Tag: Philadelphia

  • 7 Epistles of John with the same Revelation

    ~ A.D. 95 – from Patmos: John, Pastor and Elder of the Church at Ephesus As we observed in our chronology of ACTS of the Apostles, the Disciple John was a young man when he followed Jesus. Now, the Apostle has outlived the other Eleven, Paul, beloved family and many other first generation Christians. The…

    John to the seven churches which are in Asia: map with cities pictured and the island of Patmos
  • Hebrews 13 -Remain in Philadelphia

    13:1 ἡ φιλαδελφία μενέτω [menō philadelphia menō] Philadelphia? ‘Wait,’ you say. Philadelphia – stay in Philadelphia? If your familiarity of the New Testament extends beyond the Pennsylvania ‘city of brotherly love’ in the U.S., you may recall the importance of one of the seven churches mentioned in Revelation. Not that Philadelphia either. The author of…

  • Harnedsville – Some Pennsylvania History (c.1763-1783)

    PROLOGUE: My last “blog” post about my personal history was about Cortland Ohio. It featured my hometown and my Grandfather, William Alba Harned. My father was born in Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania. Both of his grandfathers had farms there and as a young boy I visited western Pennsylvania frequently. For now we will skip the generation of my…