The Seven Churches

His Bible studied tonight, and so we're going to be looking at scriptures tonight. I may you are ready to receive from God tonight. Oh yes, the Lord is going to be speaking. Father, Thank you, Lord God. I submit myself to you tonight, Oh God. And I asked that Lord, you speak and let your word proceed or God from this vessel. Lord is not either speak, but it is you who's going to be speaking tonight. In the name of Jesus. Thank you, Holy Spirit, have your way take over in Jesus precious network. Pray, Amen, Amen, hallelujah. So I would like to start this way by saying to us that us he's coming back soon. He's coming back soon. Well you might have been hearing that he's coming back soon, but I mean he's coming back soon. It's not it's not what I heard from somebody else, but it's what the Lord said to me. And his coming is nearer than we expect. As a matter of fact, we are in the injury days of our lives. When in the last days of our lives, Praise God. And so the time is shot and things are about to wrap up, and I'll be sharing with us some things that has seemed to be like a body in my heart that the Lord put in my heart concerning He's coming back soon. Harleeylujah. But one of these things he said is that how prepared are we because he said in his world, he said, I'm coming for a church without spot, without blemish, without wrinkle, Or how prepared is the church have prepared a will as a church to receive the one who is coming back again. He is coming back again, hallelujah. And so the title of my message tonight is the seven churches, the seven churches, hallelujah. The seven churches, the seven churches I've been making their fasts or something tonight in advent of his returning back to the earth to take his own back. But the truth is that many years ago, precisely two years ago, I went on a personal retreat to seek my own personal you know, gain. And while I was in that retreat two years ago, he said to me, in that retreat, go and tell them I'm coming back soon. That was even before I counted Jesus ministry began. Shortly after that retreat, I counted Jesus Ministry beg. And it wasn't that retreat that he said to me that an army is rising, that he's going to take over. In this last day's praise God, and things put together, a counter Juesus was bested. We all appeared in the counter Juesus Ministry, and some of those things he began to tell me. I began to see them play out in the encounter Jesus ministry, Halle Lijah. And recently I was out on a retreat again and he said to me, go back and tell them what I have said to you, that I am coming back soon. And he said to me, he said, go and look into the seven churches, and you begin to teach and tell people. This is the message I have for you for the church, because I am coming back again. So I said to us that it wasn't as if someone said that to me. It was the message I head clearly from him, that he's coming back soon. And he's coming back soon. But the church is not ready. The church is not prepared for his coming back. Halle Lijah. And so this message is for every one of us see that helps here today. This message is a warning to the churches, as many that will be watching this broadcast even now and after, to get yourself prepared because he's going to come back, and he's going to come back like a tieth in the night. And he said to us, watch and be prepared, praise the name of the Lord. So I'll be reading from Revelation. We're going to be in the long with Revelation chapter one, and I'll be taking this step by step and be explaining to us certain things that God expects us to do in this last day's church. So apost has taken time to teach us on the Apostolic Church. We're going to be talking about the last day church, what we expect, what God expect from us in this last days as a church. Praise God. And so you will understand that this building itself is not the church. You know, it's this is not the church. The church is you and I harley lujah. The Greek word for the church is the Ecclesia. He called out once, Praise God, people who are being separated onto a purpose that is who we are. Hallelujah. And before the Advent of the Church, Jesus began to speak in Matthew then go to Marthin before we get to Revelation. Matthew chapter sixteen, verse thirteen I'll start from their praise God. Media just flow with me tonight. Martw Chapter sixteen, verse thirteen. He said, when Jesus came into the course of caesarah Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, whom do you men say that I am? Wo? Do men say that I will go back again? That I the son of Man am verse fourteen. And it said some say that thou art John the Baptist Elias, and others jeremiahs or one of the prophets. Now go ahead, He said onto them, But wom say ye that I am? So? That was what he was asking his disciples. Okay, this is what you said, Wo, do you say that I am? Now? Verse sixteen as Simeon Peter. Simon Peter answered and said theu at Christ, the son of the Living God, go ahead. And Jesus answered and said on to him, blessed Dole Simon Barjona, for flesh and blood had not revealed it on today, But my Father, which is in heaven, hallelujah, go ahead. Verse eighteen. And I say also on today the dow at Peter and upon this rock that we build my church, and the gate of hell shall not