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Through the Bible with J. Vernon McGee: Vol. V, I Corinthians--Revelation

Name: Through the Bible with J. Vernon McGee: Vol. V, I Corinthians--Revelation
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J. Vernon McGee

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Taken from Dr. McGee's Thru the Bible radio messages, this volume (the last in a series of five) includes comments on the New Testament books 1Corinthians through Revelation. Specifically written to meet the needs of lay Bible readers as well as clergy.

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First published December 1, 1983

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J. Vernon McGee

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John Vernon McGee was born in Hillsboro, Texas, in 1904. Dr. McGee remarked, "When I was born and the doctor gave me the customary whack, my mother said that I let out a yell that could be heard on all four borders of Texas!" His Creator well knew that he would need a powerful voice to deliver a powerful message.

As a student pastor, Dr. McGee's first church was located on a red clay hill in Midway, Georgia. It was there that he received his greatest compliment: "It was from a country boy wearing high buttoned, yellow shoes. After a morning service he came to speak to me. He groped for words, then blurted out, 'I never knew Jesus was so wonderful!' He started to say more but choked up and hurried out of the church. As I watched him stride across the field, I prayed, 'Oh, God, help me to always preach so that it can be said, I never knew Jesus was so wonderful.'"

After completing his education (earning his A.B. from Southwestern University in Memphis, Tennessee; his B.D. from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia; his Th.M. and Th.D. from Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas), and after pastoring Presbyterian churches in Decatur, GA, Nashville, TN, and Cleburne, TX, he and his wife came west, settling in Pasadena, where he accepted a call to the Lincoln Avenue Presbyterian Church. He recalls this period as the happiest in his life, with a young family and a young congregation whom he loved.

Dr. McGee's greatest pastorate was at the historic, Church of the Open Door in downtown Los Angeles, where he served from 1949 to 1970. There he began a daily radio broadcast called "High Noon Bible Class" on a single station.

Dr. McGee began teaching Thru the Bible in 1967. After retiring from the pastorate, he set up radio headquarters in Pasadena, and the radio ministry expanded rapidly. Today the program airs on over 400 stations each day in the United States and Canada, is heard in more than 100 languages around the world and is broadcast worldwide via the Internet.

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Steven Walle

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December 22, 2018

This is one of my favorite preachers/teachers. This is a great exojesus on the Bible.
Enjoy and
Be Blessed.

Pamela Allen

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March 3, 2019

I view J Vernon McGee as my spiritual father. I have read his commentaries along with the Bible since I asked Jesus to please come into my heart one lonely night on the beach in 1991. He parses the Word of God correctly and true.

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Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*

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December 17, 2009

I'm truly delighted to have found this book. I'd love to get the rest of the collection in physical form someday. McGee writes in detail about every piece of scripture in a way that entertains, makes perfect sense, is direct and to the point, memorable. I don't agree 100% with all his views, yet still he's my favorite commentator with clear enthusiasm for God, the bible, and his studies/teaching on it. I should say this in past tense since he passed away, but his writing still lives on.

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