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Dr. William McCarrell, a voice from the past generation, provides this present generation with a helpful devotional concerning the seven churches in the Book of Revelation. With expositional clarity and pastoral insight, Dr. McCarrell both encourages and exhorts believers of any generation to live faithfully for Christ.Fred Chay, PhDPresident, Grace Line Ministries Dr. McCarrell's mature spiritual wisdom saw the benefit to be derived from a focused study of the letters to the churches in the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ. Structurally, this work contains not only commentary, but also outlines, practical applications, and study questions that may help those choosing to use this for a group Bible study, or as Sunday teaching preparation. This work is not merely historically significant; it shows great insight and speaks well to every believer today regarding the focus needed in our daily walk with Jesus Christ.Patrick BelvillPresident, Tyndale Theological Seminary & Biblical InstitutePastor, Tyndale Bible Church I may have a different view than most book reviewers of Dr. William McCarrell's book, The Supremacy of Christ: Satisfaction. I not only read the entire book, but had Dr McCarrell teach me the book in Bible college. Yes, I was given tests on this book!I can still picture going into class and Dr. McCarrell teaching. There were no wasted words, and he quickly got to the subject at hand. In this book as well as in his classes, Dr. McCarrell takes the reader deeper into Scripture than many have experienced.The Supremacy of Christ: Satisfaction will be my go-to guide any time I study Revelation 2 and 3. The depth to which McCarrell goes into the Scripture and how he bring us back to Christ are refreshing.Macon HareCommunications, New Tribes Mission I like to call the seven letters to the seven churches, found in the Book of Revelation 2-3, the forgotten section of the Bible. These chapters actually represent seven epistles written to seven churches in Asia Minor back in the first century. Yet, when most people think of the biblical epistles, this is the last section of Scripture that they consider. Instead, they typically identify the thirteen epistles of Paul or the New Testament's general letters (Hebrews-Jude). Revelation 2-3 is also forgotten because when people think of the Book of Revelation, they think of the end-times prophecy of the Apocalypse (Revelation 4-22) and typically do not remember that the book actually has an epistolary framework (Revelation 2-3).Yet, Revelation 2-3 should not be so quickly or easily discarded: these chapters represent important information for the church today, if for no other reason than the fact that they record the final words of Christ to His church. This is why I am grateful for Grace Acres Press bringing back to life the work of Dr. William McCarrell and his valuable exposition of Revelation 2-3. McCarrell observes that each of these letters follows a specific literary pattern. After defining the pattern, McCarrell then follows the historico-prophetic view, which teaches that these letters also speak to seven specific ages in church history. Regardless of one's personal perspective on the employment of the historico-prophetic view, readers of McCarrell's work will benefit from the application of Christ's words--not only to church history, but also to the life of the church today, as well as to our personal lives.What would Jesus say about your church and your personal walk with Him? Read McCarrell's important work and you will find out!Dr. Andy WoodsPastor-Teacher, Sugar Land Bible Church, Houston, TX

Dr. William McCarrell, a voice from the past generation, provides this present generation with a helpful devotional concerning the seven churches in the Book of Revelation. With expositional clarity and pastoral insight, Dr. McCarrell both encourages and exhorts believers of any generation to live faithfully for Christ. Fred Chay, PhD President, Grace Line Ministries Dr. McCarrell's mature spiritual wisdom saw the benefit to be derived from a focused study of the letters to the churches in the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ. Structurally, this work contains not only commentary, but also outlines, practical applications, and study questions that may help those choosing to use this for a group Bible study, or as Sunday teaching preparation. This work is not merely historically significant; it shows great insight and speaks well to every believer today regarding the focus needed in our daily walk with Jesus Christ. Patrick Belvill President, Tyndale Theological Seminary & Biblical Institute Pastor, Tyndale Bible Church I may have a different view than most book reviewers of Dr. William McCarrell's book, The Supremacy of Christ: Satisfaction. I not only read the entire book, but had Dr McCarrell teach me the book in Bible college. Yes, I was given tests on this book! I can still picture going into class and Dr. McCarrell teaching. There were no wasted words, and he quickly got to the subject at hand. In this book as well as in his classes, Dr. McCarrell takes the reader deeper into Scripture than many have experienced. The Supremacy of Christ: Satisfaction will be my go-to guide any time I study Revelation 2 and 3. The depth to which McCarrell goes into the Scripture and how he bring us back to Christ are refreshing. Macon Hare Communications, New Tribes Mission I like to call the seven letters to the seven churches, found in the Book of Revelation 2-3, the forgotten section of the Bible. These chapters actually represent seven epistles written to seven churches in Asia Minor back in the first century. Yet, when most people think of the biblical epistles, this is the last section of Scripture that they consider. Instead, they typically identify the thirteen epistles of Paul or the New Testament's general letters (Hebrews-Jude). Revelation 2-3 is also forgotten because when people think of the Book of Revelation, they think of the end-times prophecy of the Apocalypse (Revelation 4-22) and typically do not remember that the book actually has an epistolary framework (Revelation 2-3). Yet, Revelation 2-3 should not be so quickly or easily discarded: these chapters represent important information for the church today, if for no other reason than the fact that they record the final words of Christ to His church. This is why I am grateful for Grace Acres Press bringing back to life the work of Dr. William McCarrell and his valuable exposition of Revelation 2-3. McCarrell observes that each of these letters follows a specific literary pattern. After defining the pattern, McCarrell then follows the historico-prophetic view, which teaches that these letters also speak to seven specific ages in church history. Regardless of one's personal perspective on the employment of the historico-prophetic view, readers of McCarrell's work will benefit from the application of Christ's words--not only to church history, but also to the life of the church today, as well as to our personal lives. What would Jesus say about your church and your personal walk with Him? Read McCarrell's important work and you will find out! Dr. Andy Woods Pastor-Teacher, Sugar Land Bible Church, Houston, TX

