Addressed to the Universal Church: The Church of each Age:The Open Door First Church AgeThe Persecuted Church Second Church AgeThe Tested Church Third Church AgeThe Dark Ages Fourth Church AgeThe Seeking-Persecuted Church Fifth Church AgeThe Church of the Open Door Sixth Church AgeThe Church of Great Wealth and Riches Seventh Church AgeScofield, C. I. “Scofield Reference Notes on Revelation 1.” “Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition).”http://www.studylight.org/com/srn/view.cgi?book=re&chapter=001. 1917.See Scofield page 1331-1332, note 3 (1:20)the last sentence.‘Most conclusively of all, these messages do present an exact foreview of the spiritual history of the church, and in this precise order. Ephesus gives the general state at the date of the writing; Smyrna, the period of the great persecutions; Pergamos, the church settled down in the world, “where Satan’s throne is,” after the conversion of Constantine, say, A.D.316. Thyatira is the Papacy, developed out of the Pergamos state: Balaamism (worldliness) and Nicolaitanism (priestly assumption) having conquered. As Jezebel brought idolatry into Israel, so Romanism weds Christian doctrine to pagan ceremonies. Sardis is the Protestant Reformation, whose works were not “fulfilled.” Philadelphia is whatever bears clear testimony to the Word and the Name in the time of self-satisfied profession represented by Laodicea.’ The Messages to the seven churches are also to each of us individually. To ‘me’! ‘My personal walk’! Rev 2:7 to him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life which is in the midst of the ‘paradise of God.’The Five Churches and 6 of the Seals happen at the same time, then, the 7 Trumpets, 7 Bowls and the 3 Woes, happen together one right after the other.
There are some very disturbing remarks by our Lord Jesus Christ to these angels. Things that are heart wrenching. He says ‘I have somewhat against thee,’ ‘I know thy works,’ ‘I have a few things against thee.’ ‘I have not found thy works perfect before God.’, ‘so then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.’ It is the condemnation of the Lord that is heart wrenching. We are blameless in Christ, but because we are still here in the flesh, in spiritual warfare every minute, practicing walking in the Spirit, persevering, we must be admonished, warned, and encouraged. Chapters 1-3 are all about the church age with chapters 4-7 about heaven, 12 and 13 being Parentheticals. Rev 2:1 “TO the angel of the church of Ephesus write, ‘These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands:’ ” Rev 1:4,12,16,20; 3:1; 4:5; 5:6; 15:1,7; (Rev 1:13; 2:1; 7:15; 21:3; Exo 25:8; 29:46; Lev 26:12; Psa 68:16; Eze 43:9; 2 Cor 6:16) (See 1:4,5) 1st Church1st Seal – Rev 6:1He walks in midst of the lampstands7 stars (angels), 7 lampstands Rev 6:1 Now, I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see.” 2And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquerExo 25:8; And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.Exo 29:46; And they shall know that I [am] the LORD their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I [am] the LORD their God.Lev 26:12; And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.Eze 43:9; Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.Psa 68:16; Why leap ye, ye high hills? [this is] the hill [which] God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell [in it] for ever. The chariots of God [are] twenty thousand, [even] thousands of angels: the Lord [is] among them, [as in] Sinai, in the holy [place]. Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, [for] the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell [among them].Eze 43:9; Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.2 Cor 6:16; And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in [them]; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.) Rev 2:2 “I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil. And you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars;” Rev 2:3 “and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name’s sake and have not become weary.” Rev 2:4 “Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.” Rev 2:5 “Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent.” Rev 2:6 “But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.” Rev 2:7 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” Rev 2:7; 22:2,19;Gen 2:9; Tree of LifeGod begins and ends mankind’s story with the Tree of Life. Gen 2:9; And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Rev 2:8 “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write, ‘These things says the First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life:’ ” Rev 1:4,5,8,11,17; 2:8; 4:8; 21:6; 22:13; Isa 41:4; 44:6; 48:12; Col 1:14; 2nd Church2nd Seal Rev 6:3The First and The Last Rev 6:3When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see.” 4Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great swordIsa 41:4; Who has performed and done this, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am he.Isa 44:6; Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: “I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god.”Isa 48:12; “Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called! I am he; I am the first, and I am the last.”Col 1:14; in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. And he is the head of the body, the church. 