1. STUDY IT FOR YOURSELF! Have the attitude of the Bereans…
… take what you are taught and search the Scriptures each day to see if what was taught is what the Word of God says [Acts 17:11]!
Have the attitude of the Bereans…

2. UNCOVERING the uncovered
A Study of
the Revelation of
Jesus Christ

3. UNCOVERING the uncovered
Part Four-A:
Uncovering the CHURCH Jesus Desires

4. 2 Timothy 3:16
2 Peter 1:20-21

5. HOLY SPIRIT The BIBLE is a SPIRITUAL Book
written by GOD, a SPIRITUAL Being
given by GOD the
HOLY SPIRIT
to SPIRITUAL PEOPLE!

6. The 1st BLESSING of the Letter
[3] BLESSED is the ONE READING and the ONES HEARING the WORDS of THIS PROPHECY, and KEEPING the THINGS WRITTEN IN IT; for the time is near.

7. UNCOVERING the uncovered
Introduction
to: Uncovering the CHURCH Jesus Desires

8. Revelation 1:10
I was in (the) spirit in the LORD’S DAY, and I heard behind me a GREAT SOUND like of a trumpet,

9. Revelation 1:12-16 GOLDEN LAMPSTANDS;
[12] And I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me.
And having turned I saw
SEVEN
GOLDEN LAMPSTANDS;

10. Revelation 1:12-16 One like a son of man….
[13] and in the MIDDLE of the LAMPSTANDS
One like a son of man….

11. Revelation 1:12-16
[16] And in His RIGHT HAND He HELD SEVEN STARS….

12. Revelation 1:20 of the SEVEN STARS which you saw in My right hand,
“As for the MYSTERY of the SEVEN STARS which you saw in My right hand, and the SEVEN GOLDEN LAMPSTANDS:…”

13. Revelation 1:20
“… the SEVEN STARS
“… the SEVEN STARS are the ANGELS of the SEVEN CONGREGATIONS, and the SEVEN GOLDEN LAMPSTANDS are the SEVEN CONGREGATIONS.

14. “To the ANGEL of the CONGREGATION in (name of city) write…”
In Chapters 2 and 3…
“To the ANGEL of the CONGREGATION in (name of city) write…”
ANGEL (G32), a MESSENGER, one sent to announce or proclaim

15. THE 7 “CANDLESTICKS” 7
REPRESENT Christ’s ‘FULL’, ‘COMPLETE’ and ‘PERFECT’ Church
The CHURCH Jesus DESIRES!

16. EACH CONGREGATION RECEIVED a copy
“John TO THE SEVEN CONGREGATIONS that are in Asia…;” [Rev 1:4]
“… ‘WRITE in a BOOK what you see, and SEND IT to the SEVEN CONGREGATIONS’:…” [Rev 1:11]

17. Autonomy of Congregations Rev 1:11
... to Ephesus … to Smyrna … to Pergamum … to Thyatira … to Sardis … to Philadelphia … to Laodicea.” 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Autonomy of Congregations Rev 1:11

18. … to THESE 7 Jesus “UNCOVERS”
What He KNOWS about them! What He HAS AGAINST them! What He WANTS them to REMEMBER! What they HAVE GOING for them!
… to THESE 7 Jesus “UNCOVERS” 7

19. Revelation 2 verses 7, 11, 17, 29; 3 verses 6, 13, 22
“‘The ONES HAVING AN EAR, LET THEM HEAR what the SPIRIT SAYS to the congregations….’”
Let Them HEAR

20. UNCOVERING the uncovered
Lessons from
the EPHESIAN
Congregation

21. “To Ephesus write…” [2:1-7]
[1] “To the messenger of the congregation in Ephesus write: The One Who HOLDS the SEVEN STARS in His right hand, the One Who WALKS AMONG the SEVEN GOLDEN LAMPSTANDS, SAYS THIS:…”

22. John was the scribe [Rev 1:9, 11, 19] HOWEVER, the letters were FROM JESUS – the One Who HOLDS the SEVEN STARS and WALKS AMONG the LAMPSTANDS [Rev 2:1] We are COMMANDED TO HEAR what the SPIRIT says [Rev 2:7]
the One Who HOLDS the SEVEN STARS and WALKS AMONG the LAMPSTANDS [Rev 2:1]
Who Wrote the Letter?

