Revelation 2 Listen Up!. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

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Revelation 2 Listen Up!

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

Hebrews 2:1 Therefore, we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.

Listen Up!

Ephesus Smyrna Pergamum Thyatira

1 Peter 1:3-5 New birth into 2 things: A living hope An inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade kept in heaven for you

Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? 1 John 5:5