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THE BOOK OF REVELATION

OVERVIEW:

In the Book of Revelation there are references to the “unveiling”, “revealing” or “uncovering” of signs and events,
which;
A) HAVE ALREADY TAKEN PLACE
B) ARE PRESENTLY TAKING PLACE [ about AD 100], or
C) WILL TAKE PLACE – IN THE FUTURE [after AD 100 until Jesus Christ returns an reigns in His new kingdom,
on a NEW EARTH].
The English word “Revelation” comes from the Greek word; “akopalupis” meaning “unveiling”, or “uncovering”.

Elsewhere in the scriptures, this same word is used and translated in English as: “manifestation” (Romans 8:9), “A
coming” (1 Corinthians 1:7), “a revealing” (2 Thessalonians 1:7), and “an appearing” (1 Peter 1:7).

This is why, translations into the “English Language” which did not exist as a language at the time of Christ can be so
misleading. In this example above, the “same Greek word” is translated 5 different ways into English.

Therefore, the Bible (the Divine Word of God), is God Almighty’s way of “unveiling”, “uncovering”, “manifesting”,
“revealing”, and “an appearing” of His plans and purposes, for all of mankind to read, contemplate, and understand.

The Book of Revelation is in fact history being written, BEFORE IT COMES TO PASS.

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As we study significant parts of God’s word, we will be continually challenged to review our present positions and
relationship with God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son, and His Holy Spirit. This will be a significant challenge for
many of us.

Notice that the first four (4) letters of the word “significant” is sign. I trust that as you study this module, you will be
challenged to go back and study God’s Word and identify the many signs and wonders that are revealed to us
through His Word and by the revelations of His Holy Spirit.

Therefore, through this divine revelation may there be a subsequent transformation within your spirits to the things of
God, because transformation cannot occur without there first being a revelation from God.

WHO WROTE THIS BOOK?

Before we look at the seven churches themselves, let us try to find out on whose authority the book was written, and
for what purpose, and to whom.
The author of the book of Revelations is clearly defined in Rev. 1:1. It is the divine Word of Jesus Christ Himself,
sent down to Apostle John, by an angel, to record it for all time, for us, the churches in Asia and for all churches, of all
denominations, in all the countries of the world (for all generations).
The writer was Apostle John, and the book is thought to have been written in AD 90-100, some 60 years after the
ascension of Jesus Christ our Lord into Heaven. It was written whilst John was in exile on the Isle of Patmos, for
continuing to preach the gospel, after he had been forbidden by the laws of that land in Ephesus at that time. For
continuing to preach the Gospel when it was forbidden by the law of the land, John had been “boiled in oil”, but it did
not kill him, so he was exiled to the Isle of Patmos to work in the salt mines.
At this time, [AD 90-100], He is the only remaining disciple alive, who was with Jesus and was an eye witness to the
miracles and teachings given by Jesus during His ministry time here on earth.
It is a series of several visions, some which tell about the past, some about the present (at AD 100) and some about
future events, which will take place before the return to earth of Jesus Christ, in all His glory, to sit on the throne, on
earth of His new earthly kingdom.
The following diagram, illustrates the sequence of events laid out for us in the Book of Revelation. The main pointy to
grasp is that the chapters in this book are not in chronological order. Some of these events happen simultaneously,
but they were revealed to Apostle John as separate visions, so that he could accurately record them for our benefit.
Therefore, as the diagram shows the events described in chapters 4-22 are happening in parallel with those
happening in chapters 5-19.

Future
The Present ~ >>
<<The Past (till 100 AD)
Chapters 4 - 22

Chapts. 1:1-18 Chapters. 2 & 3 Chapters 5 – 19:15

The events depicted in chapters 4-22

and those depicted in chapters 5 – 19
are events which occur simultaneously.
These events are not sequential, but are
written sequentially, so that they can be
individually “revealed”.

TIMELINE FOR THE HISTORICAL EVENTS IN THE

BOOK OF REVELATION

The Book of Revelations have some very special points which the serious Bible student must be aware of:
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a) The book of Revelations is the only book in the Bible which contains promises of blessings for pastors, who
read the text of this book aloud in the congregations of the saints. Imagine that, God has given His word, that
any pastor who reads from this book to His congregation will receive a blessing!
b) Secondly any member of his congregation who hears these words and does them will also receive a blessing
from the Lord. Therefore it is wrong for pastors not to read from this book to their congregations, because if
they refuse they are selfishly preventing members of their congregations from receiving blessings from God.

c) The book of Revelations promises blessings to all people who hear the Word and PUT IT INTO PRACTISE in
their individual lives.

d) The number 7 (God’s perfect number) is the ruling number in this book. e.g. :

7 candlesticks, 7 churches, 7 seals, 7 trumpets, 7 thunders, 7 vials, 7 spirits, 7 stars, 7 “no mores”.
d) The closing chapters of Revelations, contains a striking contrast to the opening chapters of Genesis. Genesis
speaks of the creation of the sun, the entrance of sin into the life of man and into the world, the curse
pronounced upon the ground, Satan’s triumph in being given authority over all things, on the earth, by man
(not by God). The exclusion of man from the “tree of life”.

e) On the other hand, the book of Revelation tells of a place where there will be no need of the sun, (the sun will
not shine), all sin will be banished, no more curses upon the earth, because there will be a new earth, Satan
shall be overthrown, admission of men once again to the “tree of life”.

We see in Rev. 1:9, the testimony of John, as to why he was in exile, on the Isle of Patmos, banished for preaching
the Word of God, the proof of which is Jesus Christ. I challenge each of the people reading this Module and studying
the seven churches, to ask yourself the following question:
If the Government of the country you belong to, or reside in at present, were to issue a new law, forbidding you to
preach, proclaim, or believe in the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and they boarded up the front doors of the
churches, would you still be prepared to proclaim that you are a Christian ???
What if the penalty was banishment from your home to an island somewhere out in the Andaman Sea, or into the
Pacific Ocean, would you, as an individual, be prepared to continue to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, no matter
what the consequences to you might be, or what the punishment might entail to you and/or your family???
What about all of you “TV Evangelists”? Would you arrange to have “pirate TV stations” set up and still proclaim the
Gospel, without fear of persecution and destruction of all your assets? How would you (as individuals) re-act to such
a proclamation, if it was issued?
A lot of you have just thought, it will never happen, what a crazy question, it does not concern me, but in each case
you will be WRONG, because these questions will define your attitude to Christ and His Word.
We see even though Apostle John was placed into this situation, described above, it does not change his attitude to
the Lord, or His teachings, as we see John, under the anointing of the Holy Spirit, being borne up into the spiritual
realm, to be given divine revelation from the Lord Himself, to record for our later spiritual growth and well-being.
The glorious thing about the book of Revelation is that despite the isolation of John, from the world, by a worldly law,
John is not isolated from God!
This clearly proves that the Lord cares for and guides His obedient children, wherever they are on this earth, (or even
up in the spaceships circling around it), nothing is too difficult for Him, when it comes to showing His love for His
people.
John hears divine instructions to write down all he sees (visions) and hears (revelation) in a book, just like the
instructions given by God to the Old Testament Prophets.
John is told to send it to the seven churches, named by the Lord in Asia at that time. Upon hearing the voice, John
turns around to see a being, in the image of the description recorded by Daniel the prophet, in Dan. 7:13-15, and
recognizes the Lord Himself. To make sure that John is not mistaken, in identifying who is talking to Him, we have the
verbal confirmation of the vision in Rev. 1:18.
“I AM, living in the eternity of the eternities. I died, but see, I AM alive for evermore, and I possess the keys of
death and Hades (hell)”.

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Jesus clearly confirms who He is (I AM) and then He makes a statement which must be fully understood. Jesus says:
“I possess the keys of hell”.
Many Christians, who have not studied their Scriptures thoroughly, believe that the keys were given to Peter, but the
Lord Himself says in the Book of Revelation, some 60 years after His resurrection, “I POSSESS THE KEYS OF
HELL”.
Does this mean that Jesus gave the keys to Peter and then took them back again? No! He never gave them to Peter
in the first place!
This misunderstanding has been because of the translation of the two Greek words ‘Petra’ and ‘Petros’. One meaning
pebble, (small stone) and the other meaning giant rock; (like the rock of Gibraltar – or Uluru in Australia).
Jesus Christ is the Giant rock, whilst Peter is the very small insignificant pebble. I prefer to have my faith for the
church built on the giant rock (Christ), not the small insignificant pebble (Peter).
In Rev. 1:20, Jesus explains to John, the various meanings of the symbols he is seeing - now that he has been
transported into the spiritual realm.
Note:
Do you realise that we have the same spirit living in us as did Apostle John? Do you realise that we can also be taken
up, “in the Spirit” into heaven and experience similar events that were experienced by John? It is possible, if we
earnestly desire to become close to God and want to do His will in all things.
As we commence to study the messages sent to the seven churches, we should also understand the meaning of each
of these symbols referred to in these visions of John.

1. Seven Stars
The seven stars are the seven angels, one assigned to each church identified in the vision.
Do you realize that God has appointed a special messenger angel to speak to YOUR church?
Do you realize that each church has an individual angel to report to God, the activities of its congregation and to
give messages to the church, (via an acceptable receptive vessel, if anyone is attuned by the Holy Spirit) and the
church is prepared to listen?

THE SEVEN CHURCHES IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION

2. Seven Lampstands
The seven Lampstands are identified as the seven churches, to who the messages from the Lord were to be sent.
This means that your individual church is a lampstand before the Lord. How bright this lampstand shines, depends
on the individual candles (the individual Christian brothers and sisters who belong to that church body) whether
they are alight, smouldering only, or completely gone out.
It is interesting to notice in the Scripture of Rev. 1:13, the image of Jesus is IN THE CENTRE OF THE SEVEN
LAMPSTANDS. This means that JESUS IS THE CENTRE OF THEIR ATTENTION.
It is important for us to recognize that JESUS CHRIST SHOULD BE THE CENTRE OF ATTENTION IN OUR
CHURCHES ALSO!
The other point to recognize in the placement of the churches around Jesus Christ, as the central figure, is to
understand that all their attention is directed towards Him and is not distracted by things of the world, (or things
going on in other churches around them), but that they concentrate and look directly upon His face.
When Jesus Christ as the central figure, it is more difficult for Satan to get the attention of the believers, because
he is BEHIND THEM and that is where Jesus said Satan should always be!

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CHURCHES IN REVELATIONS

* EPHESUS * SMYRNA * PERGAMUM

???
*
YOUR JESUS
THYATIRA
CHURCH CHRIST

* ???

* * *
LAODICEA PHILADELPHIA SARDIS

Is your church pointed in the right

direction ???

