THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF REVELATIONS

THEME VERSE Rev. 1:5b-6 To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST KNOWING THE ONE WHO LOVED ME AND GAVE HIMSELF FOR ME IS COMING AGAIN, I WILL LIVE MY LIFE FOR HIM

HEROIC MOM Mindy Tran

REV 1:5 (ESV) and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood

REV 3:19 (ESV) - LAODECIA Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.

ROM 2:4 (ESV) Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?

THE FIRST AND THE LAST A BIGGER AND BRIGHTER PICTURE OF JESUS GIVES ME HOPE IN THE MIDST OF SUFFERING AND ENCOURAGES ME TO ANSWER HIS CALL

Mt. Haleakala

I WILL ALWAYS MAKE THE REASON FOR SERVICE MY LOVE FOR JESUS THE CHURCH OF EPHESUS I WILL ALWAYS MAKE THE REASON FOR SERVICE MY LOVE FOR JESUS

I WILL FOCUS ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST TO OVERCOME TRIALS IN THIS WORLD THE CHURCH OF SMYRNA I WILL FOCUS ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST TO OVERCOME TRIALS IN THIS WORLD

THE CHURCH OF PERGAMUM I WILL AVOID COMPROMISE WITH THE WORLD BY FOCUSING ON THE BLESSINGS OF JESUS CHRIST

QUOTE by David Levi “Compromise has been a cancer in the church from its inception.” p. 56

I WILL AVOID EVIL BY HOLDING ON TO THE PROMISES OF JESUS THE CHURCH OF THYATIRA I WILL AVOID EVIL BY HOLDING ON TO THE PROMISES OF JESUS

PEOPLE’S TEMPLE

THE CHURCH OF SARDIS I WILL GUARD AGAINST DEAD SPIRITUALITY AND HEED THE CALL OF MY FAITHFUL SAVIOR

TAJ MAHAL

THE CHURCH OF PHILADELPHIA IN TIMES OF DIFFICULTIES IN LIFE JESUS IS ALWAYS THE KEY TO MY FUTURE HOPE

THE CHURCH OF LAODICEA JESUS LOVINGLY CALLS ME TO HIMSELF AND OFFERS ME HIS RESOURCES SO I CAN BE USEFUL FOR HIS GLORY

HOT COFFEE

THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB REV. 19:1-10

BLOCKBUSTER

STAR WARS TRILOGY

REV 2:3 (NIV) - EPHESUS You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.

REV 2:9 (NIV) - SMYRNA I know your afflictions and your poverty--yet you are rich! I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

REV 3:13 (ESV) - PERGAMUM “‘I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

REV 1:9 (ESV) I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

PROTECTING LOVE REV 19:1-5

REV 19:1 (ESV) After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,

REV 19:2 (ESV) for his judgments are true and just; for he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”

REV 19:3 (ESV) Once more they cried out, “Hallelujah! The smoke from her goes up forever and ever.”

REV 19:4 (ESV) And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!”

REV 19:5 (ESV) And from the throne came a voice saying, “Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, small and great.”

REV 19:11 (ESV) Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.

REV 19:15 (ESV) From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.

REV 19:16 (ESV) On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.

PERMANENT LOVE REV 19:6-7

REV 19:6 (ESV) Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.

REV 19:7 (ESV) Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready;

MAT 19:6 (ESV) So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”

JOH 14:1 (ESV) “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.

JOH 14:2 (ESV) In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?

JOH 14:3 (ESV) And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.

PURIFYING LOVE REV 19:8

REV 19:8 (ESV) it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”— for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.

REV 19:8 (NIV) Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear." (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.)

EPH 2:25 (ESV) Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,

EPH 2:26 (ESV) that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,

EPH 2:27 (ESV) so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.

WEDDING PREPARATION

1 JOH 3:2 (ESV) Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.

JAM 1:2 (ESV) Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,

JAM 1:3 (ESV) for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.

JAM 1:4 (ESV) And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

PATIENT LOVE REV 19:9

REV 19:9 (ESV) And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”

2 PET 3:9 (ESV) The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.

REV 3:9 (ESV) Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie— behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you.

QUOTE Karl Barth May 10, 1886 - Dec 10, 1968 During a Q and A at University of Chicago in 1962 a student asked Barth if he could summarize his whole life’s work in theology in a sentence. “Yes, I can. In the words of a song I learned at my mother’s knee: ‘Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.’” Karl Barth May 10, 1886 - Dec 10, 1968

THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB PROTECTING LOVE PERMANENT LOVE PURIFYING LOVE PATIENT LOVE

THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB I WILL PRAISE GOD DURING HARDSHIP BECAUSE OF HIS LOVE DEMONSTRATED THROUGH JESUS CHRIST

REV 19:10 (ESV) Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.