In this lecture, Craig S. Keener gives us a historical account of the seven churches in Revelation so we can understand who the church was then and who it is today. So that we might also heed Jesus’s warning to be prepared.
In today’s episode, we hear from Craig S. Keener.
Craig S. Keener is a North American academic and F. M. and Ada Thompson Professor of Biblical Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary. Keener received his Ph.D. in New Testament Studies and Christian Origins from Duke University. He has authored 25 books and his recent books include Galatians (Cambridge, 2018) and Mind of the Spirit: Paul’s Approach to Transformed Thinking (Baker Academic, 2016) Dr. Keener is married to Dr. Medine Keener and has a son named David.
In this lecture, Dr. Keener talks about Jesus warning the church in Sardis to be prepared and to wake up or else be blotted from the heavenly book of life. He goes on to say that Philadelphia and Smyrna were the only two churches who received messages without rebuke. God’s desire then and always is to restore his people to fellowship, and Dr. Keener gives us a historical account of the seven churches in Revelation so we can understand who the church was then and who it is today. So that we might also heed Jesus’s warning to be prepared.
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