It is recognized by theological scholars today, that the seven churches referred to by Jesus, were not only the seven
physical churches referred to by name in the Scriptures, but are also the seven CHURCH TYPES, which would
appear and exist throughout the “Age of the Gentiles”, prior to Christ’s return for His chosen people, and so we are to
be AWARE that these church types COULD and DO EXIST TODAY.

You will see in the previous diagram that I have added an extra angel and an extra church and called it “YOUR
CHURCH”.
During this chapter, we will examine each of the church messages and then I will leave it up to yourself (and God) to
allocate the score for your church, wherever you are.
Remember you may be able to fool me, or somebody else with your score, but you can’t fool God with it, so I urge you
to take this matter very seriously, as we now look at the first church, the church of Ephesus.(reference Rev. 2:1-7)

CHURCH AT EPHESUS
GOOD POINTS FOUND BY JESUS CHRIST

ITEM GOOD POINT FOUND BY JESUS

1 INDUSTRY
2 ACTIVITIES
3 LABORIOUS TOIL
4 PATIENT ENDURANCE
5 NO CORRUPT MEN
6 TESTS ALL TEACHINGS – to make sure that they line up with God’s word.
7 PROCLAIM CHRIST ALWAYS
8 HATE THE NICOLAITANS

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BAD POINTS FOUND BY JESUS CHRIST

ITEM BAD POINT FOUND BY JESUS

1 ABANDONED FIRST LOVE WHICH IS JESUS CHRIST - CHURCH IS
GETTING COLD
2 FALLEN FROM ORIGINAL HEIGHTS AND LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST

CHURCH AT EPHESUS
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS STATED BY JESUS CHRIST
TO GET BACK INTO THE PRESENCE OF GOD

ITEM CORRECTIVE ACTIONS STATED BY JESUS

1 REMEMBER YOUR FIRST LOVE - WHICH IS JESUS CHRIST
2 REPENT OF YOUR SINS - ASK FORGIVENESS FROM GOD THROUGH
JESUS CHRIST
3 CHANGE YOUR INNER WILL - CLEANSE YOUR HEART FROM
UNRIGHTEOUSNESS
4 TURN BACK TO GOD
5 FOLLOW HIS CHOSEN PATH

CHURCH AT EPHESUS
PROMISES TO ALL REPENTANT BELIEVERS
IN THIS CHURCH

ITEM PROMISES IF YOU REPENT

1 GOD PROMISES THAT ALL REPENTANT BELIEVERS SHALL EAT OF
THE TREE OF LIFE, WHICH IS IN HEAVEN. THESE PEOPLE ARE
PROMISED ETERNAL LIFE FOREVER WITH JESUS CHRIST - IN THE
PRESENCE OF GOD THE FATHER.

CHURCH AT EPHESUS
CONSEQUENCES TO THOSE
WHO DO NOT REPENT OF THEIR SINS IN THIS CHURCH

ITEM CONSEQUENCES IF YOU DON’T REPENT OF YOUR SINS

1 JESUS WILL VISIT YOU PERSONALLY AND REMOVE THE
LAMPSTAND FROM YOUR CHURCH. THE LIGHT WILL BE
EXTINGUISHED. THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL DEPART FROM THE
CHURCH, AND ALL BELIEVERS WHO DO NOT REPENT SHALL NOT
ENTER THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN AT THE SECOND COMING OF
CHRIST.

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In today’s world, one would think that a church doing all these “GOOD DEEDS” would be acceptable to God, as it,
Preaches, Teaches, Tests the Word of God, etc.
But in the EYES OF JESUS CHRIST, who is given ALL AUTHORITY IN HEAVEN AND IN EARTH, this is not
enough!
The fact that this is a church, which has started to grow cold in its spiritual walk with the Lord, is enough to exclude it
from Heaven!
But we see that God is MERCIFUL. He does not leave the finding of the corrective actions, or solutions to us. He
gives us the ingredients to correct each individual believer in the Ephesus, (or spiritually dying church). Jesus leaves
the decision on whether to change or not up to each individual believer.
It is not the responsibility of the pastor, or the elders anymore, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH INDIVIDUAL
BELIEVER IN THE CHURCH, TO REPENT AND TURN BACK TO GOD AND GOD’S CHOSEN PATHWAY, FOR
THE INDIVIDUAL CHRISTIAN.
As John the Baptist exhorted the Jews to repent of their sins and turn from their wicked ways (as individuals) and be
baptised, so the Holy Spirit is exhorting the individuals in this church to do the same; return to their first love.
Let us now move on to look at the Scriptures and the special message sent to the next church, the church of Smyrna.
(Reference Rev. 2:8-11)

CHURCH AT SMYRNA
GOOD POINTS FOUND BY JESUS CHRIST

ITEM GOOD POINTS FOUND BY JESUS

1 GOOD POINTS TO NOTE AND TO PUT INTO PRACTISE EVERY DAY.
2 SUFFERED AFFLICTIONS, DISTRESS, TROUBLES, POVERTY.
3 WERE SLANDERED AND REVILED BY FALSE CHRISTIANS.
4 PROCLAIMED GOD’S WORD UNDER ALL CONDITIONS - EVEN UNDER
THE THREAT OF TORTURE AND DEATH BY THE LEGAL AUTHORITIES
OF THAT DAY AND AGE.

CHURCH AT SMYRNA
PROMISES TO STEADFAST BELIEVERS
WHO BELONG TO THIS CHURCH

ITEM PROMISES TO STEADFAST BELIEVERS BY JESUS CHRIST

1 PROMISED THE CROWN OF LIFE IN HEAVEN AT THE TIME OF
JUDGEMENT.
2 GOD PROMISES NO INJURY BY THE SECOND DEATH.

The church of Smyrna is a very special church. It has afflictions, distress, pressing troubles and poverty. It has been
reviled and slandered against, by “so called Christians”, who were really backsliders, again under the domination and
power of Satan.
The people had been tortured, thrown into prison and even killed, because they continued to proclaim the Gospel of
Christ. All of these things did not cause their faith to begin to crumble, because it was securely anchored to the giant
rock of salvation, Jesus Christ Himself.
As we study this church we see that when we commit our lives to Jesus Christ, our PHYSICAL LIVES are no longer of
any value, (if we try to keep them). It only becomes of value to us if we are prepared to offer it up as a sacrifice to Him,

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not worrying about the physical pain or troubles, but being determined to preach God’s Word wherever we go, despite
the consequences1.
The other important thing to notice about this church type is that, in the eyes of Jesus Christ, this church, and all the
believers who are in it, they are acceptable to Him. It has no faults !!!!!
Conclusion :- The church of Smyrna is an acceptable church type, in the eyes of God, but not all Christians have the
faith, nor the spiritual maturity, to be able to trust the Lord completely, in the times described above, that this church
had to face.
But all of us - SHOULD BE ABLE TO PASS THE TEST OF THIS CHURCH TYPE, IF WE REALLY WANT TO
GLORIFY GOD IN OUR DAILY LIVES.
So far, we have examined two church types and the score is;
• One church for Satan
• One church for God

Quite surprising so far, but let us continue the study and see if we can get a better score by the time we have studied
all seven churches.
The next church is the church at Pergamum, (Reference Rev. 2:12- 17)

CHURCH AT PERGAMUM
GOOD POINTS FOUND BY JESUS CHRIST

ITEM GOOD POINTS FOUND BY JESUS CHRIST

1 Living in Satan’s city – but not part of Satan’s activities.
2 Holding fast to Christ in all situations and under all conditions.
3 Not denying the faith - even to prevent torture and death.
4 Martyrs among you - People who are ready to die for the gospel.

CHURCH AT PERGAMUM
BAD POINTS FOUND BY JESUS CHRIST

ITEM BAD POINTS FOUND BY JESUS CHRIST

1 Some teach things of the world (false doctrines.)
2 Some teach eating food set before Idols.
3 Some practising sexual acts which are contrary to God’s Word.
4 Others are teaching wrong doctrines from the Courts of the
NICOLAITANS - the ones who corrupt the people.

CHURCH AT PERGAMUM
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS SPECIFIED BY JESUS CHRIST

1
As a missionary I have had personal experiences to these events, having been beaten, falsely accused, and put into prison and
had my father-in-law (a pastor for more than 30 years) beaten to death by people who oppose Jesus Christ – the Taliban.
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ITEM CORRECTIVE ACTIONS DEMANDED BY JESUS CHRIST

1 REPENT - Change your will and attitude to God - or Jesus Christ
will come and fight against you with the sword of truth and you
will not be able to stand against the attack from God.

CHURCH AT PERGAMUM
PROMISES TO OVERCOMERS BY JESUS CHRIST

ITEM PROMISES TO OVERCOMERS BY JESUS CHRIST

1 Eat Hidden Food ( Heavenly Manna)
2 Given a white stone with a new name written upon it.
3 No-one understands the name - except those who receive it.

CHURCH AT PERGAMUM
CONSEQUENCES FOR THOSE WHO DON’T REPENT

ITEM CONSEQUENCES FOR ALL WHO DON’T ACT ON GOD’S WORD

1 Jesus shall destroy the church with the sword.
2 He will not allow it to stand and be a bad witness for Him.
3 All who are destroyed shall no enter the Kingdom at the time of
the eternal judgement of all mankind.

