Bible Chapter by Chapter

Chris Hintsala
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Bible Chapter by Chapter is a calm, podcast-style journey through Scripture using the public-domain World English Bible (WEB). Each episode reads one full chapter, then adds clear context, simple commentary, and a short prayer to help you listen, reflect, and grow. Great for daily devotions, small groups, and new believers who want God’s Word explained without noise. Walk through the Gospels, Psalms, Proverbs, and more, one chapter at a time. Listen. Reflect. Grow.

  1. 1d ago

    The First Thing Revelation Shows You Isn’t the Beast (Revelation 1 Explained)

    Most people open Revelation expecting the Beast, the Mark, or the end of the world. Chapter 1 shows you something else first: Jesus, standing in the middle of seven lampstands, eyes like fire, holding seven stars — and a hand laid on John saying don't be afraid. Before we read a single verse, we look at what kind of book this actually is — apocalyptic literature, a genre where numbers, colors, and imagery carry symbolic weight rather than literal detail. That one shift changes how the rest of Revelation should be read. 00:00 Cold Open 02:15 Welcome + Chapter Overview 03:52 Scripture Reading — Revelation 1 (WEB) 07:47 What Kind of Book Is Revelation? 10:06 The Greeting and the Three Titles (vv. 4–6) 12:26 The Vision on Patmos (vv. 12–16) 14:02 "Don't Be Afraid" (vv. 17–20) 16:44 Closing Reflection When you think of Jesus, what image comes to mind — the manger, the cross, the empty tomb? Leave your honest answer in the comments. I read every one. Next time: Chapters 2 and 3 — the letters to the seven churches. #Revelation #BibleChapterByChapter #ApocalypticLiterature #BibleStudy #WorldEnglishBible

  2. 4d ago

    The One-Chapter Book That Warns About False Teachers (Jude Explained)

    Twenty-five verses. No chapters. And a letter the author never planned to write — Jude wanted to write about salvation, but changed course the moment he realized certain men had already slipped through the door. This is one of the most overlooked books in the New Testament, sitting between 3 John and Revelation, and most reading plans walk past it without stopping. But it's also one of the strangest and most specific — citing Cain, Balaam, Korah's rebellion, the archangel Michael disputing with the devil over the body of Moses, and a direct quote from the prophecy of Enoch. In this episode: • The full text of Jude, verse by verse (World English Bible) • Who these "certain men" were and how they crept in unnoticed • The Old Testament warnings Jude builds his case on — Egypt, the angels, Sodom • What it means to "contend for the faith once delivered" • Why the letter ends not with a warning, but a doxology of joy What comes to mind when you hear the word "contend"? Fighting, defending, holding a line? Tell me in the comments. I read every one. Next time: Revelation — the last book, and the one that begins with a man on an island. #Jude #BibleChapterByChapter #ContendForTheFaith #BibleStudy #WorldEnglishBible

  3. 5d ago

    The Shortest Book in the New Testament Names Names (3 John)

    This letter names names. Most of the New Testament addresses churches or doctrines — this one is personal. Fourteen verses, three men, and three completely different responses to the same truth. Gaius opened his door to traveling missionaries he'd never met and sent them on their way provisioned and cared for. Diotrephes did the opposite — he seized control of a local church, refused the elder's authority, slandered him, and threw out anyone who disagreed. Demetrius needed no defense at all; his reputation spoke for itself. In this episode: • The full text of 3 John, verse by verse (World English Bible) • Why "even as your soul prospers" isn't a prosperity-gospel promise • What philoproteuo — "loving to be first" — reveals about Diotrephes • Why hospitality is called "partnership in the gospel" • How this short letter closes out Season 24: Truth and Love Have you ever known a Gaius — someone whose quiet faithfulness kept a door open when others tried to close it? Tell me about them in the comments. I read every one. #3John #BibleChapterByChapter #TruthAndLove #BibleStudy #WorldEnglishBible

  4. Oct 24

    Don’t Let Them In the Door — 2 John Explained

    It's thirteen verses. You could read the whole thing in under two minutes. But tucked inside this short letter is one of the hardest commands in the New Testament: if someone shows up teaching a false Christ, don't let them in your house — don't even greet them. This isn't about being rude to strangers. It's about a specific danger the elder had already watched destroy churches: teachers who denied that Jesus Christ came in the flesh. In the first century, opening your door to a traveling teacher meant funding their mission and lending them your credibility. So John draws a line — and he draws it without apology. In this episode: • The full text of 2 John, verse by verse (World English Bible) • Why "truth" appears five times before the greeting is even finished • What it means that love "walks according to his commandments" • Who "the deceiver and the Antichrist" actually refers to • Why hospitality, in this letter, is treated as participation Have you ever had to draw a line — not out of anger, but out of love for the truth? How did you know where to draw it? Tell me in the comments. I read every one. Next time: 3 John — the letter that names names. #2John #BibleChapterByChapter #TruthAndLove #BibleStudy #WorldEnglishBible

  5. Oct 23

    Before You Read Revelation, Watch This (Mark of the Beast, 666, and the Millennium Explained)