prevail against it. Now hold on to this. Now, he said, upon Peter, upon this rock, that we build my church. And so so many times people will think that it's upon the rock Peter that he was going to build the church. No, that's not what he was saying here. So what he was saying here was upon that revelation, upon that revelation that you caught. Now, mind you, this was the first time the church was mentioned in the scripture. Hallelujah. This was the first time the church was mentioned in the scriptures. And so if you were in the time of Jesus, you will be wondering what was he talking about here? And he said, and the gate of Hell shall not prevail. So Jesus did not say that you we build my church. It is a there we build my church. He said, I will build my church. So it is the responsibility of Christ to be the one to build his church. And so if he says I we build my church, it means that there is going to be a church that will be coming even after his death, because there was a preparation for that. The apostles did not understand what he was saying. Now, if you go for that down he began to talk about how he was going to die, you know, and on a third day he was going to rise again from the dead. Haleelujah and praise God. So that was the first time the church was mentioned, and he said, I will build my church. So it is the responsibility of Christ to build his church. It is not we to build the church. So if he's going to build his church, it means that he has the blueprint of how the church is going to fair on earth. Praise God. And so everything concerning the church would come from the blueprint that the Lord has given to us. Hallelujah. And so fast forward to Revelations chapter one. Let's go to Revelation chapter one. The Church has come into existence, Praise God. And he said to the apostles after after he left the scene, after he left the earth, he said, they should tarry in Jerusalem until they're endured with power from on high, and they shall be weaknesses, hallelujah. I'm going to come back to that past scripture does that at chapter one, verse eight, they are going to be weaknesses, Praise God. So one of the things that the church is going to be doing is going to be weaknessing Praise God and so Revelation chapter one, it said, the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him to show onto his savant things which must shortly come to pass. Now he was showing to his servants things which must surely come to pass. And so these things are going to be discussing here tonight are the things which are going to come to pass. And he said it has signified. And he said, has signified it by his angels. Onto his servant John, go ahead, will bare record of the world of God and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw verse three. Go ahead, it's a long read. We're going to read to verse twenty one. Blessed is he that read it, and they that hear the world of his prophecy, of this prophecy, and keep these things which are written therein, for the time is at hand. Now look at it here, he said, for the time is at hand. When you look at all those translations. The time drove it near that what we was saying. And so he was talking to the last day church that the time is drawing near. And I started by telling all that time is shot. Praise God. Now go ahead, to verse four, verse five, Verse four, Sorry, John, to the seven churches which are in Asia. Now he began to speak to John, concerned what his wor was going to be, telling the seven churches, Grace be unto you and peace from which from Him which is and which was, and which is succume, and from the seventh spirit which are before he's thrown. Now let's pause, fare for it. Right. It was talking about the seven spirits which are before he's throne. Harley lujah. Now the Bible mentioned about the seventh spirits which are before he thrown. Now let's go up to Revelation chapter three, verse one. He mentioned again the seventh spirits again, Revelation three, verst one. Will come back to this revelation Chapter one. Revelation chapter three, verse one. Revelation three, verse one Media Revelation three, verse one, and onto the Angel of the church inside is right this thing said he that had the seventh spirits. Now you're seeing it again, the seventh spirits of God and the seven stars. I know thy works that thou hat a name, that thou leaved and are dead. Praise God. Now let's go to Revelation chapter four, Verse I just want to talk to all about the seven spirits for us before we now proceed the seven spirits. And out of the throne proceeded lightning and thunder and voices. