1. THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF REVELATIONS

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3. THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF REVELATIONS

4. THEME VERSE Rev. 1:5b-6
To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

5. THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST

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7. REV 1:5 (ESV)
and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood

8. REV 2:4 (ESV) - EPHESUS
But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you have at first.

9. REV 2:14 (ESV) - PERGAMUM
But I have a few things against you: you have some who hold the teaching of Balaam.

10. REV 2:20 (ESV) - THYATIRA
But I have a few things against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, . . .

11. REV 3:19 (ESV) - LAODECIA
Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.

12. REV 19:7 (ESV)
Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready;

13. REV 19:8 (ESV)
it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”— for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.

14. EPH 5:25 (ESV)
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,

15. EPH 5:26 (ESV)
that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,

16. EPH 5:27 (ESV)
so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.

17. REVELATION FROM CHRIST

18. REV 1:1 (ESV)
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

19. REV 1:2 (ESV)
who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.

20. JOH 1:18 (ESV)
No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.

21. REWARD OF CHRIST
REV 1:3

22. REV 1:3 (ESV)
Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.

23. JOH 3:17 (ESV)
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

24. 1 THES 5:9 (ESV)
For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

25. REV 1:3 (ESV)
Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.

26. RECIPIENTS OF CHRIST
REV 1:4-6

27. REV 1:4 (ESV)
John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,

28. QUOTE
“As we will see again and again, numbers are highly important and symbolic in Revelation, with none more significant than the number seven. It stands for that which is perfect, complete, or full.” Dr. Daniel Akin, Exalting Jesus in Revelation, Kindle Locations

29. ZEC 4:2 (ESV)
And he said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it, and seven lamps on it, with seven lips on each of the lamps that are on the top of it.

30. REV 1:5 (ESV)
and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood

31. REV 1:6 (ESV)
and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

32. RETURN OF CHRIST
REV 1:7-8

33. REV 1:7 (ESV)
Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.

34. REV 1:8 (ESV)
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

35. QUOTE
“It is better to fail in a cause that will ultimately succeed than to succeed in a cause that will ultimately fail."
Peter Marshall
May 27, 1902 – January 26, 1949

36. THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST
REVELATION FROM CHRIST
REWARD FROM CHRIST
RECIPENTS OF CHRIST
RETURN OF CHRIST

37. THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST
KNOWING THE ONE WHO LOVED ME AND GAVE HIMSELF FOR ME IS COMING AGAIN, I WILL LIVE MY LIFE FOR HIM

38. ROM 2:4 (ESV)
Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?

39. GAL 2:20 (ESV)
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

40. JOH 3:16 (ESV)
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

41. ROM 5:8 (ESV)
but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.