18He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent Rev 2:9 “I know your works, tribulation, and poverty (but you are rich); and I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.” Rev 2:10 “Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.” Rev 2:10; 3:11; 6:2; 12:1; 14:14; 1 Thess 2:19; 2 Tim 4:8; Jam 1:2; 1 Pet 5:4; Crown of Life 1 Thess 2:19 For what [is] our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? [Are] not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?2 Tim 4:8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day:1 Pet 5:4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. Rev 2:11 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death.” Rev 2:12 “And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write, ‘These things says He who has the sharp two-edged sword:” Rev 1:16: 2:12,16; 19:15; (Isa 49:2; Eph 6:17; Heb 4:12) 3rd Church3rd Seal Rev 6:5Two-edged sword Rev 6:5When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. 6And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.”Isa 49:2; And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;Eph 6:17; And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:Heb 4:12; For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.) Rev 2:13“I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.” 4/2/13 http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/04/02/Plutos-Gate-to-Hell-uncovered-in-Turkey/6101364903540/ ‘Gate to Hell’ Known as Pluto’s Gate — Ploutonion in Greek, Plutonium in Latin — the cave was celebrated as the portal to the underworld in Greco-Roman mythology, and Italian archaeologists announced this month that they found it. Rev 2:14 “But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.” Rev 2:15“Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.” Rev 2:16“Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.” Rev 1:16: 2:12, 16; 19:15, 21; Isa 49:2; Eph 6:17; Heb 4:12; Sword of my mouth (see 2:12) Rev 2:17“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it.” Rev 3:12; Deut 8:3; Isa 62:2; Zech 3:9; Luke 4:4; Hidden MannaWhite stone – New Name Deut 8:3 “So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every [word] that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD.Isa 62:2; And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.Zech 3:9; “For behold, on the stone that I have set before Joshua, on a single stone with seven eyes, I will engrave its inscription, declares the Lord of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day.”Luke 4:4 But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’
Rev 2:18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write, ‘These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass:’ ” Rev 1:14,15; 2:18; 19:12; Gen 49:12; Dan 7:9;
4th Church4th Seal Rev 6:7His eyes, His feet Rev 6:7When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see.” 8So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, and by the beasts of the earth.Gen 49:12; His eyes [shall be] red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.Dan 7:9; I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment [was] white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne [was like] the fiery flame, [and] his wheels [as] burning fire.Dan 10:6His body [was] like beryl, his face like the appearance of lightning, his eyes like torches of fire, his arms and feet like burnished bronze in color, and the sound of his words like the voice of a multitude. Rev 2:19“I know your works, love, service, faith, and your patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first.” Rev 2:20 “Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.” 1 Kings 18:4; 19:2; Jezebel 1 Kings 18:4; For it was [so], when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)1 Kings 19:2; Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do [to me], and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time. Rev 2:21 “And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent.” Rev 2:22 “Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their deeds.” Rev 2:23 “I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.” Rev 2:23; 20:12,13; John 6:28,29,40; Eph 1:9-13; 2:5; Heb 10:35,36; 13:15-16; 1 John 3:23-24; According to Works John 6:28-29; Then they said to him, “What must we do, to be doing the works of God?” Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”Eph 1:9-13; making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,Heb 10:35Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. 36For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.Heb 13:15-16; Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.1 John 3:23-24; And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. Whoever keeps his commandments abides in him, and he in them. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us. Rev 2:24 “Now to you I say, and to the rest in Thyatira, as many as do not have this doctrine, who have not known the depths of Satan, as they say, I will put on you no other burden.” Rev 2:25 “But hold fast what you have till I come.” Rev 2:26 “And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations,” Rev 2:27 “and he will rule them with a rod of iron, as when earthen pots are broken in pieces, even as I myself have received authority from my Father” Rev 2:27; 12:5; 19:15; Psalms 2:9; Rod of Iron Psalms 2:9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel. Rev 2:28 “and I will give him the morning star.” Rev 2:28; 22:16; Morning Star Rev 2:29 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” Zech 4:6; Zech 4:6; Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, ‘This [is] the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.’©Lorita Goza and ISIS, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Jordan, Kurds, Saudi Arabia, Babylon, Israel, 2022 (2004). Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Lorita Goza and RevelationLastDay.com with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
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