I was inspired to write about the 7 churches in Revelation by listening to a series of teachings on the book of Revelation by Pastor David Hocking. One of my friends gave me a copy of the teachings on disk. You can find them online here: Revelation Teachings

I hope you enjoyed my one week mini-series. There will be more coming soon.

God bless,
Christopher

In all of the messages to the churches Jesus says, “I know your works” and He gives them a promise. In this message, the promise is: “To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.”

Revelation 3:14-22

It declares in verse 14 that Jesus is the beginning of the creation of God.

Also, it says that Jesus would prefer if they were either cold or hot, not lukewarm. Have you ever met a lukewarm Christian? Have you ever tasted lukewarm coffee? I like it either iced or hot personally.

1 Kings 18:21
The church of Laodicea was wealthy in their opinion. Luke 18:25

1 John 2:15

Jesus stands at the door of your heart and knocks. If anyone hears his voice and opens the door, he will come into him and dine with him. Have you opened the door of your heart to Jesus?

Revelation 3:20

In all of the messages to the churches Jesus says, “I know your works”      and He gives them a promise. In this message, the promise is: “Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.”
Rev 3:7-13

When the Lord opens a door, no one can shut it. And when He shuts a door, no one can open it. What is the hour of temptation which shall come upon the whole earth, to try them that dwell upon the earth?
Matt 6:13

In all of the messages to the churches Jesus says, “I know your works”     and He gives them a promise. In this message, the promise is: “…the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name from the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before His angels.”<!–more–>

Rev 3:1-6

For those of you who have been Christians for awhile, have you ever experienced a time when there seems to be nothing happening? Nothing seems to work. You’ve tried everything. You’re not walking in the Spirit anymore, you don’t have the joy and peace that you once had. You’re not growing in the Lord anymore…

Well, Jesus still cares for you. He says: “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” (Heb 13:5) Talk to the Lord about it. Do it Today!

In all of the messages to the churches Jesus says, “I know your works”    and He gives them a promise. In this message, the promise is: “…to him I will give power over the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. And I will give him the morning star.”
Rev 2:18-29

Things seem to be going from bad to worse in the messages to the churches. There were some members of the church of Thyatira that had been seduced by Jezebel to commit fornication. Thyatira was a city which had many trade unions and in order to be a part of the union a person had to take part in many wicked rituals. They were afraid of losing their jobs so they compromised.

It also says that Jesus has eyes like unto a flame of fire, and feet like fine brass.

Are you involved in immoral practices?

1Cor 6:18

Return to Jesus and go and sin no more.

John 8:10-11

In all of the messages to the churches Jesus says, “I know your works”    and He gives them a promise. In this message, the promise is: “To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden mannah, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.”

Rev 2:12-17

There were some people from the church of Pergamos that had compromised by eating things sacrificed to idols and committing fornication. These are the two things that the Lord specifically warned us to flee from. Acts 15:28-29

Also, there were some that held the doctrine of Balaam. Which taught the children of Israel how to do wicked things.

This is a warning for us also! Matt 18:6

And there were some that held the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing Jesus hates. A doctrine is a belief, and what you believe determines how you behave. What is your doctrine? Do you believe that you came from a rock 4.6 billion years ago? Do you hold to the doctrine of Evolution?

Jesus told them to “repent, or else”. He gave them a warning. We are living in the last days according to the Bible. Heb 1:1-2

And that means that if you need to repent, you should soon!

Rom 10:9

In all of the messages to the churches Jesus says, “I know your works”   and He gives them a promise. In this message, the promise is: “He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.”

The church in Smyrna had opposition from Satan. In Revelation 2:10,  Jesus says that the devil is going to cast some those members of that church into prison. But He tells them not to fear and to be faithful – unto death. He tells them that He will give them a crown of life.

Rev 2:8-11

Yes, the devil is real. And we can encounter opposition from him. Have you ever experienced Satanic opposition? Maybe we have and we don’t even know it.

1 Pet 5:8

But we have nothing to fear if we have the Holy Spirit living inside of us.

1 John 4:1-4