The church type of Pergamum is unfortunately like many churches in the world today, they do not bring glory to the
Lord Jesus Christ, in their present form.
You may consider this a strong critical statement, but let us look at the facts. I will leave the Holy Spirit to prompt you
in your decision, as to the correctness of my comments.
First of all within this church there were divisions, [NO UNITY] with some spiritually mature Christians trying to follow
the Word of God. In addition to this, we had some of the newer believers (and some of the older ones) still clinging to
traditions from worldly situations, which is contrary to God’s Word.
When we become “born again” believers, the Word says we become new creations; old things (all of them) pass
away.
The church also had some people teaching doctrine which was contrary to the Word of God and trying to encourage
the believers to eat food which had been offered to idols and/or other gods.
There were also in the midst of the congregation, people who were practising corruption. All of these things were
wrong in the eyes of the Lord. (And it still is today)
The following things are important to note about this church type, and the warning given by Jesus to the believers who
belong to this church.
This warning should prompt some action from all of us.
First of all, Jesus identifies that there are “good Christians” and “bad Christians” attending the same church.
We know that light and darkness cannot mix, nor can sweet water and salt water come out of the same well, at the
same time.
Therefore, we would expect that the Lord would recommend some sort of separation process, (if we use secular logic)
to protect the “good Christians” whilst the Lord dealt with the “bad Christians” in the congregation.
But that is not the case, that is not the way that Jesus deals with His followers.
Jesus said if the WHOLE CHURCH DID NOT REPENT (good and bad Christians alike) then Jesus would come and
fight against them with the sword of His mouth, which we know is the Word of Truth.
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Jesus considers that the ‘good Christians’ are just as guilty as the ‘bad Christians’, because the ‘good Christians’
failed to test the Word being preached and when it was determined that it was incorrect teaching, they FAILED TO
ACT AND HAVE THE BAD TEACHING STOPPED.
Also the ‘good Christians’ FAILED TO STOP THE CORRUPTION, which was obviously apparent in the church
congregation, or in the worldly situation around them.
This is a very important lesson for the Church body at large to realize. In the eyes of Jesus Christ, you cannot be
judged blameless if you become one of the ‘silent majority,’ who is not involved themselves, in the wrongdoing, but
DO NOTHING ABOUT HAVING IT STOPPED!
This is very important now in this 21st century setting, where we have governments introducing legislation which is
clearly contrary to God’s laws. “The Church” has to do something about this; otherwise Jesus will judge the
church accordingly.
• Abortion laws
• Same-sex marriage laws
• “Safe School” programs, just to name three that immediately come to mind.
Jesus considers inactivity, to not correct (take action against) something that is wrong, as a sin and all are
collectively guilty (both the “good Christians and the “bad Christians), for allowing the sin to remain in existence.
To the churches in AUSTRALIA; this comment is very relevant. For over 200 years the churches have been building
up barriers among the congregation, not removing false teachings, and some traditional practises (from the worldly
point of view) from within their congregations.
These stumbling blocks have prevented the Holy Spirit from being able to move in the midst of the COLLECTIVE
CHURCH OF AUSTRALIA, because of jealousy, pride, envy, competition, accusation of ‘sheep stealing’, corruption in
the land, etc. which has been allowed to remain by the Church at large, within “the Body of Christ”.
I challenge the COLLECTIVE CHURCH OF AUSTRALIA, to consider the judgement of Jesus Christ upon the church
of Pergamum. He has stated that He shall come and fight against you (Jesus shall fight against you personally) with
the sword of truth.
We all know that nobody has ever been able to defeat Jesus Christ in a spiritual battle. Even Satan, who is far greater
than us, (in spiritual terms) was unable to win in his several and continual battles against Jesus.
We are told to quote the Word against Satan and he shall flee from us. This indicates how powerful the Word really is.
If Jesus Christ uses that same Word against us, then we will surely be destroyed, not just the ‘bad Christians’ but also
the ‘good Christians’ who were part of the silent majority who did not do anything to correct the situation and bring the
churches into unity under the sovereign reign of Jesus Christ.
Remember 2 Chronicles 7:14
I will leave you to pray to Jesus Christ for forgiveness, and to ask the Holy Spirit to identify the things which needs to
be corrected in the churches, so that the ‘good Christians’ are not destroyed along with the ‘bad Christians’.
But now we have looked at three churches and the score is;
• 2 churches for Satan
• 1 church for God

Let us continue the study and see if the score can get any worse. All along you have thought that everything was
going to be OK once you became a Christian. Well maybe now you will start to think being a Christian is not as easy
as you first thought, if you start to use the eyes of Jesus Christ, as the judge of what is right and what is wrong.
Let us now look carefully at the fourth church, the Church of Thyatira. (Reference Rev. 2:18-29)

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CHURCH AT THYATIRA
GOOD POINTS FOUND BY JESUS CHRIST

ITEM GOOD POINTS FOUND BY JESUS CHRIST

1 Good Works, Love, Patience, Endurance.
2 Works increasing day by day.
3 Testing the teachings of the Saints
4 Rejecting the false teachings and the false teachers who give it.

CHURCH AT THYATIRA
BAD POINTS FOUND BY JESUS CHRIST

ITEM BAD POINTS FOUND BY JESUS CHRIST

1 Church is divided between followers of true and false teachings.
2 False Prophetess teaching false Doctrines.
3 Elders inactive - Do not stop false teaching in the assembly, by the
Prophetess.
4 Christian Babies led astray by false teachings of the false
Prophetess.
5 Lack of checking by the Church Leadership and the Congregation.

CHURCH AT THYATIRA
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TOLD BY JESUS CHRIST

ITEM CORRECTIVE ACTIONS FOR THE SAINTS IN THIS CHURCH

1 REPENT OF PAST SINS - Turn back to God for forgiveness.
2 Check all Doctrines taught in the Assembly
3 Remove all false prophets from the assembly.
4 Teach Correct Doctrine. If it can’t be found in the Word - don’t
teach it at all!
5 Protect and Recover the “Babes in Christ”. (Remember, go and
search for and bring back the lost sheep into the sheepfold)
6 Test all future Words given in the Assembly.
7 If it does not line up with the Word of God - then reject it all!

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PROMISES GIVEN BY JESUS CHRIST

ITEM PROMISES FOR THOSE WHO OBEY IN THIS CHURCH

1 Reward each as you deserve - check your attitudes also.
2 No added trials for those who tested the Word and rejected it.
3 Hold fast to what you have till I come for my chosen people.

CHURCH AT THYATIRA
CONSEQUENCES FOR THOSE WHO DON’T REPENT

ITEM CONSEQUENCES FOR THOSE WHO DON’T REPENT

1 Some souls to be lost - to cleanse the Body of Christ.
2 Wrongdoers given no second chance - all are destroyed.
3 Jesus removes the unholy by elimination, to protect the holy from
contamination.

From the tables it is very easy to see that this church type has a problem, in that the church has allowed wrong
teaching to continue in the church, for some time, without taking steps to remove it and teach the correct Word,
from the Scriptures.
Some of the believers have remembered Apostle Paul’s warning to the Church at Ephesus and have carefully tested
the teachings from the ‘so-called’ apostles, and have found that the teachings did not line up with the Word of God,
and as a result, they have rejected the teachings and the men who teach them.
Unfortunately, the mature Christians, upon identifying the false teachers and the false prophetess, did not take the
necessary steps to REMOVE THEM FROM THE CHURCH BODY, which is the correct action, as stated in the Word.
The result was that some of the “babies in Christ” were led astray by the false teachers, and the Words of the false
prophetess. Jesus says that this leads towards destruction!
It appears from the account in the Book of Revelations, that the Lord must have sent many messages in
prophecy to the church, identifying that there was false teaching taking place, to warn the church to take
some positive action, to remove the people concerned, but alas the church elders, the church pastors, and
the mature Christians in the congregation did nothing!
The promises and consequences for this church are things we should be happy about, (on the one hand), and sad
about (on the other).
For the people who recognized the wrong doctrine in the church, and refused to follow it, Jesus promised that they
would not receive additional trials in their earthly lives, but that they must hold fast to what they already have (their
salvation and their faith) until the Lord comes back for His bride.
Jesus goes on to tell John that He has given the false prophetess plenty of time to change her ways, but that she has
hardened her heart and refused to repent of her sins, so it is logical that she should be destroyed, given over to the
desires of her heart, given over to Satan and eternal damnation. But what about the poor young babies that were led
astray by her???
You would think that they should be now awakened to the truth of the wrong teachings and be given a chance to
repent and turn back to Jesus Christ.

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We see in this example, both the justice and the mercy of God at work. The young babies in Christ are given one
last chance to repent and turn back to God. All who fail to listen to this warning are then to be destroyed, along with
the false prophetess and her teachers.
All throughout the Bible, the Word clearly commands us to be the “HOLIEST PEOPLE ON EARTH”. The judgement
upon this church is that, like the bad hand, or bad eye, which was to be cut off, to save the remainder. (Ref. Matt.
18:8-9)

Jesus will “cut off the bad part of the church”, to stop the pollution of the Word from spreading, to other parts of the
Body of Christ.

JESUS IS PREPARED TO ALLOW SOME SOULS TO BE LOST, TO KEEP THE BODY OF CHRIST PURE &
HOLY & ACCEPTABLE TO HIM. This is the reference to names being removed from the Lamb’s Book of Life.
If we, as Christians, do not guard against the “watering down” or “polluting of the Word” in our assemblies, then the
Lord will act to remove these offenders, by ELIMINATION.

So after studying four churches, the score is;

• 3 churches for Satan
• 1 church for God.

Let us move on to study the fifth church in the series, and see what God has, as instructions for correction, in this
specific church type.

CHURCH AT SARDIS
GOOD POINTS FOUND BY JESUS CHRIST

ITEM GOOD POINTS FOUND BY JESUS

1 Still a few souls who have not soiled their clothes with sin - who are
still worthy of keeping their names in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
2 These people are the only people who are acceptable to Christ in
this church, to keep their salvation until eternity.

CHURCH AT SARDIS
BAD POINTS FOUND BY JESUS CHRIST

ITEM BAD POINTS FOUND BY JESUS

1 JESUS WILL TREAT THIS CHURCH LIKE UNBELIEVERS !!!
2 He will come upon them like a thief in the night and steal away their
salvation - their promised eternal life.
3 Jesus no longer thinks of this as a Christian Church anymore.

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CORRECTIVE ADVICE GIVEN BY JESUS CHRIST

ITEM CORRECTION TO BECOME RESTORED TO CHRIST

1 Arouse yourself from Spiritual sleep.
2 Keep Spiritually Awake.
3 Strengthen and liven up your faith.
4 Revise the lessons you have heard.
5 Keep them in your mind & in your heart.
6 Obey them at all times.
7 Do works, worthy of repentance.
8 Start a record of works, worthy of mention in Heaven.

CHURCH AT SARDIS
PROMISES TO THE RIGHTEOUS ONES

ITEM PROMISES BY JESUS CHRIST

1 People who are judged worthy by Jesus Christ shall wear white
robes and their names shall remain in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
2 Their names shall be proclaimed openly in Heaven.

CHURCH AT SARDIS
CONSEQUENCES FOR THOSE WHO DON’T REPENT
OF THEIR SINS

ITEM CONSEQUENCES PROMISED BY JESUS CHRIST

1 Jesus Christ shall come upon them like a thief in the night.
2 He shall remove their names from the Lamb’s Book of Life.
3 They shall lose their salvation and go into eternal damnation.

