Revelation 2 To the Church in Ephesus
2 “To the angel[a] of the church in Ephesus write:
These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands. 2 I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. 3 You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.
4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. 5 Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. 6 But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
7 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
To the Church in Smyrna
8 “To the angel of the church in Smyrna write:
These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again. 9 I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich! I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. 10 Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.
11 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who is victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death.
To the Church in Pergamum
12 “To the angel of the church in Pergamum write:
These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword. 13 I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives.
14 Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and committed sexual immorality. 15 Likewise, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans. 16 Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
17 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it.
To the Church in Thyatira
18 “To the angel of the church in Thyatira write:
These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze. 19 I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.
20 Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols. 21 I have given her time to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling. 22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
24 Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets, ‘I will not impose any other burden on you, 25 except to hold on to what you have until I come.’
26 To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations— 27 that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter and will dash them to pieces like pottery’[b]—just as I have received authority from my Father. 28 I will also give that one the morning star. 29 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
Great reminder, thank you for posting this. With the bombardment of news and events it can be easy to lose focus on what's really important.
"And do not be conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God."(Roman's 12:2) God bless.🙏
Don't be conformed to this world but...
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. Ephesians 5:11 NKJV
I also love these types of posts and feel responsible for sharing information from GAW to my normie friends. I think it's our responsibility as Christians to do it.
Absolutely agree, fren.
Amen
If you have never accepted Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, I urge you to take these steps to be written in the book of life. It’s as easy as ABC ADMIT you’re a sinner. “For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23 Sin is what separates us from God. BELIEVE that Jesus is the Son of God, sent to Earth to save us from our sins. “That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9 CONFESS your sins. “For with the heart one believes unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Romans 10:10
PRAYER OF SALVATION Lord, I know I am a sinner and am in need of a savior. I ask that forgive me of my sins. I believe that you died on the cross to Dave me from my sins. I ask you to be Lord of my life and I commit my life to you.
Thank you for being the feet that carries the Good News!
In this day and age we must all cling to Jesus. He is there to comfort us, and carry us in times of need. Spend time with our Lord daily. This is what has caused our world to be the way it is. We simply forgot about our Lord. Once we get our world back; if that is God's will, we MUST never forget him or forsake him.
Thanks again for a wonderful Bible teaching. God bless you and your family.
Amen, And God Bless you as well
'There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. (Acts 4:12)
Amen
That’s exactly the first verse that made me want to post
Thank you for posting!
When the Saints come marching in, Oh I hope I can be in the church of Philadelphia
To the Church in Philadelphia
7 “To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write:
These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. 8 I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. 9 I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you. 10 Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.
11 I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. 12 The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name. 13 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
Amen to that
And you shall my friend; you shall. Call my name when you get there so I'll know it's you. God bless.
Amen (Who’s Dave?). Just kidding, I know it was a typo. That’s the name of my first boyfriend/fiance from high school in the mid 80’s who was murdered