Can we trust the Bible? How do we know it is divinely inspired? What role did God play in the process that produced the Bible? What claims does the Bible make about itself?

Are there times when faithfulness to God and your responsibilities in secular matters can lead to jealousy? Are there people who conspire against you when you do the right thing? Daniel finds himself in the lions den as King Darius makes an ill-advised law that requires Daniel to choose between God and the king. Daniel would have to choose between his conscience or his faith. Are we sometimes put in these situations today? How can we respond? How does God respond?

How did God encourage the Jews to rebuild even in times of great opposition? What role did Haggai, Zecharaiah, Nehemiah, Ezra, Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and others play? What lessons about ministry and working for God can we learn from their story?

The mind is most easily deceived when it’s attention is not focused where it should be. The moment you get distracted, the moment you get pulled in a particular direction. You can miss something you should have seen but didn’t see because your eyes weren’t where they needed to be.

How did Jesus' ministry and life address those who were poor, in need, and oppressed? How did Jesus' life and death address the concerns of those who are broken? What did the miracles of Jesus intend to teach His people? How can we understand Jesus' actions in the temple overthrowing the money changers?

What can we learn about how God views the poor, oppressed, and underprivileged from the books of Psalms and Proverbs? What can we learn about the themes of mercy and justice? Is God’s judgment something to be feared or something to look forward to? What impact will the judgment have on those who do what is right? While many who are oppressed appeal to the highest court, the court in heaven, what can be expected when we ask God to do something?!

Was the Sabbath only for Jews or for all of humanity? How did Jesus put the Sabbath in its proper context? Who was to abstain from work and enjoy God’s rest? How can relieving the suffering and burdens of others lead to rest in God? Is it a sin to heal on the Sabbath? Why did God give the land a rest? What principles can we learn from Sabbath rest about Creation, redemption, and the pursuit of happiness?

What will heaven be like? Where will God’s people live? Will life in eternity be like this life now here on earth? What will happen to the wicked? What does the Bible mean by new heaven and new earth? How are these things symbolized through the marriage relationship of a bride and groom?

What can we learn from Revelation 4-5. Who are the 24 elders? Who are the 4 beasts? Why is Jesus represented as a lamb with 7 horns and 7 eyes? What is in the scroll sealed with 7 seals? As we study this scene in heaven we’ll gain insight into a worship experience in heaven as Jesus is deemed worthy to open the book as the redeemer of humanity and God is worshipped as the Creator.

How should we understand the mystery of the seven churches? Why is Jesus depicted as walking among the 7 lampstands? What hope does the book of Revelation present to Christians today? What can we learn from Jesus’ message to the first church of the seven? Learn more about he mysteries of Revelation and connections to Old Testament symbols.