In studying this church you may have been surprised to see that Jesus threatens to remove a person’s name from the
Lamb’s Book of Life, because the person’s clothes had become soiled, with his disobedience and his sinful nature.
Many Christians believe that “ONCE SAVED IS ALWAYS SAVED”. Well unfortunately that is not what the
Scripture says!
In Rev. 3:4-5 Jesus makes the statement that there are still a few who have not soiled their clothes.... and I will NOT
erase their names from the Book of Life.
This means that to qualify in keeping your name in the Book of Life, you must not soil your clothes, you must remain in
accordance with the Word of God at all times, regularly examining your position before God, and repent of any
disobedience or misdoing’s, so as to remain righteous before the Lord (at all times).
Another way of looking at this statement is as recorded in John 15:16. In this Scripture, Jesus says that you did not
choose Him, He in fact chose you and ordained you, that you should go out and bear fruit, and that your fruit should
remain (PERFECT). If your fruit does not remain, or goes bad, then you are no longer worthy to keep your name in
the lamb’s book of life.
In using this definition of worthiness, it is necessary to challenge every pastor, in every church, across every land.
In Matt. 18:12, Jesus makes mention of the shepherd with 100 sheep in the flock, under his love, guidance and
responsibility. These are the “fruit” that he is to “take care of”, until Jesus returns for His bride.

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We know today that from time to time, some of the “sheep” wander back into the world, following after their “previous
shepherd”, which is Satan.
In discussing this problem with pastors in many different countries, I have been given all sorts of EXCUSES, (but
called statistics), that it is normal for approximately 10-20% of all believers to fall away, during the first year of their
salvation.
They have said, in effect, that they are prepared to allow 20% of their fruit to drop to the ground, to rot and die. I would
suggest that they ask themselves why Jesus Christ said that they are to leave the 99 sheep and go out and find, AND
BRING BACK, THE SHEEP THAT WAS LOST. Why did Jesus Christ say that? Jesus says what He means – and
means what He says!
If Jesus Christ said that they should do it, then I would humbly suggest that some pastors better change their attitudes
of their “retention factors”, and instead of accepting an 80% retention factor, they better get back into the Word and go
for the 100% that is required of them, so that their garments shall not be considered soiled and their names shall not
be removed from the Lamb’s Book of Life, like is written for the Church of SARDIS.

So after 5 churches, the score is;

• 4 churches for Satan
• 1 church for God

Many pastors, upon reading what I have just written, may try to brush this off as a wives tale, or just another mad
author, trying to make a fast dollar. I write it to turn people back to the Scriptures and back to the Lord. You may think
whatever you like of me, but I challenge you to check the score – and God’s word!
We have examined five churches so far, only one of them has been acceptable to the Lord, without any correction.
Remember, He (the Lamb of God) is the ultimate judge; you have to convince Him of your worthiness -- not me.
Now let us move on to church number six, the church of Philadelphia and see what the Lord considers is good or bad
in this church.

CHURCH AT PHILADELPHIA
GOOD POINTS FOUND BY JESUS CHRIST

ITEM GOOD POINTS FOUND BY JESUS CHRIST

1 Works are acceptable
2 Power used wisely.
3 Test all teachings
4 The church has not renounced the name of Jesus Christ.
5 Shown “Agape Love” in all situations, even during trial and
tribulations.
6 This church is acceptable to God! Hallelujah!

CHURCH AT PHILADELPHIA
PROMISES GIVEN BY JESUS CHRIST FOR THIS CHURCH

ITEM PROMISES GIVEN FOR THIS CHURCH BY JESUS CHRIST

1 Jesus places an open door in front of this church, which cannot be
closed by Satan or any of his agents.
2 Saints kept from the trials which will come at the “end-time”.
3 Hold fast to their treasures, the crown of eternal life.
4 Made to be a pillar in the Heavenly City with a new name.

We have some good news, when studying the Church of Philadelphia, for it is clear that in the eyes of Jesus Christ,
this church type is acceptable to Him:- shout HALLELUIAH!!!.
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In the eyes of God - not man, the work of this church is deemed to be acceptable. Even though the church had little
power, it has used it wisely to glorify the Lord. The church was very conscious that false teachings could creep into the
Body of Christ and so they tested EVERY TEACHING AND EVERY DOCTRINE, to ensure that it was in accordance
with the Scriptures.
Neither the church as a whole, nor the individual believers, renounced or denied the Lord’s name at any time. The
Lord emphasizes that this church ENDURED PATIENTLY their trials and hardships, according to the lessons taught
them by Jesus and the Apostles.
This means they endured their trials and tribulations with love for one another, both for the believers and for the
unbelievers alike. They were not complainers, gossipers, liars, or people who caused division in the churches, etc. but
at all times, by their words and their actions, they showed and manifested the agape love, which is the true sign of a
mature Christian.
The promises given by the Lord for this church are noteworthy. They must make us examine our own thinking, and
attitudes, to the people and situations around us today. Do we measure up to this church’s performance?
First of all Jesus promises that in front of this church God has placed a door and this door is open forever. No-one on
earth can shut the door before this church – not even Satan!
Secondly, all of the false teachers, which have been identified in the other churches so far, will be required to bow
down at the feet of the saints of the church of Philadelphia and acknowledge that Jesus has loved these saints.
Thirdly, the saints of this church are told they will not suffer the hour of testing, which is to come upon the world,
indicating that the saints of the church of Philadelphia shall be guaranteed a place in the rapture when Jesus comes
back for His children, in the sky.
As encouragement, Jesus tells the saints of this church to HOLD FAST TO THE TREASURE THAT THEY HAVE, so
no-one can rob them of their crown (which by right, already belongs to them).
For those people who do hold fast, they shall have written on them, the name of God, (for their protection), become
the pillars in the new city and receive the new name of Jesus Christ.
Many Christians do not realize that after Jesus Christ comes back after the rapture, He will rule for 1,000 years and
will be given a new name, as will all His worthy subjects. Even though this church did not have any faults, at the time
the Scriptures were written, there is still a warning given to all the believers in this congregation.
The individual believers in this church could lose their crowns in Heaven, if they become complacent and ceased to
hold fast to the treasures they have acquired already in Heaven.
This is a warning that ALL BELIEVERS SHOULD NOT TAKE LIGHTLY. If you do not keep your fruit remaining, that
is, the fruit of your repentance, your fruit of salvation, your fruits of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, which is given severally,
as the Lord wills, (not man) then you will not be deemed acceptable, in the eyes of God, on the day of judgement and
shall have to go through the Baptism of Fire, the fire of purification, to have all the chaff burned off your spiritual
body, so the remainder can be turned into the jewels by purging through the fire.
Christians therefore have to review their spiritual positions on a regular basis, to ensure that in accordance with
Hebrews 6:1-3, we are continually maturing as Christians, not staying at the same level of spiritual growth, or
understanding.

In reviewing the score, we now have;

• 2 churches for God
• 4 churches for Satan

This means that in the six churches we have examined so far, 60% of the church types are deemed not to be
acceptable to God in the form He observed them.
To become acceptable, they all had to repent of their sins and accept the corrective actions identified in the Scriptures
for each of them.
Let us examine the final church, the church of Laodicea and see how this church was rated by the Lord.

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CHURCH AT LAODICEA
GOOD POINTS FOUND BY JESUS CHRIST

ITEM GOOD POINTS FOUND BY JESUS CHRIST IN THIS CHURCH

1 NO GOOD POINTS FOUND BY JESUS CHRIST IN THIS CHURCH!

CHURCH AT LAODICEA
BAD POINTS FOUND BY JESUS CHRIST

ITEM BAD POINTS FOUND BY JESUS CHRIST IN THIS CHURCH

1 Not acceptable to the Lord, because it is a church which is not “on-
fire” for the Lord.
2 They are not hot or cold - just lukewarm. This is a spiritual state
that the Lord will not accept!
3 The church covets the wealth of the world, instead of the wealth of
spiritual things.
4 This church is under the false illusion that it is acceptable - but
unfortunately it is not!

CHURCH AT LAODICEA
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS FROM JESUS CHRIST
FOR THE LAODICEANS

ITEM ALTERNATIVES FOR THE LAODICEAN CHURCH

1 Unless they repent they shall be rejected by Jesus as unworthy.
2 If they repent, they shall sit beside Jesus in Heaven.
3 These are the only two choices given to this church!
4 It is a “take it or leave it” option. Jesus has judged them already -
they just have to decide on which place they wish to be after
judgement time takes place in Heaven. Either Heaven – or Hell!

CHURCH AT LAODICEA
PROMISES FROM JESUS CHRIST FOR THE LAODICEANS

ITEM PROMISES FOR THE LAODICEAN CHURCH

1 Dramatically change your spiritual ways & wake up for Christ.
2 Provide treasures tried by temptations - treasures worthy in
Heaven.
3 Walk in the way of righteousness - to receive white robes.
4 Jesus chastens you and corrects you because He loves you and
does not want any to perish - so repent before it is too late.

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In the book of Colossians, 4:16, Apostle Paul instructs the people in the Church at Colossae to read the Epistle that he
has sent to them and then to forward it on to the church in Laodicea, and to take the Epistle that he has already
written to them and bring it back and read it in the Church of Colossae.
So there is an extra Epistle that was written by Apostle Paul, which is not in our Bible today, but was around at the end
of the first Century Church.2
The church of Laodicea is like many churches which exist today in the developed world. It is a church which has a
flashy, impressive modern building, with air-conditioning, modern sophisticated electronic sound and music systems,
comfortable upholstered seats, lush carpets on the floor, overhead projectors, video screens, and all the other things
which go with a very affluent society.
The church pastor is given a large house, compliments of the church, plus an expensive car and a high salary. He is a
member of some of the best society clubs around town - and in some cases, he has some businesses on the side,
(just as insurance, or to help put the children through college.)
The church appears to be very rich (and in fact in a worldly sense, it is) but it is spiritually dying.
It resembles a selective society club, where membership is limited to the very select few, who earn high salaries, or
who are relatives of someone who does.
The church gives a token offering to the poor and a token offering to the mission work of the church, but the attitude is
one of obligation - not because of the genuine love of God.
➢ No-one can remember when the pastor last prayed for anyone to be healed (and a healing actually took
place).
➢ No-one can remember when the last person made a genuine commitment to serve the Lord with ALL of his
life and his money and his talents.
Even if they could, they would remark that “Johnny” always took his religion too seriously anyway. This is a church in
definite spiritual decline. It is a church that Jesus no longer considers to be CHRISTIAN by name, as it does not glorify
Christ in any of its activities.
Jesus Christ is very harsh in His judgement on this church, but for very good reason. Jesus clearly tells John that He
will spit this church out of His mouth if it remains in its present state and with its present attitudes.
But we know that God is merciful, God is just and God is never changing, He is always compassionate in His ways.
Jesus Christ gives this church the opportunity to repent, to change their ways and again come back to Him, like the
prodigal son.
In Rev. 3:20, we have the famous Scripture, where Jesus says He is waiting just outside the door to our hearts, gently
knocking and waiting for us to open the door, so He can have fresh and continual communion with us. This clearly
shows the glory of God.
Despite the fact that Jesus wishes to spit this church out of His mouth, He will not do so without giving every individual
believer inside the church an opportunity to once again be restored to the fellowship of Jesus Christ.
What a great and mighty God we have HALLELUJAH!
So, in the church of Laodicea, we have a clear warning to all financially secure churches, who consider the
appearances of their churches and the way they dress up their choir personnel, more important than the basic
teachings of Acts 1:8, to spread the good news to all nations of the earth.
Any church which does not have an outreach programme in their own city, their own country, and who do not
send mission funds to assist in the spreading of the gospel, in other countries, either by financial support to
their own missionaries, or to other foreign missionaries, are (in my view) guilty, in God’s eyes, of falling into
the category of the LAODICEAN church.
Any church which allows denominationalism to take precedence over the Word of God (all the Word of God --
all of the Bible) is also guilty of belonging to this category.

