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To All The Churches #6

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Revelation 3:7-13ย The Voice

Letter to Philadelphia

Write down My words, and send them to the messenger of the church in Philadelphia. โ€œThese are the words of the holy One, the true One, and the One who possesses the key of David, which opens the possibilities so that no one can shut them. The One who closes all options so that no one can open:

โ€œI know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. I have done this because you have limited strength, yet you have obeyed My word and have not denied My name. Watch, and I will make those of the congregation of Satanโ€”those who call themselves โ€˜Jewsโ€™ but are not because they lieโ€”come before you penitent, falling at your feet. Then they will know how much I have loved you. Because you have obeyed My instructions to endure and be patient, I will protect you from the time of trial which will come upon the whole earth and put everyone in it to the test. I will soon return. Hold tight to what you have so that no one can take away your victorโ€™s wreath.

โ€œAs for the one who conquers through faithfulness even unto death, I will plant that person as a pillar in the temple of My God, and that person will never have to leave the presence of God. Moreover, I will inscribe this person with the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, New Jerusalemโ€”which descends out of heaven from My Godโ€”and My own new name.

Godโ€™s intention for the world is this: โ€œI will be your God, and you will be my people.โ€ This is fulfilled by those who are faithful to Him.

โ€œLet the person who is able to hear, listen to and follow what the Spirit proclaims to all the churches.โ€

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To All The Churches #5

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Revelation 3:1-6ย The Voice

For centuries many Jews had been scattered throughout the known world, exiled to the lands east of the Jordan River from the promised land by powerful invading nations. After Jerusalem fell in a.d. 70, even more Jews left Judea, this time crossing the Mediterranean looking for some place far from Roman cruelty. Thatโ€™s why, as John writes these letters to churches in Asia Minor, he recalls some of the most infamous characters from Israelโ€™s pastโ€”Balaam, Balak, and Jezebel. The ordeals facing Johnโ€™s churches are not all that different from those Israel faced hundreds of years before. Many of the same struggles plague churches in the West to this day. The names may change, but the problems confronting Godโ€™s faithful do not.

Letter to Sardis

The One: Write down My words, and send them to the messenger of the church in Sardis. โ€œThese are the words of the One who has the seven Spirits of God, the Perfect Spirit, and the One who holds the seven stars:

โ€œI know the things you doโ€”youโ€™ve claimed a reputation of life, but you are actually dead. Wake up from your death-sleep, and strengthen what remains of the life you have been given that is in danger of death. I have judged your deeds as far from complete in the sight of My God. Therefore, remember what you have received and heard; itโ€™s time to keep these instructions and turn back from your ways. If you do not wake up from this sleep, I will come in judgment. I will creep up on you like a thiefโ€”you will have no way of knowing when I will come. But there are a few in Sardis who donโ€™t have the stain of evil works on their clothes. They will walk alongside Me in white, spotless garments because they have been proven worthy.

โ€œThe one who conquers through faithfulness even unto death will be clothed in white garments, and I will certainly not erase that personโ€™s name from the book of life. I will acknowledge this personโ€™s name before My Father and before His heavenly messengers.

โ€œLet the person who is able to hear, listen to and follow what the Spirit proclaims to all the churches.โ€

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To All The Churches #2

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Revelation 2:8-11ย The Voice

Letter to Smyrna

Write down My words, and send them to the messenger of the church in Smyrna. โ€œThese are the words of the First and the Last, the One who was dead and returned to life:

โ€œI know your deeds and the difficult ordeal you are enduring and your poverty, although you are actually rich. I am aware of the offensive accusations preached by those who call themselves โ€˜Jews.โ€™ But these people are not the Jews they pretend to be; they are actually the congregation of Satan. In the face of suffering, do not fear. Watch; the devil will throw some of you into prison shortly so that you might be tested, and you will endure great affliction for 10 days. Be faithful throughout your life, until the day you die, and I will give you the victorโ€™s wreath of life.

โ€œLet the person who is able to hear, listen to and follow what the Spirit proclaims to all the churches. The one who conquers through faithfulness even unto death will escape the second death.โ€

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