The Revelation Of Jesus Christ

The Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave Him

To show His servants what must SOON take place.

He made it know by sending His angel to His servant John

Who testifies to everything he saw--

That is, the Word of God and the Testimony of Jesus Christ.

Blessed is the one who reads the words of this Prophecy,

And Blessed are those who hear it

AND TAKE TO HEART WHAT IS WRITTEN IN IT,

Because the Time is NEAR. (Revelation 1:1-3)

John, To the Seven Churches in the Province of Asia:

Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come,

And from Jesus Christ, Who is the faithful witness,

The Firstborn from the dead,

And the Ruler of the kings of the earth.

To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood,

And made us to be a Kingdom and Priests to serve his God and Father--

To Him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.

Look, He is coming with the clouds,

And every eye will see Him,

Even those who pierced Him;

AND ALL THE PEOPLES OF THE EARTH WILL MOURN

BECAUSE OF HIM. So shall it be! Amen.

'I AM the Alpha and the Omega,' says the Lord God,

'Who is, and Who was, and WHO IS TO COME, the Almighty.'

I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering

And Kingdom and Patient Endurance that are ours in Jesus,

Was on the island of Patmos

Because of the Word of God and the Testimony of Jesus.

On the Lord's Day I WAS IN THE SPIRIT,

And I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, which said:

'Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the Seven Churches:

To Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.'

I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me.

And when I turned I saw Seven Golden Lampstands,

And among the Lampstands was someone 'like a son of man,'

Dressed in a robe reaching down to His feet

And with a Golden Sash around His chest.

His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow,

And His eyes were like blazing fire.

His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace,

And His voice was like the sound of rushing waters.

In His right hand He held Seven Stars,

And out of His mouth came a sharp double-edged sword.

His face was like THE SUN SHINING IN ALL ITS BRILLIANCE.

When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as though dead.

Then He placed His right hand on me and said:

'Do not be afraid.

I AM the First and the Last.

I AM THE LIVING ONE;

I was dead, and behold I AM alive for ever and ever!

AND I HOLD THE KEYS OF DEATH AND HADES.

Write, therefore, what you have seen,

WHAT IS NOW AND WHAT WILL TAKE PLACE LATER.

The MYSTERY of the Seven Stars that you saw in My right hand

And of the Seven Golden Lampstands is this:

'The Seven Stars are the angels of the Seven Churches,

And the Seven Lampstands are the Seven Churches.'

(Revelation 1:9-20)

Christ Jesus reveals this great Revelation to the apostle John.

John, a companion in suffering with all the Church of Christ.

The Church which is part of God's Kingdom;

Those, who, with Patient Endurance live for Christ in a Wicked World.

John was a prisoner on the island of Patmos

Because he defended the Word of God and Testified for Jesus.

There are always consequences for standing for Christ,

In a World controlled by the Devil, Satan.

On the Lord's Day, John was IN THE SPIRIT;

Caught-up in the Spirit, so that the natural world around him disappeared.

In this STATE he hears behind him a loud voice like a trumpet,

Which told him to write letters to seven churches.

When he turned around to see who was speaking to him,

He sees Seven Golden Lampstands

And among the Lampstands Someone Who looked in form like a normal man.

However, he was Supernatural in every other respect.

He had a robe that reached down to His feet

And a golden sash around His chest, speaking of His Kingship.

His head and hair were white, speaking of the holiness of God.

And His eyes were like blazing fire, the all consuming fire of God;

All seeing and meaning certain judgment for sin.

His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace,

Speaking of His ultimate power and authority.

His voice was like the sound of rushing waters,

Like the sound of the River of LIFE

That flows continually from the Throne of God;

Like the sound of standing near Niagara Falls.

Christ Jesus holds His Church leaders in His right hand

From which no one can remove them.

Out of His mouth comes a sharp double-edged sword,

Speaking of the absolute Truth of the Word of God.

His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance;

Speaking of the absolute holiness of God.

When John sees the Risen Christ,

He falls to the ground as though dead;

The manifest presence of God is overwhelming, rendering him powerless.

No one can stand in His presence, unless He allows it.

Christ Jesus stabilizes John by placing his right hand on him

And tells John not to be afraid.

Christ Jesus tells John that He is the First and the Last,

The Self-Existent One, the Eternal One, with no beginning and no end.

He says that He is the Living One,

The One from whom all LIFE emanates.

He died for the sins of all mankind but is now alive forever.

Christ Jesus holds the keys of Death and Hades;

He determines who lives and who dies,

Who goes to Heaven and who goes to Hell,

Based on His all knowing, perfect love;

Who desires that every person choose the LIFE He offers.

John is told to write down what he has seen,

What is currently taking place, and what will take place later.

Christ Jesus tells John that the Seven Stars

Are the “angels,” or leaders of the Seven Churches,

And the Seven Lampstands are the Seven Churches.

Christ Jesus then proceeds to show John the condition of the Seven Churches

Only two of which are commended.

He then shows John all that lies ahead until and including

THE END OF THE AGE.

BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO TAKE TO HEART WHAT CHRIST SHOWED JOHN.

Today, the World is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion. (Psalm 2)

This World in its present form is passing away. (1 Corinthians 7:31)

America is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.

Save yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)

As God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!

Father, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!