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Let us now try to draw some conclusions;

We have examined seven churches and we arrived at the startlingly score of;
• 2 churches for God
• 5 churches for Satan

This is not what many Christians would have expected when they commenced this chapter, but the Word tells the
truth of the situation, as Jesus, not man, judged those churches at that time.
In the seven churches we have studied, the message to the angel of each of the seven churches always finishes with
the words;
“He who can hear, let him listen to and heed what the Spirit (Holy Spirit) says to the assemblies (the
churches).
This is the New Testament equivalent, to the old testament command, which was given by God to each of the
prophets, when giving them a message to deliver to the people of Israel. “Thus saith the Lord God of Israel”...........
This message for the seven church types is a direct message to us from the Lord and we must obey it, in the same
way that we obey Acts 2:38-39, when we repent of our sins, are baptized in water, and receive the Holy Spirit power
into our lives.
For those churches which at present do not believe that the Holy Spirit is for this day and age, I feel sorry, because
they will therefore not heed the warnings of the book of Revelations, and as such, their saints may not fall into a
category which is recognized (in God’s eyes) as acceptable to Him, in the last days.
The above seven church types were recognized as being in existence at the time, some 60 years after the ascension
of Jesus Christ into Heaven.
But this warning is given to us, so that we, as individual churches today, would not fall into some of the pitfalls and
traps those early churches did.
Therefore, we as individual churches, must examine ourselves in the light of the points identified for all the previous
churches and identify (TRUTHFULLY) where we, as individual churches stand.
The following table is recommended as a checklist, to identify where your individual church stands, in relation to the
points identified as being, for or against, each of the individual seven church types studied.
If you identify any points which God has previously identified as being not acceptable, then the obvious solution is also
to identify GOD’S REMEDY FOR ITS CORRECTION, so that the church can again be found acceptable in God’s
sight.
After completing the checklist table for the church, (collectively) then each individual Christian should then examine
the SAME LIST FOR HIS OWN SPIRITUAL SITUATION and follow THE SAME SET OF CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.
In concluding this study I trust that every person has been challenged to have a careful look at their particular church,
their teachings, and their organization, and in addition, reflect on their own personal positions and relationships, firstly
to the Lord, and then to other members of the Body of Christ.

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***
SPIRITUAL
CHECK
LIST

For

INDIVIDUAL CHURCHES

And

INDIVIDUAL CHRISTIANS

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ITEM YOUR YOU AS A

CHURCH CHRISTIAN
[YES/NO] [YES/NO]

Is Jesus the centre of all the attention in your church ?

Is your church involved with activities which help people of
different ethnic backgrounds all over the world ?
Does your church patiently endure under unrighteous attacks,
both from within and/or outside the church body ?
Does your church tolerate wicked men inside or outside the
church body?
Does your church test the teachings and prophecies, in
accordance with the Word and expel the false teachers and
prophets, when you find their teaching does not line up with the
Word of God?
Does your church proclaim Christ and Christian principles in all
situations?
Does your church hate corruption; and do they do anything
about it?
Has your church left, lost, or abandoned, their first love, which is
Jesus Christ?
Does your church react correctly when placed under physical
and/or political pressure from inside/outside the church body?
Is your church prepared to proclaim Jesus Christ in the face of
imprisonment or even death?
Does your church have a good record of works, produced by,
and through trials and strife and achieved them through the use
of faith in Jesus Christ?
Can you see; Love, faith, service, and patient endurance all in
operation in your church assembly?
Does the works, through faith, increase day by day, in your
church body?
Are false teachers allowed to continue to operate in your church,
in your presence, without corrective action?
Does your church have groups, or an individual who likes to
gossip about other people? [Remember, gossip is a sin!]
Is the Holy Spirit Gift of Discernment operating in your church?
Are all the Holy Spirit gifts as per 1 COR. Chapter 12,
operating in your church on a regular basis?
Are the 9 fruit flavours of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, as per
Galatians 5:22 operating in your church regularly?
Does your church encourage and practise the operation of the
Gifts of the Holy Spirit in accordance with 1 COR. Chapter 14?
Does you church have elders & deacons, appointed as per the
book of Titus?
Do the Elders control and govern the church, or is it controlled by
the pastor, as a dictator?
If your church has "daughter" churches, do they have elders and
deacons, and are they in complete control of their own daughter
church, or must they get approval from the "mother" church for
everything they want to do?
Is there a bottle of oil in your church, so that an elder can anoint
the sick and pray for their complete healing, as per James 5:14?
Does your church have street evangelism programs, to take the
message of Jesus Christ to the unbelievers in the streets?
Does your church have altar calls for salvation? How often?

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ITEM YOUR YOU AS A

CHURCH CHRISTIAN
[YES/NO] [YES/NO]

When was the last time that someone accepted Jesus Christ in
the church you attend?
Does your church call for people to receive the Holy Spirit into
their lives?
How often does this happen?
Does your church encourage the believers to be baptized by
total immersion in water?
How often do these baptismal services take place?
Does you church emphasize that your church should be Holy?
Is your church Holy?
Does your church take positive steps to make sure that it
remains Holy all of the time?
Does your church preach that your fruit must remain, as per the
words in John 15:16?
What action does your church take if one believer goes out of
the church? Do you follow the instructions of Jesus, as stated in
MATTHEW 18:12-14?
If the answer to the above is NO, do you put it down to statistics
of this day and age? Just a sign of the times?
What percentage of people who accepted salvation, in your
church, during the last 2 year period, are still practising
Christians today? (Either in your church or elsewhere?)
As an individual church, has there been someone accept the
salvation of Jesus Christ in your church during the last month?
How often does this happen?
As a believer, have you ever witnessed to, or led a person to
accept the Lord as their personal Saviour?
Are they (your fruit) still strong practising Christians’ today?
Is your church spiritually alive and awake?
Does your church continually strengthen and invigorate your
faith into action?
Does your church give balanced lessons and teachings in all
areas of the Scriptures, or does it concentrate on one area only -
like evangelism, but not give proper nurture food for all new
believers?
Is your church a growing one, or is it one that just has a constant
stream of changing faces, but with approximately the same
number of people in the congregation each week?
Does your church (and church elders) practise what they
preach? Or are they hearers of the Word only?
Has your church had a series of studies on the 7 churches in
Revelations, before you read this Module?
Did they change anything in the church?
How often does this happen?
Does your church consider the church buildings more important
than spending money on “the mission program” and “spreading
of God's Word” throughout the earth?
Does your church, chasten, discipline, or correct its members,
when they go astray from the Word of God?
How do they do this? As per what series of Scriptures?

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ITEM YOUR YOU AS A

CHURCH CHRISTIAN
[YES/NO] [YES/NO]

Does your church allow a marriage between a believer & a non-

believer to take place on its premises?
Does your church allow a marriage between same-sex couples
to take place on its premises?
Does your church have a fund for widows, to help those who are
in distress, or in need in your congregation?
How does your church select their pastor or shepherd?
Does your church allow women to be appointed as Pastors?
Do you place more emphasis on the person's educational skill
and qualifications, or on the "fruit" of his/her ministry?
Does your church participate with other churches in your town, to
lift up the name of Jesus Christ higher than any other name, or
do you think they are in competition with you, and that they may
try to steal your sheep?
Don't all the sheep belong to Jesus Christ, not the individual
churches?

As you are by now aware, it is only two of the churches which are acceptable "in God's eyes" to be able to enter the
Kingdom of Heaven, in their present states.

In undertaking the Spiritual Checklist shown above, you can do it as carefully (or as carelessly) as you choose. The point
you must realize is that you do not have to convince me how good your individual church is; you have to convince
yourself.

Finally, God Almighty already knows the score, for both your church, and for you, as an individual Christian, so don't try to
fool Him, it won't work.

If you find that you did not get a perfect score, then you need to do something about it, as only those with "perfect scores"
in God's eyes will be able to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

REVELATIONS CHAPTERS 4 (ONWARDS)

We have carefully studied the first vision given by Jesus to Apostle John. Now let us examine the following visions
which commence in Revelation Chapter 4. This is a partly veiled vision and shows the vision of God in heaven, seated
upon His throne, (the creator of the universe) receiving the worship of the living creatures and the 24 elders,
continually. (Rev. 4:1-11)

The opening of the 7-sealed book:

The vision continues in Chapter 5: The opening of the 7-sealed book by the Lamb of God (the only one who is
worthy to break the seals). This book is the title deed to the earth. This is what Jesus came to earth for – this is
what Jesus died for. This is expounded by the fact that all in heaven sing a new song.

V9: And they sang a new song, saying thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals, for you were slain,
and has redeemed us back to God the Father, by the blood of every kindred, tongue, people and nation

V10: And you have made us kings and priests unto God; and we shall reign on the earth.

The song is in appreciation of the fact that Christ was slain on the cross, that His precious blood was shed (1 Pet.
1:19) and that it was shed for the entire world. This includes Presbyterians, Lutherans, Methodists, Catholics, and
Baptists, even Charismatic’s and Pentecostals – and even unbelievers!

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Some Christians think they will have their own little section in heaven, all alone – well, that is not the case. There are
no fences in heaven!!! God loves the whole world and all the disciples who dwell therein will dwell in Unity before
the Lord

The choir also sings about their return with Jesus as the King of Kings (Rev. 19:11). At that time the armies of heaven
will follow Him on white horses. At this point the angels in heaven also join in the praises with the saints.

Nowhere in the Bible does it say that angels sing their praises. They recite their praises, whereas the Church – the
Body of Christ, triumphantly sings out its glorious message in song. The angels associated with the Lord have known
Him for thousands of years – they know Him as very few saints know Him. They praise the Lamb of God for 7
reasons:- (1) His power; (2) His spiritual riches; (3) His wisdom; (4) His Might; (5) His honour; (6) His glory; (7) His
blessings.

