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NASB | 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to God's will, both publicly and privately--behaving honorably with personal integrity and moral courage]; |
Subject: Spiritually, who are the seven churches? |
Bible Note: Answer: "Spiritually - the bride." What necessitates attaching a "spiritual" meaning to the "seven churches". The letters themselves are quite practical. Rev 1:20 "As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. John did not say that the 7 churches are the bride. By doing so are we not adding to revelation our own idea? If it was intended to convey that idea, would John not have recorded it? I don't mean to be petty, but, so much has been written into the passages of Revelation that it bothers me. Just my thinking on the interpretation... John Reformed |