=\"6\" type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">(v. 8)      Why do you think that the letter to Smyrna      begins this way?<span>  <\/span>Read the whole      passage (vv. 9-11) before you answer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 0in\" start=\"7\" type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">(v.      9-11) What do you think is meant by the &#8220;synagogue of Satan?&#8221;<span>  <\/span>What do you learn about Satan&#8217;s      involvement from this passage?<span>  <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 0in\" start=\"8\" type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">(v.      11) What is the second death?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 0in\" start=\"9\" type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">(v.      12) Why do you think that the letter to Pergamum begins this way?<span>  <\/span>Read the whole passage (vv. 12-17)      before you answer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 0in\" start=\"10\" type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">(v.      16) What do you think it means that Christ will come and war against them      with the sword in his mouth?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 0in\" start=\"11\" type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">(v.      17) What do you think is meant by the &#8220;hidden manna&#8221; and the &#8220;white      stone?&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 0in\" start=\"12\" type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">(v.      18) Why do you think that the letter to Thyatira begins with this      opening?<span>  <\/span>Read the whole passage      (vv. 19-29) before you answer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 0in\" start=\"13\" type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">(vv.      19-29) What do we learn about the situation in Thyatira in this      passage?<span>  <\/span>What do we learn about      Christ from this passage?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 0in\" start=\"14\" type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">(v.      26-27) What do you think that it means that those who conquer will rule      over the nations with a rod of iron?<span>       <\/span>Who are the nations?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 0in\" start=\"15\" type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">Reread      the chapter.<span>  <\/span>How is the vision of      Christ in chapter 1 used to encourage the churches in this chapter?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 0in\" start=\"16\" type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">What      do you learn from this chapter about your love of God and your service to      him?<span>  <\/span>Really think about this before      you answer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(v. 1) Why do you think that the letter to Ephesus begins with this opening? 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