Carnal Christians, who refuse to bow in worship to Jesus Christ here on earth, will do so at this time. This is a
fulfilment of Phil. 2:9-11. The 4 beasts and the 24 elders lead the others in their worship. They fall down on their faces
before Jesus. They cannot wait to worship Him – the Lord Jesus Christ.

The opening of the 6 seals (Chapter 6)

As we begin this chapter we have to knock away a few myths concerning some of the signs.
Some sincere Christians say: “Matthew 24:14 states that the gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world
for a witness to all the nations and then the end shall come. Since there are still some tribes who have not yet heard
the Gospel therefore Jesus cannot return yet”! That is the basis of their logic.

Unfortunately, these people have their understanding of the signs in the wrong place. Why? Because the “Rapture” is
a sign-less, timeless event. What relationship exists between the rapture and the prophetic signs? NONE!
The Rapture is an evacuation of believers from the earth before the great judgement of the Tribulation Hour. Does it
happen? Yes!
There are several references to confirm that. It is a meeting in the Heavens of the believers with Christ – it is not
Christ’s return to earth. These are two distinctly different events, both recorded in scripture.

Since Jesus’ “first coming” was “to earth”, His second coming must also be “to earth”.

The Rapture is not “a coming to earth” but a meeting in the clouds. Seven years later, we the believers return
with Christ “to the earth”.

For confirmation please do the following; Open one bible at Revelation chapter 6, open another Bible at the
following: Matthew 24, Mark 13, Luke 17, or Luke 21. Compare the signs found in these chapters with the signs found
in Revelation: The conclusion: They are identical!

The Church is raptured in Revelation chapter 4 verse 1, and believers (represented by the 24 elders) are placing
crowns at the Saviour’s feet BEFORE the signs and judgements of the Tribulation hour, begins in chapters 6-18.

The signs (in Chapter 6) are “Post-Rapture” and “Pre-Revelation”. The signs point to a period within the 7 years
when the TRIBULATION HOUR COMES UPON EARTH, after we, (the saints) have already been taken up to be
with Christ, ready to come back to earth with Him for the “Marriage Supper of the Lamb”, and to rule and reign for
1,000 years.

The 6 seals which are identified in Chapter 6 are warning signs for the “soon to happen” Tribulation period of 7 years.

Vision Three: Chapter 7, verses 1-8

Chapter 7 may be divided into 2 sections, the first (verses 1-8) which deals with the 144,000 Israelites, and the
second section (verses 9-17) which deals with the multitudes of the Gentiles.

This chapter also portrays God as compassionate, merciful and loving. This is a correct portrayal of God: because
God is love (1 Jn. 4:8) and confirmed in (John 3:16).

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It is mankind’s wickedness, rebellion and sin that produces judgement;

➢ For the wages of sin is death (Rom. 6:23)
➢ They that plough iniquity and wickedness, reap the same (Job 4:8)
These judgements were released upon the earth because, they rebelled (and continue to rebel) for thousands of
years.

But God is a merciful God. He calls “time out” to give mankind one last chance to turn from their wicked ways, to
repent and turn back to Him, to have salvation and revival; before the Judgement comes.

The 144,000 Israelites:

Verse 1 state that 4 angels stand at the 4 corners of the earth. The earth is not square; this refers to the 4 compass
points of North, South, East, and West. They are to administer judgement upon the earth, but God calls a halt so that
the branding can take place.

[The wicked get their seal “666” in Rev. 13: 17-18, so this does not refer to them!]

In verses 5-8, God identifies 12,000 from each of the tribes of Israel, calling each of the tribes by name. So that there
is no confusion, this group cannot be the Church, because the church is multi-national and is not defined as
“Jewish”. The church is already in heaven by this time, waiting to go back to earth with Jesus.

These 144,000 Jewish evangelists are anointed and branded by the Spirit. Joel 2:28-29 describes these spirit-filled
preachers proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom of God.

We must understand here what the Holy Spirit is doing during this time and not be confused about the actions of the
Holy Spirit during this important time. 2 Thessalonians verse 7 states: For the mystery of iniquity doth already work;
only he (the Holy Spirit) now letteth will let, until he (the Holy Spirit) be taken out of the way.

The Old English meaning for “letteth” is hinder. The picture being painted here is the rise of the Anti-Christ, but it is
being hindered by the power of the Holy Spirit, until the Holy Spirit is withdrawn from the earth and there is no
longer any spiritual power to restrain the Anti-Christ. This is His restraining power only.

Now, we know that the Holy Spirit lives and abides in us, (Rom. 8:9) and (1 Cor. 3:16). His restraining power is
removed from the earth – but not the Holy Spirit Himself. Why? The Holy Spirit is God Almighty; the third person of the
Trinity. He is Omnipresent (all knowing), omnipotent (all powerful), and omnipresent (everywhere at all times).
Therefore the Holy Spirit is not removed from the earth, because He is in all places at all times.

David states in Psalm 139: 7-10: Whither shall I go from thy spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I
ascend up into Heaven – you are there: if I make my bed in Hell, behold you are there. If I take the wings of the
morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there shall thy hand lead me, and they right hand shall hold
me.

Since the Holy Spirit is everywhere at all times, only His restraining influence over sin is removed during the
Tribulation Hour.

Presently, Christians are depicted as “the salt of the earth” and “the light of the world”. When they are removed (from
the earth), the preservative effect of the “salt” and the repelling effect of the “light” are removed; there is no longer any
opposition to Satan’s power on the earth. When this happens “hell will actually break loose on the earth”!

However, during this time of terrible spiritual darkness upon the earth, the 144,000 will produce the greatest revival in
the history of mankind. This evangelism will centre on the work of the Lord Jesus Christ. “To [Jesus] give all the
prophets witness, that through His name whosoever believeth in Him shall receive remission of sins”. [Acts chapter
10:43]. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations: and then shall
the end come. [Matt. 24:14].

This does not refer to His first coming to earth, nor to the rapture [Rev. 4:1] but to the revealing of Jesus Christ as
King [Rev. 19:16] To understand this fully one must look back at the preaching of John the Baptist. He preached;

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(1) Repentance (one must be baptised for the remission of sins) and
(2) The Blood: behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.

This was preached (the repentance and the Blood) to prepare the hearts for the third part of the message: the
coming of the King. Though Christ was rejected by the Jews when preached by John the Baptist, He will be
accepted when this same message is preached by the 144,000 Jews during the time of Tribulation and a mighty
revival will take place, with people being saved in the tribulation period.

As a result of this great Tribulation Revival, a new group of persons appear clothed in white robes in Heaven, which
Apostle John does not recognise. Thus, the 3 types of people saved at different times have 3 distinct functions to
perform as detailed below:-

➢ The Church (which is saved BEFORE the Rapture) is the Bride of Christ and enjoys a 1,000 year honeymoon
upon the earth (Rev. 20:4) They rule as kings and priests (1 Pet. 2:9) and (Rev. 1:6)
➢ The 144,000 Jews (Branded by the Holy Spirit) serve as bodyguards of the Lamb and His Bride (Rev. 14:4)
➢ The Gentiles (saved during the Tribulation period) will be Temple servants, waiting upon Christ and His Bride
(the Church) They serve in the glorious Temple (described in Ezekiel chapters 40-48) which is set up
immediately after Russia (under the names of GOG, MAGOG, MESHACH, TUBAL & ROSH is destroyed
(Ezekiel chapters 38 & 39).
Because they (those saved in the Tribulation Period) refused to take upon themselves the mark of the beast, they
suffered hardship, hunger and thirst. But when they accepted Christ their suffering was no more. [Refer chapter 7
verses 15-17]
Vision 5: [Revelations Chapter 8: The Opening of the 7th Seal.]

In chapter 8 we see the opening of the 7th seal. This seal includes the 7 trumpet judgements.

This is such an awesome situation, that all of Heaven becomes silent. [Refer Rev. 8:1]
Can you imagine it? Silence in heaven for 30 minutes.

To really understand the significance of this, one must remember that the angels, the beasts and the 24 elders have
been continually praising and worshipping God for centuries, in fact for thousands of years; but now, there is
complete silence in heaven, in anticipation of what is to come.

These trumpet judgements are not something new. They were prophesied by Enoch in the “Books of Enoch 3” and
referred to again in Jude 14 &15. They were anticipated by the Psalmists (Ref. Psalm 96:13). Paul also referred to
them in Acts 17:31 and Rom. 1:18.

But before these judgements can take place we see an unusual prayer meeting in heaven, (verse 3) where an angel
makes an offering of prayers before God.

Rev. 8:3: And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a gold censer; and there was given unto him much
incense, that he should offer it with prayers of all the saints upon a golden altar, which was before the throne (of God
the Father).

This angel is obviously The Angel of the Lord: Jesus Christ Himself, because He ministers both to God and to man
(Ref. 1 Timothy 2:5). The Saviour appeared many times as the Angel of the Lord in the Old Testament.

➢ He appeared to Abraham before the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah,

➢ He wrestled with Jacob,
➢ Walked among Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, in the fiery furnace,
➢ And made numerous other visits to His people in the Old Testament.

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This Mediator between God and men ever lives to make intercession for us (Heb. 7:25) and now stands at the altar
adding incense (efficacy => efficiency, worth) to the prayers being offered by the saints of God on earth. They are
imprecatory prayers (=>to call down harm, especially a curse, on somebody) for judgement, as in Rev. 6:10.
They cry out: How long, O Lord, holy & true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the
earth? At this point, their prayers have reached the throne of God. NOW PRAYERS ARE ANSWERED AND
JUDGEMENT IS PREPARED!

In Rev. 8:5, the situation changes. There has been silence in heaven, but now there is fire, cast into the earth,
followed by voices, thunder, lightning and earthquakes. The seven angels prepare to sound their trumpets. At this
moment, the heavenly military says: “Ready”! “Aim”! “Fire”!

The First Trumpet.

Rev. 8:7. The first angel sounded and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood and they were cast down upon
the earth and one third of all the trees and the grass was burnt up.

We have no difficulty understanding this verse literally. The same kind of judgement occurred before in Exodus 9:22-
23 when God told Moses to stretch forth His hand towards heaven that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt.
When Moses stretched for this his rod towards heaven, the Lord sent thunder, hail and fire upon the earth. It
happened before – it can happen again!

The Second Trumpet.

Verse 8: The second angel sounded and a great mountain burning of fire was cast into the sea and a third of the sea
was turned into blood. [This is probably a giant meteorite.] Again a similar occurrence happened when Moses went
before the Pharaoh in Egypt. [Exodus 7:19-21] It happened before – it can happen again!

