Author: Alan Holden

Introduction A. The Author 1. The step-brother of Jesus, called Judas in Mark 6:3. 2. His brother James saw the resurrected Christ, 1 Corinthians 15:7. 3. Attended the prayer meeting in the upper room at Pentecost (Acts 1:13-14). 4. He does not boast about his human relationship to Jesus. Instead, he refers to himself as…

Introduction The Apostle John wrote this letter during a time of severe persecution. This is why he did not name himself, the chosen lady or her children. If the letter was intercepted by the authorities, they would have specific people to target in their persecutions. John Commends the Chosen Lady, vv. 1-4 A. The Elder,…

Introduction A. The Day of the Lord is the time of the Judgment after the Great Tribulation. B. After judgment and cleansing, the Lord Jesus will establish His 1,000-yr reign on the earth. The Happiness of the Millennial Kingdom, vv. 1-5 A. Jerusalem will be the capitol of the Kingdom, v. 2. B. The Whole…

Introduction, v. 1 The reference to Jehoiakim is a problem because it isn’t in many manuscripts and doesn’t match with the rest of the chapter, which seems clearly to speak to the time of Zedekiah, not Jehoiakim. This is a likely scribal error. “The first verse is omitted by LXX. Some Hebrew MSS and the…

The Greeting, vv. 1-4 A. From the Elder: Apostle John 1. Elder in years, the Apostle John was in his late 90s-early 100s. 2. Elder in the Faith, the Apostle John was a disciple of Jesus during His ministry. B. To Gaius 1. “Prosper and be in health” was a common greeting as our “How…

The Way of the Righteous, vv. 1-3 A. What the Righteous Person Does Not Do, v. 1 1. Seek the Counsel of the Ungodly 2. Live in the Path of the Ungodly 3. Criticize the People and Things of God B. What the Righteous Person Does, v. 2 1. Delights in the Word of God…

The Salutation, vv. 1-7 A. The Writer–Paul 1. Servant of Jesus Christ 2. Called to be an Apostle 3. Separated to the Gospel of God B. The Ministry: the “Gospel of God,” the Gospel of His Son,” and the “Gospel of Christ” 1. This Gospel was promised by the Prophets of the OT. 2. The…

The Two Messages Paul Preached, vv. 1-11 A. The Gospel–“Jesus Christ and Him crucified,” vv. 1-5 1. Paul was an ambassador, not a philosopher or a salesman. 2. Paul did not rely on human persuasion, but on the Holy Spirit. 3. Paul preached, and the Holy Spirit demonstrated the truth. B. The Mystery, vv. 6-11…

Introduction: Isaiah A. Isaiah = “Salvation is of the LORD” B. Isaiah the Man 1. Son of Amoz 2. Married with 2 sons: Shear-jashub and Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz 3. Lived in Jerusalem C. Isaiah the Prophet 1. Ministered from 740 to 680 BC. 2. For 20 yrs, he prophesied to both Israel and Judah. 3. After Israel’s…

Jeremiah’s Prophecies, vv. 1-6 A. The Moment 1. “the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim,” 609 BC 2. 4 years before the first Babylonian invasion B. The Mandate from the LORD 1. The Demand–not a suggestion a. “Stand and speak” b. “Do not diminish a word!” 2. The Definition of prophecy (1 Corinthians 14:3): “to…