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

2. UNCOVERING the uncovered
Part Four-B:
Uncovering the CHURCH Jesus Desires

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

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

5. 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.

6. UNCOVERING the uncovered
Part Four B Introduction:
Uncovering the CHURCH Jesus Desires

7. 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

8. Shari Lee Witt Hoffstetter
The prophetic messages of Revelation are not given to satisfy curiosity, but to proclaim God’s will directly to His people so that they might be encouraged to live godly lives.
Shari Lee Witt Hoffstetter

9. UNCOVERING the uncovered
Half-Hearted Love
The Cost of

10. Revelation 2:2-5
[2] “‘I KNOW your WORKS and your TOIL and ENDURANCE, and that you CANNOT ENDURE EVIL, and you PUT TO THE TEST…’

11. [3] ‘and you have ENDURANCE and have PERSEVERED 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 2:2-5

12. [5] ‘REMEMBER therefore FROM WHERE you HAVE FALLEN, and 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
UNLESS YOU REPENT.
Revelation 2:2-5

13. Revelation 3:14-19 I WOULD THAT you were COLD or HOT.’
[14] “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write…
[15] ‘I KNOW your DEEDS, that you are NEITHER COLD NOR HOT;
I WOULD THAT you were COLD or HOT.’

14. [16] ‘SO BECAUSE you are LUKEWARM, and NEITHER HOT nor COLD, I WILL SPIT you OUT of My mouth. [17] ‘BECAUSE you say, “I am RICH, and have become WEALTHY, and HAVE NEED of NOTHING,”…’
Revelation 3:14-19

15. [17] … ‘AND you DO NOT KNOW THAT you are WRETCHED and MISERABLE and POOR and BLIND and NAKED, [18] I ADVISE YOU to BUY from Me GOLD refined by fire, THAT you may become RICH…’
Revelation 3:14-19

16. [18] … ‘and WHITE GARMENTS, THAT you may CLOTHE yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and EYE SALVE to ANOINT your eyes, THAT you MAY SEE.’
Revelation 3:14-19

17. BE ZEALOUS THEREFORE, and REPENT.
[19] ‘Those whom I LOVE, I REPROVE and DISCIPLINE;
BE ZEALOUS THEREFORE, and REPENT.
Revelation 3:14-19

18. Matthew 24:11-14
Speaking of later days, Jesus says, [11] “And many FALSE PROPHETS will arise, and WILL MISLEAD MANY. [12] “And BECAUSE of the INCREASE of LAWLESSNESS, the LOVE of MANY WILL GROW COLD.”

19. [13] “BUT the ONE WHO ENDURES to the end, SHALL BE SAVED
[13] “BUT the ONE WHO ENDURES to the end, SHALL BE SAVED. [14] “AND this GOSPEL of the kingdom SHALL BE PREACHED in the whole world FOR A WITNESS to all the nations, and then the end shall come.”
Matthew 24:11-14

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

21. To THE 7 congregations Jesus “UNCOVERS”
What He KNOWS about them! What He HAS AGAINST them! What He WANTS them to REMEMBER and DO! What He PROMISES them!
To THE 7 congregations Jesus “UNCOVERS” 7

22. The church Jesus DESIRES Chart
See Page 36 of Handouts

23. Commandment, Covenant,
– and –
Principle

24. Commandment, Covenant or Principle
Exodus 20:3 – The COMMAND
[3] “You SHALL HAVE NO OTHER gods BEFORE ME.”
Commandment, Covenant or Principle

25. Commandment, Covenant or Principle
Exodus 34:28
… And he wrote on the TABLETS the WORDS of the COVENANT, the TEN COMMANDMENTS.
LEADS TO
Commandment, Covenant or Principle

26. Commandment, Covenant or Principle
FULFILLING the COMMANDMENT
and LIVING the COVENANT
ARE BASED UPON YOUR
PRINCIPLES
and LOVE for JESUS
Commandment, Covenant or Principle

27. Commandment, Covenant or Principle
Is the FUNDAMENTAL TRUTH, or PROPOSITION that serves as
the FOUNDATION for a system
OF BELIEVING TRUST
or BEHAVIOR
or REASONING.
Commandment, Covenant or Principle

28. Commandment, Covenant or Principle
Exodus 19:5 – The PRINCIPLE
“Now then, if you WILL INDEED OBEY My voice and KEEP My COVENANT,
THEN you SHALL BE My OWN POSSESSION….”
Commandment, Covenant or Principle

29. Exodus 20:19-18
In verse 18, when the people perceived the thunder, lightning, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; … they TREMBLED and STOOD AT A DISTANCE.

30. 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

31. 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.

32. 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

33. UNCOVERING the uncovered
PRINCIPLES of the CHURCH Jesus Desires 7

34. FIRST Principle:
You MUST BELIEVE and TRUST, Jesus KNOWS YOUR DEEDS – both POSITIVE [2:2, 19; 3:8] and NEGATIVE [3:1, 15]

35. SECOND Principle: TRIBULATIONS (G2347) [2:9]
You MUST BELIEVE and TRUST,
Jesus KNOWS YOUR –
TRIBULATIONS (G2347) [2:9]
Trouble or Affliction.
literally to ‘CRUSH’.
things that will ‘BREAK’ you.

36. THIRD Principle: CIRCUMSTANCES [where you DWELL [2:13]
You MUST BELIEVE and TRUST,
Jesus KNOWS YOUR –
CIRCUMSTANCES
[where you DWELL [2:13]

37. FOURTH Principle: HOLDS The MAKING of FAITHLESS CHOICES
You MUST BELIEVE and TRUST that Jesus HOLDS The MAKING of FAITHLESS CHOICES AGAINST (G2596) congregations (and individuals) [2:4, 14, 20] In Revelation 2:23, Jesus says,
HOLDS The MAKING of FAITHLESS CHOICES
AGAINST (G2596) congregations (and individuals) [2:4, 14, 20]

38. FOURTH Principle [Rev 2:23]
“‘… and all the congregations WILL KNOW that I AM HE WHO SEARCHES the MINDS and HEARTS; and I WILL GIVE to each one of you ACCORDING (G2596) to your DEEDS.
[WORKS]
FOURTH Principle [Rev 2:23]

39. FIFTH Principle:
You MUST BELIEVE and TRUST, Jesus WANTS YOU TO REMEMBER… … from WHERE YOU HAVE FALLEN (if you have fallen) [2:5]! … what you have RECEIVED and HEARD; nd KEEP IT [3:3]!
and KEEP IT [3:3]

40. and You MUST BELIEVE and TRUST, Jesus WANTS YOU TO REMEMBER… … TO REPENT (G3340) when necessary [2:5, 16, 21-22; 3:3, 19]!
FIFTH Principle:

41. SIXTH Principle: OVERCOMER You MUST BELIEVE and TRUST,
Jesus WANTS YOU TO BE AN
OVERCOMER
[2:7, 11, 17, 26; 3:5, 12, 21]

42. FAITHFUL SEVENTH Principle: even to DEATH [2:10]
You MUST BELIEVE and TRUST,
Jesus WANTS YOU TO BE
FAITHFUL
even to DEATH [2:10]

43. PERSONAL
Make the BLESSING

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

45. [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

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