Revelation 7 Letters to the 7 Churches of Jesus Christ, from Jesus Christ.

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Revelation 7 Letters to the 7 Churches of Jesus
Christ,from Jesus Christ.
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7 Letters to 7 Churches

1. Ephesus
2. Smyrna
3. Pergamos
4. Thyatira
5. Sardis
6. Philadelphia
7. Laodicea

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7 Letters to 7 Churches

• These letters applied to the churches of that day
  literally.
• They also apply to us today as churches and as
  individuals.
• Each church body has some of the characteristics
  of each church within it.
• These characteristics are also present within our
  individual lives at times.
• Individual denominations often take on the
  character of a particular church.
• Finally, the churches outline church history as
  it has unfolded and continues to unfold before us.

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7 Letters to 7 Churches

• 1. To Angel or messenger of the church of
  ________
• 2. From Jesus Christ
• 3. Exhortation
• A. I know thy works . . .
• (1) Commendation
• (2) Trials of your faith, details of suffering
• (3) Criticism (Nevertheless, but
  notwithstanding)
• B. Admonition
• (1) Remedy for problems
• (2) Warning
• (3) Call to Repentance
• C. Encouragement
• 4. Challenge He that hath an ear
• 5. Promise to the Overcomers

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7 Letters to 7 Churches

• Problems
• Ephesus left first love
• Smyrna no criticism
• Pergamos false doctrine
• Thyatira false prophetess, false doctrine, sins
  of idolatry, fornication
• Sardis youre spiritually dead
• Philadelphia no criticism
• Laodicea lukewarm, self-sufficient

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7 Letters to 7 Churches

• To Angel of the church of Ephesus
• Angel Pastor
• Church body of believers, not a building.
• Ephesus darling
• Apostolic Church
• Paul there 3 years. Acts 19, 2017
• Effective Acts 1910 All they which dwelt in Asia
  heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and
  Greeks
• Pauls ministry damaged the idol industry. The
  idol maker, Demetrius the silversmith, charged
  Paul with endangering their livelihood, and
  making men despise their goddess Diana. A riot
  ensued and Paul had to leave Ephesus.
• Timothy
• Later John himself

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7 Letters to 7 Churches

• From Jesus Christ.
• These things saith he that holdeth the seven
  stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst
  of the seven golden candlesticks
• Holds the Pastors in His right hand
• John 1029 My Father, who gave them to me, is
  greater than all and no man is able to pluck
  them out of my Father's hand.
• A place of sovereign, divine protection
• A place of sovereign, divine control. Christ has
  authority over them.

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7 Letters to 7 Churches

• Walks in the midst of the seven golden lamp
  stands.
• Walks in the midst of the church like a shepherd
  inspecting his sheep. Checking things out.
  Concern for his flock.
• One gone astray
• Cripple
• Diseased
• He is walking in the midst of us today!
• What does He see?

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7 Letters to 7 Churches

• Exhortation
• I know you. I know all about you.
• Commendation
• Works
• Labor
• Patience (perseverance)
• Cannot bear them which are evil

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7 Letters to 7 Churches

• (Continued)
• Commendation
• You have tried (tested) them which say they are
  apostles and are not, and have found them (to be)
  liars
• You have borne
• Have patience
• For My Names sake have labored
• Have not fainted (given up)

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7 Letters to 7 Churches

• But . . . Nevertheless I have something against
  you.
• You have left
• your first love.

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7 Letters to 7 Churches

• Remedy
• Remember
• Repent
• Repeat

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7 Letters to 7 Churches

• Remember
• from where you fell.
• Fell away from your love for Him first got
  saved.
• Fallen from grace (Galatians 54) God is still
  willing to forgive
• Jude V 21 Keep yourselves in the love of God

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7 Letters to 7 Churches

• Repent
• Stop what you are doing
• Get the sin out of your life
• Turn and go in the other direction toward God.

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7 Letters to 7 Churches

• Repeat
• Do the first works
• Go back
• Return to your first love

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7 Letters to 7 Churches

• What will keep us from doing all that? Sin!
• Lust of the Flesh
• Lust of the Eye
• Pride of Life

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7 Letters to 7 Churches

• Warning
• Repent! or
• I will come unto you quickly
• I will remove your candlestick, your lamp stand
  out of its place.
• Unless you repent

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7 Letters to 7 Churches

• Final commendation
• This you have
• You hate the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I
  also hate.

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7 Letters to 7 Churches

• Call to the individual believer
• He that hath an ear,
• let him hear what the
• Spirit saith
• unto the churches

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7 Letters to 7 Churches

• Promise to the Overcomer
• To him that overcometh
• I will give to eat of the tree of life
• which is in the midst
• of the paradise of God.

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7 Letters to 7 Churches

• Good Leadership Outline
• Observe work(s) of others
• Commend
• Constructive criticism
• Remedy
• Warning
• Encouragement
• Promise for good performance

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7 Letters to 7 Churches

• Challenge
• Read all 7 letters to the churches.
• Use this outline to analyze each of the 7 letters
  to the 7 churches.

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7 Letters to 7 Churches

• Challenge (continued)
• Take this outline and write what you think Jesus
  would say to us as a church body.
• Write for yourself personally what He would say
  to you as a believer.