The Second Coming of Jesus Based on the 7 Churches

To the Church in Ephesus - Revelation 2: 'Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write;These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.'

Why Seven Churches: The names of the seven churches of Revelation are symbolic names and represent the church down through the ages from the beginning of the New Testament church, right to the end at the second coming of Christ Jesus, and reveals the condition of the church at different periods in history.

Content Of Each Church a.Warnings b.Rebukes c.Commendations d.Each message to the churches also applies to us today.

Christ Jesus and His relationship with His church: a. Walking amongst the churches b.He is in constant communication with His people. c.He knows their true state. d.He is in charge of His church e.He defends His church f.He builds up His church…lady preacher

How The Church Remained After Ascension: a.Childlike simplicity b. Believers sought earnestly to obey every word of God c.Sincere love for Christ d.Sincere love for one another…our wging e.Their highest aim was to win souls f.They burned with desire to carry the glad tidings of salvation to earth's remotest bounds.

It is not Pleasant to witness someone falling!!

The church in a fallen state: a.Love for God and for one another grew less…..most painful thing in church… b.Coldness crept into the church. c.Some forgot the wonderful manner in which they had received the truth. d.Members became spiritual blind e.Differences sprang up and devil was happy because no work was done.

Meditation and asking Questions is the beginning of coming back to God:

Questions That Animals Do Not Ask: Who am I? What am I doing with my life? Why am I here?

First Message: Go back to the Bible

Food 4 Thought 4 U: Big difference reading God’s Word from Bible and from mobile

2nd Msge 2nite: "Remember where you have fallen, and repent, and do the first works. Adventism I grew up in: 1.Sabbath observed sunset to sunset 2.No school studies Friday evening 3.No attending of graduations on Sabbath 4.No attending of weddings on Sabbath 5.No TV and radio on Sabbath 6.No clubbing…body temple of HS 7.No gang, no gangster 8.Culture of respect… message to parents: Observe proper Adventism for the sake of our children