Revelation Notes
Chapters
1:1-3:5
The
1000 year Reign of CHRIST is still to come!
1:10 John says he was in The Spirit
on The LORD’s Day – most translations say, “The LORD’s Day”, The Scriptures Version
says, “The Day of JEHOVAH” The Greek word LORD’s used here is kuriakŏs = belonging to The
LORD (JEHOVAH or JESUS). It does not matter if it was the Sabbath or Sunday,
everyday should be The LORD’s Day to a Child of GOD! (Psalm 118:24; Romans 14:5-7).
The
Seven Churches
Some say the seven Churches
represent seven eras of Church History; I think they represent the seven major
divisions of Churches that call themselves Christian. This is a shame on The
Body of CHRIST which is The Church! (Ephesians 4:1-6)
1. The orthodox or religious Church,
they have lots of form and function but their rules block real Love for the
lost – the reason JESUS came in the flesh. They look down on what they call the
liberal Church.
2. Those who deny the Divinity of
JESUS as The CHRIST! Some count Him equal to or even the brother of satan. Some
say he was just a profit or religious teacher. Some actually do not believe He
was born.
3. Some deny the Divinity of the
Bible (The Word of GOD, 2 Timothy 3:16-17). Some believe that The modern version
of The Bible is corrupted and not trust worthy. Some believe we do not need the
First Covenant (Old Testament), that JESUS fulfilling it means we can ignore
it. Some believe that The King James Version is the only True Bible.
4. Some believe that water Baptism
is not necessary even though JESUS was Baptized (Matthew 3:13-17, Mark 1:9-11,
Luke 3:21-22) and He had his disciples baptize people into Repentance (John
3:22-24; 4:1-3). JESUS commanded us to Baptize new believers (Matthew 28:16-20;
Mark 16:14-18). Some practice sprinkling, especially children rather than
immersion, in some translations John The Baptist is called John The Immerser.
Baptism is the public act of
Confession and Repentance (Romans 6:1-14; Hebrews 6:1-2; 1 Peter 3:18-22).
5. Some believe that The HOLY
SPIRIT stopped doing miracles at the end of the first century or when the last
of the twelve disciples of JESUS died. (How short-sited of GOD to leave the
rest of us without His Power, Acts 1:8, Romans 5:5, 8:11, 15:13, 1 Corinthians
3:16-17). JESUS said He would send The HOLY SPIRIT for our benefit (John
14:15-18, 16:5-15).
6. Some do not believe in the Divinity
of The HOLY SPIRIT of GOD! Some believe that speaking in tongues, the Gifts and
Fruit of The HOLY SPIRIT are from the devil (Mark 3:28-30).
7. The Rapture: there are some who
discount the Rapture and CHRIST’s Millennial Reign, I knew a pastor who said he
did not believe it because it was not in The First Covenant (Old Testament),
every time the Bible talks about The Anointed one Ruling the nations with a Rod
of Iron, it is talking about CHRIST’s Millennial Reign (Psalm 2, 110; Isaiah
10:5-24, 11:1-4; Daniel 7:13-14; Revelation 2:27, 12:5, 19:15). Some Churches
believe that the Rapture is at the beginning of the Great Tribulation, some
believe it is in the middle, and some believe it is at the end (The seventh
Trumpet, 1 Corinthians 15:50-55; Revelation 11:15-19, 14:14-20).
In each of the seven letters JESUS
makes three statements: “I know your works!” 1 Corinthians 3:8-15 our works
will be judged!; “He who has ears to hear, let him hear what The SPIRIT says to
the Churches.” Mark 4:21-25 “Steward the spoken and written Word of GOD.”
Robert Morris; What we see and what we hear effects our life! “To him who
overcomes I Will…” overcoming is a requirement for reward Revelation 12:11.
2:4-5 Hold to your first Love of
JESUS! Many Christians start to be distracted by life and ministry and our
attention to The Love of GOD starts to fade. Worship, Prayer and Fasting help
us maintain our Love relationship with our Father GOD and His Son JESUS!
2:26-28 “He who overcomes and
guards My Works until The End, to him I Will give Authority over the nations! ‘He
shall Shepherd them with a rod of Iron; they shall be dashed to pieces like the
potters vessels’; as I also have received from My Father and I will give
him the Morning Star.” Verse 26 is to the believers (Revelation 20:4-6). Verse
27 is a quote of Psalm 2:8-9 about The LORD JESUS. Verse 28 is about the
believers, 2 Peter 1:19; Revelation 22:16, JESUS is the Bright and Morning
Star. (In Isaiah 14:12 Lucifer is called the bright one and “son of the morning”
but he is not the Morning Star!)
3:5 “He who overcomes shall be
clothed in white garments and I Will Not Blot Out his name from Book of Life;
but I Will Confess his name before My Father and before His angels.” (Mark
3:28-30, 8:34-38; Revelation 3:11) You can lose your Salvation!
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