Revelation 2-3 JESUS VS. DEAD INSTITUTIONS. “Church” is an imaginary word handed down from tradition.

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Revelation 2-3 JESUS VS. DEAD INSTITUTIONS

“Church” is an imaginary word handed down from tradition.

1 st – 2 nd C4 th C 5 th – 15 th C

1 st – 2 nd C4 th C 5 th – 15 th C Smyrna The ‘Witnesses’

1.From Jesus the Bad Boy “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: The Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet are like burnished bronze, says this:

“'I know your deeds, and your love and faith and service and perseverance, and that your deeds of late are greater than at first…

But I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray so that they commit acts of immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols… Councils /“Orthodoxy”“Centralized” GovernmentPagan SuperstitionsWealth / Power / Politics John 18:36 (NASB) Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this realm."

“'I gave her time to repent, and she does not want to repent of her immorality. 'Behold, I will throw her on a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of her deeds… “’And I will kill her children with pestilence, and all the churches will know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts; and I will give to each one of you according to your deeds…

“'But I say to you, the rest who are in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not known the deep things of Satan, as they call them—I place no other burden on you. Nevertheless what you have, hold fast until I come.

“’He who overcomes, and he who keeps My deeds until the end, TO HIM I WILL GIVE AUTHORITY OVER THE NATIONS; AND HE SHALL RULE THEM WITH A ROD OF IRON, AS THE VESSELS OF THE POTTER ARE BROKEN TO PIECES, as I also have received authority from My Father; and I will give him the morning star.

Period of “Dead Orthodoxy” The DEAD Zone Revelation 3:1 "To the angel of the church in Sardis write: He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars, says this: 'I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead. “Alive” in “Name” OnlyHumming With ActivityDoing Nothing Useful

The DEAD Zone “'Wake up, and strengthen the things that remain, which were about to die; for I have not found your deeds completed in the sight of My God.

The DEAD Zone “'Wake up, and strengthen the things that remain, which were about to die; for I have not found your deeds completed in the sight of My God. Reach the Lost (Mt.28:18) INCLUDES Healing, teaching, etc. INCLUDES Glorifying God 1 Peter 2:12 Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation.

The DEAD Zone “'Wake up, and strengthen the things that remain, which were about to die; for I have not found your deeds completed in the sight of My God.

SIGNS OF A DEAD ZONE 1.Worships its Past

SIGNS OF A DEAD ZONE 1.Worships its Past 2.Inflexible & Resistant to Change 1 Timothy 6:20 Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding worldly and empty chatter and the opposing arguments of what is falsely called "knowledge"— 1 Timothy 4:13 Until I come, give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching. 1 Corinthians 13:1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

SIGNS OF A DEAD ZONE 1.Worships its Past 2.Inflexible & Resistant to Change 3.Lazy & Complacent Leadership 1 Corinthians 11:19 For there must also be factions among you, so that those who are approved may become evident among you.

SIGNS OF A DEAD ZONE 1.Worships its Past 2.Inflexible & Resistant to Change 3.Lazy & Complacent Leadership 4.Ignoring the Kids

SIGNS OF A DEAD ZONE 1.Worships its Past 2.Inflexible & Resistant to Change 3.Lazy & Complacent Leadership 4.Ignoring the Kids 5.Unconcerned About Outsiders

DEAD ZONE SOLUTIONS 1.Wake up!! 2.Strengthen the things that remain 3.Look for His return