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"Dr. William ""Billy"" McCarrell was born in Chicago to Samuel and Sarah McCarrell. After a rocky childhood and youth, McCarrell graduated from Moody Bible Institute. He served as pastor of the First Congregational Church of Cicero which later changed its name to Cicero Bible Church. During his forty-five years at the church, he saw growth from a congregation of twenty-five to an average attendance in Sunday school and church between nine hundred and one thousand-a megachurch in its time. He saw the church through prosperity and depression and through two world wars. The church supported hundreds of missionaries around the world and McCarrell helped plant twenty churches in the Chicago area. He also oversaw weekly radio broadcasts on WGN radio as well as The Moody Network. The Fisherman's Club, a weekly evangelistic outreach of men to the Chicago area, was founded by McCarrell. Records kept by the church show some amazing facts: -533,815 people were dealt with concerning salvation and eternal destiny. -140,000 professions of faith in Christ were recorded. -17,159,690 gospel tracts were passed out. -Daily radio broadcasts were beamed out over five stations, including WGN. -The Cicero Press was established (1923) for the purpose of producing good Christian books and literature; eventually it was sold to a large publisher and moved out of Cicero. -250 Christian workers were sent out, influenced by Cicero Bible Church. -The very first bus ministry in America was organized, picking up entire families and bringing them to Sunday school and church services at Cicero Bible Church. The bus ministry continued even during the gas-rationing WWII years. Wheaton College conferred an honorary doctorate on McCarrell, who served as a trustee on the board of Wheaton College for forty-nine years. At his funeral in 1979, the then-presiding president of Wheaton, Dr. Amerding, spoke of McCarrell's service and shared that with forty-six years of service, he was the longest serving trustee. While pastoring, he also served for twenty-two years as Professor of Local Church and Personal Evangelism at Moody Bible Institute. He also lectured at Dallas Theological Seminary, teaching on dispensationalism and church planting. This was during the presidency of Dr. John Walvoord, who was the spiritual son of Dr. McCarrell. In 1929, he founded an independent fellowship of churches (IFCA) along with his close friends Dr. M. R. DeHaan (Radio Bible Class), Dr. Oliver Buswell (president of Wheaton), and layman O. B. Bottorff. After his retirement from Cicero Bible Church in 1958, he continued the work tirelessly, traveling across the country and to the United Kingdom. A men's dormitory at Appalachian Bible College was named for him. He even pastored a church in Wisconsin for a time. Through the years, he served on more than fifty organizations, boards, and councils by providing administrative support, advice, or encouragement. They include Pacific Garden Mission, Faith Theological Seminary, Bryan College, Chicago Hebrew Mission, Great Commission Prayer League, and Lightbearer's Association. McCarrell and his wife Minnie were the parents of nine children; their son Paul was killed in action during World War II. McCarrell was known as a ""man of one Book"" with a relentless evangelistic heart, always sharing Christ with those with whom he came in contact. He was known for his uncompromising stand for separation from the world. Rev. Rich McCarrell was born in 1954 and came to faith in Christ at the age of twelve under the ministry of Dr. Jack Murray of Bible Evangelism. Rich grew up attending Des Plaines Bible Church with Pastor Craig Massey in the western suburbs of Chicago for many years. Educated at Grand Rapids School of the Bible and Music, Appalachian Bible College, and Frontier Bible College, Rich also has an honorary doctorate conferred by Calvary Bible College and Seminary in Kansas City. Rich has been involved in local church ministry since 1976 as youth pastor, associate pastor, and as senior pastor for the past thirty-six years in Michigan and Philadelphia. He served on a variety of mission boards, led two study tours of Israel, and been involved in multiple international trips visiting missionaries and training national pastors in Indonesia, India, and Haiti. Rich and Sue were married in 1975 after meeting in college. They currently reside in the Grand Rapids, Michigan, area where Rich continues to serve as senior pastor. They are the parents of two married children and grandparents to three. President, Appalachian Bible College"

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