Third Trumpet
Rev. 8:10-11: And the third angel sounded and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp,
and it fell upon a third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters. And the name of the star is called
“wormwood”; and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters,
because they were made bitter.
Strange: “Chernobyl” in the Ukraine Bible means “Wormwood”.

This judgement also occurred in the days of Moses. (Exodus 7:17) A meteor struck the earth and one third of
the earth’s water supply became a deadly poison. A similar thing happened in times past. A volcanic
eruption in the Aleutian Islands on 21st March 1823 caused the water in that area to become bitter and unfit
for human consumption.

God created every star; He knows their exact locations and has named them. (Job 9:9) He named the stars
Arcturus, Orion, Pleiades and the chambers of the south. He also knows where the star “Wormwood”
meaning bitterness, is located. (Refer Jeremiah 9:15)

Fourth Trumpet:
Rev. 8:12: And the fourth angel sounded and a third part of the sun, moon and the stars were
smitten and for one third of the day, the sun did not shine, nor did the moon, nor did the stars.

This fourth trumpet deals with the earth’s luminaries – the sun, the moon and the stars. Here again
this event has occurred before with Moses. Exodus 10: 21-23.

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This also compares to Genesis 1:14, because on the fourth day God said: Let there be light in the
firmament of the heavens. Now at the blast of the fourth trumpet, one third of this creation is
extinguished.

But worse is to come: An angel is heard flying across heaven crying: Woe, Woe, woe to the
inhabitants of the earth, by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels which are
yet to sound.

This correlates with Daniel chapter 9 where the seventieth week is described. The first 3½ years of
the Tribulation are not nearly as severe as the final 3½ years.

In Matt. 24:8 Jesus described the first 3½ years as “the beginning of sorrows”. However Jesus
referred to the last 3½ years as the “Great Tribulation”.
(Matt. 24:21). As the tribulation hour approaches its climax, the judgements will become more
severe and the loss of life even greater.

Trumpet Five: Rev. chapter 9

Rev. 9:1: And the fifth angel sounded and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth; and to him
was given the key of the bottomless pit.

The star John sees – a male personage, is without any doubt the devil. In verse 1, The “fall”
referred to in Greek in verse 1 is not “fall” - present tense, but “fallen” – past tense. Isaiah
describes this fall in Is. 14:12-14. Satan's fall came through pride because he wanted to be co-
equal with God. Jesus confirmed this to His 70 disciples: I beheld Satan as lightning fall from
heaven (Luke 10:18). The fallen one (Satan) is presented with a key to the bottomless pit – and he
uses it.
The Greek refers to the bottomless pit as the “pit of the abyss”. This term is referred to 9 times in
the New Testament and in each case it refers to containment of things which come under God’s
judgement.

In Luke 8:31 the legion of demons in the man pleaded with Jesus not to send them into the abyss,
but into the swine instead. If even Satan’s demons don’t want to go into the abyss it must be a
terrible place indeed.

When Satan opens the abyss, the fallen angels are released upon the earth and the smoke
ascends from the abyss and darkens the sun and the air.

Verse 3: These fallen angels come out of the pit like locusts and they have the power to sting and
cause death. (Ref. 2 Pet. 2:4) But they are told what they can and cannot do, and they must obey
the Word of the Lord. They can only sting those men which do not have the seal of God upon their
foreheads. [That means that these fallen angels have been given power and authority to sting all
those people who accepted the number of Satan upon their foreheads “666”.]

Although they can kill, they are not allowed to kill them - just cause continuous torture for a
period of 5 months. It is interesting to note that the number 5 being the signature sign of satanic
activity. [Hence a 5-pointed star on most Islamic flags.]

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Verses 4-12, gives the gruesome details of their suffering. V 11 clearly identifies who their leader
is. And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the
Hebrew is “Ábaddon” but in the Greek is “Apollyon”.

This term is only found once in the English Bible but is found 6 times in the Hebrew Bible in: Job
26:6; 28:22, 31:12; Psalm 88:11, Proverbs 15:11 and Proverbs 27:20. The Greek meaning for
Apollyon means “The destroyer” – a word which certainly describes Satan.

One woe is past, but another 2 woes are to follow.

Sixth Trumpet:

[Rev: 9:13-14] Loose the four angels which are bound (fallen angels) in the great River
Euphrates.

As the sixth angel sounds, John hears a voice from the four horns of the golden altar, which is in
the presence of God. [Isn’t it strange that many of the judgements of God are directly linked to the
program of atonement?] Perhaps this is because so many thousands have rejected the message
of the altar, which speaks of the shed blood of Jesus Christ.

Apostle Paul warned the human race of the danger of refusing to hear, acknowledge and
understand this teaching. He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three
witnesses; How much more severe will be the punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought
worthy, who have trodden underfoot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant,
wherewith He was sanctified, an unholy thing, and has done despite unto the Spirit of Grace [Heb.
10:28-29]

THE REJECTION OF GOD’S WORD ALWAYS BRINGS SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES!

Before us is a scene wherein the altar (the only place where sin can be forgiven) and the horns of
the altar (actually touched by the blood) united cry out to God for Judgement.
Therefore, never treat the message of the precious blood of Jesus Christ lightly. Those who do
will be sorry!

The sixth angels instructs to release of the four bound angels. This in itself proves that they had
previously been bound when they rebelled against God and fell with Lucifer at the time of his revolt
against God (Isaiah 14:12-14).

Once the church is safely in heaven, under the protection of Jesus Christ Himself, four denizens
(=> a foreigner with a right of residence) from the pit of the abyss, are released upon the earth to
do their destructive work.

Earlier we have seen four angels of God holding back the judgement of God, (Chapter 7:1). Now
four wicked angels are set free to wreak havoc upon planet earth. They are commanded to
execute their judgement in the area of the Euphrates River.

This body of water runs through Iraq and Syria and will become the point or origin for the battle of
the ages in the future4.
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I believe the Gulf War of 1991 was not the fulfilment of this prophecy, but was simply the
beginning of the end, as the final pieces of the puzzle were being assembled for the future.
This is part of the world where Satan performed his destructive work against our first parents,
Adam & Eve (Gen. 2:10-14). It is the place where Cain murdered his brother Abel, (Gen. 4:8) and
where mankind made its first move against God (Gen. 11:1-4).
Later, God made His unconditional covenant with Abraham in this location, saying: Unto thy seed
have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates (Gen.
15:18).

This land belongs to Israel and no-one but Israel; and God will see that they get it!!! Do you
want Proof? Then read: Ex. 23:31, Deut. 11:24, Jos. 1:4. It is confirmed 3 times in scripture, so
that settles it!

At one time in history the River Euphrates becomes the border of the old Roman Empire – which
is presently being restored and will fall under the rule of the Anti-Christ (Rev. 13:1).
This area of the world will definitely become the sore point in the world, as history progresses, for
it serves as both the frontier of the Promised Land, and the boundary of the ten-toed, ten-horned,
western federation of nations that produces the Anti-Christ (Dan. 2:40-41, 7:23:24, and Rev.
13:1). The destruction released upon the earth is now described in Rev. 9:15.
Rev. 9:15: And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a
month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.

To get a better understanding of the magnitude of this destruction let us do some figures:

As of 2010, the estimated total population of the world is 6.2 billion souls. In Rev. 6:8 we have
seen ¼ of this number die, thus now the earth’s population has been reduced down to 4.65 billion.
Under the destructive power of these 4 angels mentioned in Rev. 9:15 another ⅓ of the world’s
population destroyed, leaving 3.12 billion souls.

These 4 angels are eagerly awaiting their timetable. Remember the River Euphrates is Middle
Eastern Territory, the location of present day Iraq and Syria. This is the world’s present and future
tinderbox. The next holocaust will also include the Soviet Union and her allies poised against
Israel (read Ezekiel chapters 38: 15-16 & chapter 39).

This is why Joel said in Joel 2:20 that he would drive off this northern army into a barren and
desolate land (Siberia) with his face towards the eastern sea.

In Ezekiel chapters 38 & 39 Israel is mentioned 18 times as the battlefield. There is no doubt that
the Holy Land will become that location for the greatest war on earth for all time.

Russia marches against Israel (Ez. 39:1-2 and Joel 2:20) and is then driven back to Siberia, where
they gather reinforcements and attack once again. The scope and the intensity of the battle
increases until all the nations of the earth are at war with Israel and are assembled at Jerusalem.

God says: I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle. (Zech. 14:2) When this
prophecy is fulfilled, the Battle of Armageddon shall take place. (Rev. 16:16)

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This Middle East War will have the largest armies ever seen on earth (Rev. 9:16). The army is
200,000 thousand, which means 200 million soldiers. (Ezek. 3816) says thou will come up against
the nation of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land.

They will attack with the latest weapons (Nahum 2:3-4) and be joined in this battle by Red China,
after the river Euphrates is dried up, allowing them to attack via the dried up river bed. (Rev.16:12)

Rev. 9:17-19 gives a clear example of the types of weapons (including chemical weapons)
which are used against Israel in this terrible battle. During this battle, the remaining ⅓ of the
earth’s population is destroyed. We are now reduced down to an earth’s population of 2.1 billion
souls.

The following verses point towards this final battle;

o A fire goes forth before Him (Ps. 97:3)

o For behold, the Lord will come with fire (Is. 66:15)
o The whole land shall be destroyed by the fire of His jealousy (Zeph. 1:8)
o A fire devours before them (Joel 2:3)
o For behold, the day comes, that shall burn as an oven. And a ⅓ part of the trees was burnt
up and all the green grass was burnt up. (Mal. 4:1) & Rev. 8:7)

I believe that in this terrible war, both the natural and the supernatural will be at war. This means
that both men and demons will be involved in the Tribulation woes.

Now what happens to the remaining 2.1 souls left on the earth?

Rev. 9:20-21: And the rest of the men, which were not killed by these plagues, yet repented not of
the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and
brass, and stone, and of wood; which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk; Neither repented they of
their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor their fornication, nor of their thefts”.

We have now seen the release of thirteen judgements (13 being the number in the scriptures for
man with sin) made up of 7 seals and 6 trumpets. After such a terrible time, under this punishment
from God, one would think that the remaining people on earth would seriously consider
repentance and eternity. But alas, this is not the case!
Those who are still alive have hardened their hearts and continue to rebel against God. Even after
they have been damned for centuries they will continue gnashing their teeth in an expression of
their continued hatred against God.

The proof was clearly foretold in the Book of Matthew 13:41-42: The Son of man shall send forth
His angels, and they shall gather out of His kingdom all things that offend , and them which do
iniquity: and shall cast them into a furnace of fire; there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Verses 20 & 21 above clearly identify 5 major sins which permeate the Tribulation Period, namely;

(1) Occultism, (2) murder, (3) drug abuse, (4) fornication (5) stealing.

