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Additional Resources For Revelation

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Articles “Revelation 21-22: A New Heaven & A New Earth” – BibleProject" “The Greatest Story's Grand Conclusion” – Dylan LeBeau “Perplexing Passages: What is the Mark of the Beast in Revelation 13?” – Sam Storms   Books & Commentaries ESV Study Bible – Crossway Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament – G.K. Beale and D.A. Carson…

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What Is God Like?

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By The Village Church The Book of Revelation, like all of Scripture, is not first and foremost a book to tell us what to do, or even what will take place. It is first and foremost a book about God—what He is like, what He loves and hates, and how He relates to His creation.…

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What Is the Millennium?

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By The Village Church In Revelation 20, John describes a vision of an angel sealing Satan away for a thousand years. He then talks about those who have been martyred for the gospel reigning with Christ for a thousand years. This millennium has been the subject of much debate among Christians for a long time.…

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What Is the Mark of the Beast?

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By The Village Church Even if you’ve never read the book of Revelation, you’ve probably thought about the “mark of the beast.” Much ado has been made about this mark on the forehead or hand referenced in Revelation 13:16–18. People are often concerned with determining the exact nature of the mark so they can avoid…

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What Do the Numbers Mean?

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By The Village Church The book of Revelation is filled with numbers—both large and small. Many who read the book get caught up in attempting to decipher what each one means and how they all fit together as if the book were an equation to be solved. What’s the deal with 1,260 days? Will only…

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How Does Revelation Fit With The Old Testament?

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By The Village Church In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth in order to tell a story. Over the course of millenia, He would reveal pieces of this story to His people, until finally, He reached the end. The book of Revelation is the culmination of a grand narrative that begins in…

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SMALL CHURCH A KEY PARTNER IN OREGON WILDFIRE RECOVERY EFFORTS

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By Jim Nieman A small church in a town of fewer than 2,000 in west-central Oregon is playing an outsized role in helping its region recover from wildfires that swept through large swaths of the Pacific Northwest last summer and fall. Mill City (Ore.) Christian Church initially helped by establishing a disaster relief store, but for the past…

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Church member fire update

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These are the church members/attenders that have contacted Pastor Paul. I’ll list the family name, and then their last known location. If it says unknown, it just simply means they have contacted me and I don’t know exactly where they are. It does NOT mean anything is wrong with them. Luna’s, Albany Corey’s, Albany Smith’s,…

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Opening the Building

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This Sunday the church facility will be open with Two Sunday Morning Worship Services (9:00AM and 10:15AM) and we will be live streaming online as well. While we are excited to be opening the doors to our building, but in order to comply with state regulations, we will be making some changes.  If you would…

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Christian Civil Disobedience

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What does God say about Christian Churches disobeying the law? Here is a quick summary, "Some Thoughts on Christian Civil Disobedience" by Kyle Borg. "The current pandemic of COVID-19 has forced many Christians out of their armchairs to consider the real-life implications of how to be a Christian and a citizen... In the midst of…

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