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Revelation 2 -3 Seven Letters

Revelation 2 -3 Seven Letters

Revelation 2 -3 o Last Week: Introduction o Tonight: 7 letters to 7 churches

Revelation 2 -3 o Last Week: Introduction o Tonight: 7 letters to 7 churches n 7 Historical Churches n Why these churches?

Structure o Address “To the angel of the church in…” o Description of Himself

Structure o Address “To the angel of the church in…” o Description of Himself Jesus Christ will provide the exact To Smyrna: To Pergamum: resources needed to fulfill His The first and the last, who was dead, The One who has the sharp twomission. and has come to life, says this: edged sword says this: Revelation 2: 8 Revelation 2: 12

Structure o Address “To the angel of the church in…” o Description of Himself

Structure o Address “To the angel of the church in…” o Description of Himself o Analysis “I know your deeds…” o Counsel Revelation 2: 5 Revelation 2: 10 I am coming to you and will remove your Be faithful until death, and I will give you lampstand out of its place—unless you the crown of life. repent.

Structure Revelation 2: 7 o Address To him who overcomes, I will grant 1

Structure Revelation 2: 7 o Address To him who overcomes, I will grant 1 John 5: 4 -5 to eat of the tree of life which is in “To the angel of the church in…” For whatever is born of God overcomes the Paradise of God world; and this is the victory that has o Description of Himself overcome the world—our faith. o Analysis Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is “I know your deeds…” the Son of God? o Counsel o Invitation o Promise

7 Letters o Mixed Review n Ephesus, Pergamum, Thyatira o Bad Review n Laodicea,

7 Letters o Mixed Review n Ephesus, Pergamum, Thyatira o Bad Review n Laodicea, Sardis o Good Review n Smyrna, Philadelphia

7 Letters – Mixed Review Christ’s Message: “You are seriously imbalanced. ” o Ephesus:

7 Letters – Mixed Review Christ’s Message: “You are seriously imbalanced. ” o Ephesus: You hate, but you do not love. Revelation 2: 2 Revelation 2: 4 Revelation 2: 5 'I know your deeds and your toil and 'But I have this against you, that you have perseverance, and that you cannot I am coming to you and will remove your left your first love. tolerate evil men, and you put to the Revelation 2: 6 lampstand out of its place—unless you test those who call themselves apostles, 'Yet this you do have, that you hate the repent. and they are not, and you found them to deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also Romans 12: 9 be false; hate. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good.

7 Letters – Mixed Review Christ’s Message: “You are seriously imbalanced. ” o Ephesus:

7 Letters – Mixed Review Christ’s Message: “You are seriously imbalanced. ” o Ephesus: You hate, but you do not love. o Pergamum and Thyatira: You love, but you do not hate. Truth and Love are Inseparable Revelation 2: 20 John 14: 6 Philippians 1: 9 'But I have this against you, that you Ephesians 4: 15 "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one And this I pray, that your love may abound still tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in comes to the Father but through Me. more and more in real knowledge and all herself a prophetess, and she teaches all aspects into Him Revelation 2: 19 discernment and leads My bond-servants astray so 'I know your deeds, and your love and that they commit acts of immorality and faith and service and perseverance eat things sacrificed to idols.

7 Letters – Bad Review Christ’s Message: “You are seriously self-deceived. ” o Laodicea:

7 Letters – Bad Review Christ’s Message: “You are seriously self-deceived. ” o Laodicea: You think you know me, but you are strangers. Revelation 3: 20 'Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if Revelation 3: 17 b Revelation 3: 17 anyone hears My voice and opens the you do not know that you are wretched you say, "I am rich, and have become door, I will come in to him and will dine and miserable and poor and blind and wealthy, and have need of nothing with him, and he with Me. naked

7 Letters – Bad Review Christ’s Message: “You are seriously self-deceivd. ” o Laodicea:

7 Letters – Bad Review Christ’s Message: “You are seriously self-deceivd. ” o Laodicea: You think you know me, but we are strangers. o Sardis: You think are thriving, but you are dead. Faith is like a muscle – it’s either being strengthened or it’s Revelation 3: 3 Revelation 3: 1 Revelation 3: 2 atrophying. So remember what you have received and heard; Ask: What’s the next I know your deeds, that you have a name Wake up, and strengthen the things that remain, and keep it, and repent. step of faith for me to that you are alive, but you are dead. which were about to die; for I have not found take? your deeds completed in the sight of My God.

7 Letters – Good Review Christ’s Message: “Regardless of how things look, you’re successful

7 Letters – Good Review Christ’s Message: “Regardless of how things look, you’re successful in the only way that matters. ” o Smyrna God will use suffering to remove impurities from our faith. Revelation 2: 9 I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich)

7 Letters – Good Review Christ’s Message: “Regardless of how things look, you’re successful

7 Letters – Good Review Christ’s Message: “Regardless of how things look, you’re successful in the only way that matters. ” o Smyrna o Philadelphia We need to take our eyes off of ourselves and boldly Revelation 3: 8 b Revlation 3: 8 a step out by Christ’s “. . . you have a little power and have kept Behold, I have put before you an open power. My word, and have not denied My name. door which no one can shut May we be like Philadelphia!

Revelation 2 -3: Seven Letters o Questions? o Comments? o Experiences?

Revelation 2 -3: Seven Letters o Questions? o Comments? o Experiences?