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(1) Occultism

The tribulation period will be a time of pronounced devil worship. At the present time estimates for
California in the USA indicate that more than 10,000 occult organisations already exist in this state
and it is on the increase. Stores where satanic and sex objects can be purchased are springing up
everywhere, both nationally and internationally. GOD HATES THIS SIN! Not sure about that?
Then read the following scriptures: Lev. 19:31, 20:6, Deut. 18:10-12,

In addition to worshipping devils, the people still on the earth during the Tribulation Hour will make
idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood.

GOD HATES IDOLATRY.5 This practise breaks His Holy Law!! (Refer to the second law given to
Moses – Ex. 20:4-5)

Even today, there are people who bow down and worship lifeless man-made idols. Their worship
however, is meaningless to God. (Ref. Ps. 115:4-8) God condemns idolatry: Past, Present &
Future!

During the Tribulation Hour, the world, steeped in occultism and idolatry, progresses to worship
the “Image of the Beast” (The Antichrist), who proclaims himself as God. (Ref. 2 Thess. 2:4) This
image described in Rev. 13:15 is undoubtedly the abomination of desolation, spoken of in Matt.
24:15, which is placed in the temple in Jerusalem and which brings great heartache to the Jews of
that day. The present day rise in the occult clearly points towards this prophecy soon becoming a
reality.

(2) Murder

During this same period of time, murder becomes a sport and judgement does not change this
situation. The wicked refuse to turn from their wicked ways. They find pleasure in killing people,
because possibly terrorism is now so rampant. Jesus said: But as the days of Noah were, so shall
the coming of the Son of man be. (Matt. 24:37). Noah’s day was characterised by violence. The
earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. (Gen. 6:11). The 21st century
is certainly leading us rapidly towards this terrifying Tribulation Hour.

(3) Drugs, Fornication & Stealing

The final three (3) sins prevalent during the end time are interrelated, and have to do with
sorceries: drugs, fornication (the practice of every conceivable sexual sin), and theft.

These sins indicate that bodies are being sold (through prostitution) and burglaries are being
committed to support a drug habit. Present news headlines indicate that we are already heady
down this terrible road.

There are references in the Bible which describe sorcery, sorcerers, witches, witchcraft, and the
art of bewitching. Of these, at least 5 of these in the New Testament are worth further study, for
they have a direct bearing on the situation in the world today – the present day of drugs and drug
addiction.

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In the Old Testament and in the Book of Acts, the term sorcery always referred to “witchcraft” or
“magic”. Throughout the Whole Bible the practise has always been condemned. There are five
references in the New Testament where the word sorcery refers to drug addiction. In these 5
cases, the Greek word “pharmakeia” is used. From this Greek word we get the English word
“Pharmacy”, or “drug store”. (The literal meaning of “pharmakeia” is=> “an enhancement with
drugs”, or “to get high on drugs”, or to get a kick out of drugs”.) However, medications prescribed
by doctors are not included in this condemnation.
Therefore, the literal meaning of verse 21 is that men repent not of their enchantment with drugs
during the Tribulation Hour. Each of these 5 references must be considered in light of this context.

They reveal;
(1) The present world condition is foretold in prophetic scriptures,
(2) There will be an inevitable result of drug addiction,
(3) The certain and definite judgement upon drug traffickers and pushers, as well as, (4) The drug
victim, and finally,
(5) The appraisal of this terrible sin in the sight of God Almighty.

The present day situation will continue to spiral downwards and will be climaxed at the close of the
Great Tribulation, when the full cup of its own judgement is measured out upon the people.

The closing chapter of the Book of Revelations graphically portrays the terrible consequences of
mankind’s enchantment with drugs. What we are witnessing today (2010) is only the beginning of
the coming disintegration of society, during the Tribulation Period.

Rev. 18:23 states: For by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. The Greek word used for
Sorceries here is “pharmakeia”, as already explained.

In Rev. 21:8, But the fearful, and unbelieving and the abominable, and murderers, and
whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake, which
burns with fire and brimstones: which is the second death!
The Greek word for sorcerers changes: The Greek word used for Sorceries here is “pharmakeus”,
(which means => “The enchanter with drugs” – “the drug trafficker”, or “the drug pusher”). This
results in the mass use by mankind of drugs on a world, national scale.

At Tribulation, there are 8 distinct groups of people who will not get into heaven, namely:

(1) The fearful,

(2) The unbelieving,
(3) The abominable,
(4) The murderers,
(5) The whoremongers,
(6) The sorcerers,
(7) The idolaters, and
(8) All liars. (Politicians beware!)

But even in this terrible time and under these terrible circumstances, Jesus still shows His
compassion.

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He comes down to earth as the “Angel of the Lord.” Refer to (Is. 63:9), (Rev. 7: 2 & 3,) and now in
(Rev. 10:1).
On three occasions (up till this time) we have seen this Angelic messenger in action. In His “first
appearing” Jesus appears as the “Messenger” – as the “Prophet.
In the “second appearing”, He appears as “Priest””, and finally as the “King”. When He comes
down from heaven he is clothed with a cloud, has a rainbow upon His head, exhibits a
countenance which shines like the sun, and has feet like pillars of fire. These are the sure signs of
Jesus as Prophet, Priest, and King.

Beware! He cometh like a thief in the night, Be ever watchful for His coming.

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Class Assessment for the Book of Revelations

The class will break up into small groups and undertake the following tasks:

1. Using these reference notes and whatever other sources you have available, the groups
will identify the timeline of the Book of Revelations.
2. On this timeline, the group will identify the following events;
a. Past events
b. Present events
c. Future events, by using different colours for each.
3. The group will also indentify;
a. The Rapture
b. The 7 trumpets, and
c. The 6 judgements
4. The group will write a short essay of minimum 2,000 words explaining what they now
understand about the Book of Revelation and how they plan to prepare themselves for this
event.
5. Each group will be assigned a group mark, which will be given to each member of that
specific group.

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APPENDIX: The Epistle to the Church at Laodicea.

Reference Colossians 4:15-18 (Message Translation)

“Say hello to our friends in Laodicea; also to Nymphal and the church that meets in her
house. After this letter has been read to you, make sure it gets read also in Laodicea. And
get the letter that went to Laodicea and have it read to you. And, oh, yes, tell Archippus;
“Do your best in the job you received from the Master. Do your very best.” I’m signing off in
my own handwriting—Paul. Remember to pray for me in this jail. Grace be with you”.
The last paragraph of Paul’s letter to the Colossians confirms that a letter was written and sent
to the “Church at LAODICEA” and Paul commanded the church to read that letter and to pass
the letter to the church at Colossae onto the other churches for them to read it also.
The church of Laodicea is specifically mentioned as one of the 7 church types in the Book of
Revelation by Apostle John, so I was interested to find out what Paul had told them to do – which
it appears they failed to do (refer Revelations chapters 2 & 3).
This got me to searching. If Paul’s writings indicated a letter to the Church at Laodicea, then
maybe it is still available in some of the old religious writings.
Below is a transcript of that letter, translated from the original tongues. This was published in a
document entitled: “The Lost Books of the Bible” published in 1926.

“THE EPISTLE of PAUL the APOSTLE to the LAODICEANS”

Points to ponder:
V1, He salutes the brethren, in V3, he exhorts them to persevere in good works, in V4,
not be moved by vain speaking. In V6 Rejoices in his bonds and in V10 desires them to
live in fear of the Lord.
1. Paul an Apostle, not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, to the brethren which
are at Laodicea.
2. Grace be to you, and peace, from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ.
3. I thank Christ in every prayer of mine, that ye may continue and persevere in good works,
looking for what is promised in the day of judgement.
4. Let not the vain speeches of any trouble you who pervert the truth, that which may draw
you aside from the truth, of the Gospel which I have preached.
5. And now may God grant, that my converts, may attain to a perfect knowledge of the truth
of the Gospel, be beneficent, and doing good works which accompany salvation.
6. And now my bonds, which I suffer in Christ, are manifest, in which I rejoice and am glad.
7. For I know that this shall turn to my salvation forever, which shall be through your prayer,
and the supply of the Holy Spirit.
8. Whether I live or die; (for) to me to live shall be a life to Christ, to die shall be joy.
9. And our Lord will grant us His mercy that ye may have the same love, and be likeminded.
10. Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have heard of the coming of the Lord, so think and act in
fear, and it shall be unto you, life eternal;
11. For it is God who works in you;
12. And do all things without sin.

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13. And what is best, my beloved, rejoice in the Lord Jesus Christ, and avoid all filthy lucre.
14. Let all your requests be made known to God, and be steady in the doctrine of Christ.
15. And whatsoever things are sound and true, and of good report, and chaste, and just, and
lovely, these things do.
16. These things which ye have heard, and received, think on these things, and peace shall
be with you.
17. All the saints salute you.
18. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, be with your spirit, Amen.
19. Cause this Epistle to be read to the Colossians, and the Epistle to the Colossians to
be read among you.

We see that although the Biblical scholars of the early times did not think this Epistle of Paul
worthy to be included into the “Canon of Scripture” [AD 492], it is clear from the writings in the
Epistle to the Colossians that such an Epistle did in fact exist, and that it was considered important
by Paul, because he told the churches in both cities to be sure and read both Epistles in both
of their churches.
Also, in the Book of Revelations Apostle John singles out the Church at Laodicea for special
punishment, because it is clear that they did not obey God’s word nor the correction given to them
through the anointed Holy Spirit, working on the life of Apostle Paul when he wrote them this letter.
It is said in the Scriptures that the Holy Spirit will lead us into all truth. And it also says that we
must not add to, or take away from that which is written in the Book (referring to the scriptures).
I believe that at the time of the first generation church, this was considered to be part of the Holy
Scriptures, because it is confirmed in two places in scripture.
Anyway, the lesson to be learned from this is, make sure your church is not like the church at
Laodicea. You think you are OK, because of your wealth, your fancy church buildings, lavish
facilities, high tech media presentations, etc. but are in fact “spiritually dead” and without faith
substance.
Jesus proclaims through the writings of Apostle John that you are not on fire for Him – you are in
fact only “lukewarm” and God will spit you out of His mouth on the day of Judgement.
So today, if you are sitting in your comfort zone, thinking you are OK and that maybe you should
expand your barns to hold more riches, beware, because you are not building up treasures in
heaven, but on earth.
The Lord says build up treasures in heaven, because where your treasures are, there your heart
will be also.
So, ask yourself this question: Where are your treasure today?

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