THE RICH CHURCH

And to the angel (messenger) of the assembly (church) in Smyrna write,

These are the words of the First and the Last,

Who died and came t life again: [Isa. 44:6]

I know your affliction and distress and pressing trouble,

And your Poverty;

BUT YOU ARE RICH!

And how you are abused and Reviled and Slandered

By those who say they are Jews [Christians] and are not,

But are a Synagogue [Church] of Satan.

Fear nothing that you are about to SUFFER,--

Dismiss your dread and your fears!

Behold the Devil is indeed about to throw some of you into Prison,

That you may be Tested and Proved and Critically Appraised;

And for ten days you will have Affliction.

BE LOYALLY FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH--[that is,]

Even if you must die for it--

And I will give you the Crown of LIFE. [Rev. 3:10,11.]

HE WHO IS ABLE TO HEAR, Let him listen to and heed

What the Spirit says to the assemblies (the churches)

He who OVERCOMES (is victorious)

Shall in no way be injured by the Second Death.

(Revelation 2:8-11, AMP)

Understand that those who are Rich in God

Are the Antitheses of what the World would regard as Rich

And what most of the American Church would regard as Rich.

Christ Jesus said:

In the World you have Tribulation and Trials

And Distress and Frustration;

BUT BE OF GOOD CHEER--

Take Courage, be Confident, Certain, Undaunted--

FOR I HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD.--

I have Deprived it of power to harm,

Have Conquered it [for you].

(John 16:33, AMP)

IF THE WORLD HATES YOU,

Know that it HATED Me before it HATED you.

(John 15:18, AMP)

The apostle Paul did this:

Establishing and Strengthening the Souls and Hearts of the Disciples,

Urging and warning and encouraging them

TO STAND FIRM IN THE FAITH,

And telling them that it is through many Hardships and Tribulations

We must enter the Kingdom of God.

(Acts 14:22, AMP)

He who OVERCOMES (is victorious)

I will grant him to sit beside Me on My Throne,

As I Myself OVERCAME (was victorious)

And sat down beside My Father on His Throne.

(Revelation 3:21, AMP)

And they have OVERCOME (conquered) him[Satan]

By means of the BLOOD of the Lamb

And the utterance of their TESTIMONY,

For they did not love and cling to life

EVEN WHEN FACED WITH DEATH--

Holding their live CHEAP

Till they had to DIE [for their witnessing].

(Revelation 12:11, AMP)

This is the Reality of living in this World Ruled by Satan [1 John 5:19];

CONTRARY to what is put forth as Christianity in America today.

Listen to Christ Jesus express what it means to be a follower of His:

So the, whoever of you does not

FORSAKE—Renounce, Surrender claim to, give up, say goodbye to--

ALL THAT HE HAS cannot be My disciple.

(Luke 14:33, AMP)

If any one comes to Me and does not HATE his [own] father and mother

[That is, in in the sense of indifference to or relative disregard for them

In comparison with his attitude toward God]

And [likewise] his wife and children and brothers and sisters,

[Yes and even his own life also,

HE CANNOT BE MY DISCIPLE.

(Luke 14:26, AMP)

This World, of which America is a part, HATES Christ Jesus

Because Christ Jesus tells the World that what it does is EVIL! (John 7:7)

This is a Problem that has no possible resolution

Except REPENTANCE on the part of those in the World.

Every follower of Christ came to Him through REPENTANCE--

There is no other way.

The attitude of Every follower of Christ Jesus

Must be as that of the apostle Paul:

Yes, furthermore I count EVERYTHING as loss

Compared to the possession of the Priceless Privilege--

The overwhelming Preciousness, the Surpassing Worth

And Supreme Advantage—of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord,

And of progressively becoming more deeply

And intimately acquainted with Him,

O perceiving and recognizing and understanding Him more fully and clearly.

FOR HIS SAKE I HAVE LOST EVERYTHING

And consider it ALL to be mere Rubbish (refuse, dregs),

In order that I may win (gain) Christ, the Anointed One.

(Philippians 3:8, AMP)

Those who comprise the RICH CHURCH are like the apostle Paul

And those in the Church in Smyrna.

Be always on the Watch,

And pray that you will be able to Escape All that is about to happen,

And that you may be able TO STAND before the Son of Man. (Luke 21:36)

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

This World in it's 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!