Revelation In The Church Part 1
Revelation 1: 1The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. 3Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near. Greetings and doxology 4John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits[a] before his throne, 5and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, 6and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen. 7Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen. 8″I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” One like a Son of Man 9I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 10On the Lord’s Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, 11which said: “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.”
NIV
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1. Keep Up: _____________________________________________!
Revelation 2: 2I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. 3You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. NIV
(Romans 5:3-4; 2Thessalonians 1:4)
2. Return To Your ____________________________________________!
Revelation 2:4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love.NIV
(John 13:34-35; John 14:15; John 15:9-10, 17; Luke 10:38-42; Revelation 2:5)
3. Be Rich: __________________________________________________!
Revelation 2: 8“To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again. 9I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich! NIV
(2Corinthians 6:4-10; Revelation 2:10; 1 Peter 4:12-13; Revelation 2:11)
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