23. [2] “‘I KNOW your DEEDS and your TOIL and PERSEVERENCE, and that you CANNOT ENDURE EVIL MEN, and you PUT TO the TEST those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be FALSE;’”
Revelation 2:1-7

24. THAT you HAVE LEFT your FIRST LOVE.’”
[3] “‘and you HAVE PERSEVERENCE and HAVE ENDURED for MY NAME’S SAKE,
and HAVE NOT GROWN WEARY.
[4] ‘But I HAVE this AGAINST YOU,
THAT you HAVE LEFT your FIRST LOVE.’”
Revelation 2:1-7

25. AND DO the DEEDS you DID AT FIRST;…’”
[5] “‘REMEMBER THEREFORE FROM WHERE you HAVE FALLEN,
AND REPENT
AND DO the DEEDS you DID AT FIRST;…’”
Revelation 2:1-7

26. UNLESS YOU REPENT.’ [5] ‘… REPENT AND DO the DEEDS you DID AT FIRST;
or else I am coming to you,
AND WILL REMOVE your LAMPSTAND OUT of ITS PLACE –
UNLESS YOU REPENT.’
Revelation 2:1-7

27. PURPOSE of a LAMPSTAND IS –
to DISPENSE LIGHT,
to ILLUMINE
to DRIVE OUT Darkness
RETURNING to YOUR FIRST LOVE is the OIL that FUELS the LAMP
The LAMPSTAND of Verse 5

28. [6] ‘YET this you DO HAVE, that you HATE the DEEDS of the Nicolaitans, which I ALSO HATE.’ Nicolaitans: were disciples who tried to say that GRACE COVERED LICENTIOUSNESS; IMMORALITY; IDOLATRY; etc.
Revelation 2:1-7

29. Commandment, Covenant,
– or –
Principle

30. FIRST LOVE! YET – HAD LEFT Jesus KNEW their…
They
HAD LEFT
Their
FIRST LOVE!
… DEEDS,
… TOIL,
… PERSEVERENCE,
and that they
ENDURED for the SAKE of Jesus’ NAME;

31. LEFT their FIRST LOVE! LEFT (G863) Metaphorically,
To SEND forth or AWAY,
to LET GO FROM oneself.
Metaphorically,
to LEAVE, ABANDON or QUIT the NATURAL USE of.

32. FIRST (G4413) signifies the ‘FIRST’
LEFT their FIRST LOVE!
FIRST (G4413) signifies the ‘FIRST’
in SPACE
TIME
NUMBER
or PLACE (as in one’s HEART!)

33. LEFT their FIRST LOVE!
describes the SELFLESS LOVE that has AFFECTIONATE
REGARD or GOODWILL toward another,
LOVE (G26) describes the SELFLESS LOVE that has AFFECTIONATE REGARD or GOODWILL toward another,
that DOES WHAT is BEST for the ONE LOVED, RATHER than WHAT they think they DESIRE.

34. Matthew 7:21-23
[21] “NOT EVERYONE WHO SAYS to Me, ‘LORD, LORD,’ WILL ENTER the KINGDOM of heaven;
but the ONE DOING the WILL of My Father Who is in heaven.’”

35. [22] “MANY WILL SAY to Me on that DAY, ‘Lord, Lord, DID WE NOT
PROPHESY in YOUR NAME,
and in YOUR NAME CAST OUT DEMONS, and in YOUR NAME
and in YOUR NAME PERFORM many MIRACLES?’”
Matthew 7:21-23

36. PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.’”
[23] “AND THEN I WILL DECLARE to them, ‘I NEVER KNEW YOU;
DEPART FROM ME,
YOU WHO
PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.’”
Matthew 7:21-23

37. Hebrews 6:9-10 – His NAME
[9] BUT, beloved, we are CONVINCED of BETTER THINGS CONCERNING you,
and THINGS that ACCOMPANY SALVATION, though we are speaking in this way.