    Most people who talk about Revelation have never actually read it. They know the highlights — the Four Horsemen, the mark of the Beast, 666, Armageddon — but they've never sat with the text long enough to see what it's actually doing. And the impression most people are left with is wrong.Before the Bible Chapter by Chapter series on Revelation begins, this video clears the ground: what kind of book Revelation really is (it's apocalyptic literature — "unveiling," not "catastrophe"), what it is not (not a code for predicting the future, not designed to terrify, not a commentary on your country's politics), and what it actually is — a letter to seven real churches, a throne-room vision centered on a Lamb, and a worship manual built around one question: who is worthy?In this video:• What "apocalyptic literature" actually means — and how to read its symbolism• The three biggest myths about Revelation, debunked• The mark of the Beast and 666 — the historical context (Nero Caesar), without the microchip theories• The millennium debate in Chapter 20 — premillennialism, postmillennialism, and amillennialism, explained fairly• The ending almost everyone misses — not fire, but a city, a river, and a tree whose leaves heal the nationsWhat comes to mind when you hear the word "Revelation"? Be honest — the Beast? The rapture? Confusion? Tell me in the comments. I read every one.Come back for the full verse-by-verse series through Revelation, starting with Chapter 1.#Revelation #BookOfRevelation #MarkOfTheBeast #666 #NewJerusalem #BibleStudy #BibleChapterByChapter

  6. Oct 22

    1 John 5 — That You May Know | Bible Chapter by Chapter

    How do you know? Not hope, not wish — know, with the kind of certainty that doesn't flinch when the room goes dark and the feelings go quiet. That's the question John has been building toward for four chapters, and in this final chapter of 1 John, he plays his last card: you can know you have eternal life. This chapter brings in three witnesses — the Spirit, the water, and the blood — all testifying to the same thing. It delivers the one sentence that is the reason John picked up the pen in the first place. And it ends with a hard left turn: after five chapters of God is light, God is love, God is true, the very last words of the letter are a warning — keep yourselves from idols. In this video we cover: • Faith That Overcomes the World (1 John 5:1–5) • The Three Witnesses — Spirit, Water, and Blood (1 John 5:6–12) • "That You May Know" — the thesis of the entire letter (1 John 5:13–17) • Three Things We Know — and the final warning (1 John 5:18–21) Reading from the World English Bible (public domain). What is the one thing you know — not hope, not wish, but know — about God? Leave your honest answer in the comments; I read every one. That's the whole letter of 1 John — five chapters, one hundred and five verses, and it hasn't aged a day. Thank you for walking through every chapter of this one with me. #BibleStudy #1John #EternalLife #ThreeWitnesses #OvercomeTheWorld #BibleChapterByChapter

  7. Oct 21

    God Is Love — What That Actually Means (1 John 4 Explained)

    "God is love." Three words people put on coffee mugs and throw pillows — and almost always misread. Most people hear that sentence as permission: acceptance without examination, approval that asks nothing back. But John isn't writing a greeting card. He's writing to a church being pulled apart by false teachers, and this chapter opens with a command most people skip on the way to the famous line: don't believe every spirit — test them. By the end of these 21 verses, love isn't a feeling you have. It's a person who found you first — and a test you can't fake your way past. In this video we cover: • Test the Spirits (1 John 4:1–6) — how to tell real teaching from false • God Is Love (1 John 4:7–11) — love as an event, not a mood: God sent his Son • The Invisible God Made Visible (1 John 4:12–16) — how love makes God visible • Perfect Love Casts Out Fear (1 John 4:17–21) — and the test that exposes a lie Reading from the World English Bible (public domain). Has there ever been a moment when you realized God's love for you wasn't a response to your love for him — that he loved you first? Leave your honest answer in the comments; I read every one. Come back for 1 John Chapter 5 — the letter's final chapter, and its closing promise: that you may know you have eternal life. #BibleStudy #1John #GodIsLove #TestTheSpirits #PerfectLoveCastsOutFear #BibleChapterByChapter

  8. Oct 19

    1 John 3 — Children of God | Bible Chapter by Chapter

    Walk through 1 John Chapter 3 verse by verse in this Bible Chapter by Chapter episode. John opens with the staggering declaration that believers are children of God, then introduces the test of righteousness — how you live reveals whose child you are. The chapter reaches back to Cain and Abel, makes hatred the equivalent of murder, and delivers the letter's clearest definition of love: not in word only, but in deed and truth. Featuring the full chapter in the World English Bible (WEB) translation, deep commentary, and a reflective close. When was the last time you loved someone in deed and not just in word — when the love cost you something tangible? Share it in the comments. I read every one. Next time — 1 John Chapter 4, where John introduces the letter's most famous declaration: God is love. #1John3 #ChildrenOfGod #BibleChapterByChapter #WalkInTheLight #LoveInDeedAndTruth #BibleStudy #1John #WorldEnglishBible

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Bible Chapter by Chapter is a calm, podcast-style journey through Scripture using the public-domain World English Bible (WEB). Each episode reads one full chapter, then adds clear context, simple commentary, and a short prayer to help you listen, reflect, and grow. Great for daily devotions, small groups, and new believers who want God’s Word explained without noise. Walk through the Gospels, Psalms, Proverbs, and more, one chapter at a time. Listen. Reflect. Grow.

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  • Creator
    Chris Hintsala
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    314
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Chris Hintsala
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    Bible Chapter by Chapter

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