38. [10] For God IS NOT UNJUST so as FORGET YOUR WORK and the LOVE which you have SHOWN TOWARD HIS NAME, in having ministered and in still ministering to the saints.
Hebrews 6:9-10 – His NAME

39. Who BROUGHT you OUT of the land of Egypt,
Exodus 20:1-3
[1] Then God spoke all these words, saying,
[2] “I AM the LORD your GOD,
Who BROUGHT you OUT of the land of Egypt,
OUT OF the HOUSE of SLAVERY.

40. [3] “You SHALL HAVE NO OTHER gods BEFORE ME.”
Exodus 20:1-3

41. Commandment or Covenant
COMMANDMENT (H1697 / G1785) signifies SPOKEN WORDS or SPEECH, with various applications.
The Ten Commandments were literally the TEN WORDS of the LORD [Ex 34:28; Deut 4:13].

42. Commandment or Covenant
COVENANT (H1285 / G1242)
means a covenant, treaty, alliance, agreement.
Exodus 34:28
… And he wrote on the TABLETS the WORDS of the COVENANT, the TEN COMMANDMENTS.
Commandment or Covenant

43. PRINCIPLE is the Greek archē (G746),
meaning ‘BEGINNING’ or ‘ORIGIN’,
it is that by which anything begins to be, the origin, the active cause.
PRINCIPLE

44. OF BELIEF Our English word, PRINCIPLE, means
A FUNDAMENTAL TRUTH, or PROPOSITION that serves as
the FOUNDATION for a system
OF BELIEF
or BEHAVIOR
or REASONING.
PRINCIPLE

45. Exodus 20:19-18
[18] And all the people perceived the thunder and the lightning flashes and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they TREMBLED and STOOD AT A DISTANCE.

46. BUT LET NOT GOD SPEAK to us, LEST WE DIE.”
[19] Then they said to Moses,
“SPEAK TO US YOURSELF and we will listen;
BUT LET NOT GOD SPEAK to us, LEST WE DIE.”
Exodus 20:18-19

47. He MADE KNOWN His WAYS to Moses, His ACTS to the sons of Israel.
Psalm 103:7
He MADE KNOWN His WAYS to Moses, His ACTS to the sons of Israel.

48. Colossians 1:13-18
[13] For He DELIVERED us from the domain of darkness, and TRANSFERRED us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, [14] in Whom we have REDEMPTION, the FORGIVENESS of SINS.

49. [15] And He is the image of the invisible God, the FIRST-BORN of all creation. [16] FOR BY Him ALL THINGS were CREATED …
all THINGS have been
CREATED BY HIM
and FOR HIM.
Colossians 1:13-18

50. [17] And HE is BEFORE ALL THINGS, and IN HIM ALL THINGS HOLD TOGETHER
[17] And HE is BEFORE ALL THINGS, and IN HIM ALL THINGS HOLD TOGETHER. [18] HE is also HEAD of the body, the church…
Colossians 1:13-18

51. [18] … and HE is the BEGINNING the FIRST-BORN from the DEAD so that HE HIMSELF might come to have FIRST PLACE IN EVERYTHING.
Colossians 1:13-18

52. PERSONAL
Make the BLESSING

53. Homework Assignment
Please read Revelation chapters 2 and 3 everyday day this week! It takes less than 10 minutes (6:30).

54. [7] ‘They who HAVE AN EAR,
let them HEAR what the SPIRIT SAYS to the congregations.
To the ONE WHO OVERCOMES,
I WILL GRANT to EAT of the TREE of LIFE, WHICH IS IN the PARADISE of God.’”
Revelation 2:1-7

55. Here is YOUR INVITATION to HEAR what the SPIRIT SAYS and
EAT of the TREE of LIFE!