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seventh spirits of God. Now let's look at revelationshipter five or six. Praise God. And I beheld and lo in the midst of the throne of the four beasts, and in the midst of the Elder stood a lamp as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seventh spirits of God sent forth into all the sth Now, the seven spirits were not to abode in heaven, as it were, but the seventh spirit were sent forth into the sth Praise God. And oftentimes, you know, because this was a journey for me. You know, when I was looking deep into this and there was a lot, there were a lot of things that were coming out. The Lord was sharing with me, consigning this thing is harlee luyah. And now let's go back to Revelation chapter one, verse four. So I wanted to establish with all that the seventh spirit that the Lord was talking about here was to be established on us praise God. So revelation war four. So he said to the seven churches which are in Asia, grace be onto you and peace from which from Him which is and which was, and which is to come, and from the seventh Spirit, which are before he shown verse five, And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness and the first begotting of the dead, and the Prince of the King of the earth. Unto him that loved us and washed us from our scene in his own blood. Now let's go to verse nine, verse nine. Let's just go to verse nine. Hi, John, who also I'm your brother and companion in tribulation and in the kingdom and patients of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos for the world of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. Go ahead to this. Then I was in the spirit on the lost day, and head behind me a great voice as of a trumpet. Now let's go further, saying I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last. And what thou see it right in a book, and send it onto the seven churches which are in Asia, onto Ephesos, onto Smyna, onto Pagamos, onto Tatiria, onto Sadism, and onto Philadelphia and onto Ladesha. So now these were the seven churches that the Lord said to John to write these things too. And now one of the things we most understand is that it wasn't as if that these were the only churches in the region then, But he picked out these churches, for instance, right to the church in Abuja, right to the church in Italy. So that was what it was here. The churches here where not as if they were territorials. Praise God. Let's put it that way. They were territorial hallelujah. And so we say right to them verse twelve. Just flow with me. I'm trying to build on something now. And I turned to see the voice that speak with me, and being told I saw seven golden candlestick. Now let's take notes of that seven golden candlesticks verse thirteen, Verse thirteen. And in the midst of the seven candlestick, born like onto the son of Man closed with a garment down to the foot, and out got about the pups with a golden ghiddle. Verse fourteen. His head and his hair were white like wolf. Now let's leave those ones. Let's go to verse nineteen. Let's go to verse nineteen. Write these things which doubts had seen, and the things which are, and the things we shall be hereafter verse twenty. The mystery of the seven stars which thou saw it in my right hand, and the seven golden candlestick. He said, the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, Praise God. And so the word angel here is angelus, which means messengers of God. So he said, the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, or the messengers of the seven churches. And so what he's saying was that the mystery of the seven stars which thou saw in my right hand. So the Bible talked about the seven stars in his right hand and the seven golden lampstand. So he's telling all that the stars that were in his right hand are the angels or the messengers that God is going to be using toward to proclaim his world or to build the church, Praise God. And so that's what he said. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, that the angels of the seven churches that God send forth to the earth. And so when he says messengers here, he's talking about those who are going to be a custodian of God's word, those were going to be in custodian of God's dealings to the church. Hallelujah. Now we'll go for that. And the seven candlestick which Doun saw it are the seven churches. So those are the seven churches that we call their names Elia the churches the church in Tateria, the Church in Ephesos, the Church in Sadis, in Smyina, in Ladostia, and in Philadelphia. Praise God. So the seventh spirits of God and my nates from God. Those seven spirits comes from God. The babble said, it was from the throne of God. Hallelujah. It was then the trone of God. Let's look at the Verst. Twelve of that scripture, verstwelve First Sorry, Revelations one, two, Yes. And I turned to see the voice that speak with me, and being told, I saw seven golden candlestick Verse the and in the midst of seven candlesticks, one like onto the son of Man. So in the midst of the seven candlestick was the son of Man. Hallelujah. This was the same thing that Daniel spoke about in Daniel, chapter seven, verse thirteen. Let's look at Daniel chapter seven, verse thirteen says something similar to this. And when we see this in the scription, I saw in the night vision, and behold, one like the son of Man came with the clouds of heaven and came to the ancient of days. And they brought him near before me. So you see it repeated again, like the son of Man. So go back to Revelations won thirteen. So what it suggests to us is that the one who he says, like onto the son of Man is Jesus, hallelujah. And so Jesus is the head of the church. Jesus is the one that proceeded from the seven lampstand, hallelujah. He was the one who proceeded from it. He is the head of the church. And that is why he said I will build my church, praise God. And so Jesus was found in the midst of the seven Golden candlestick. Let me talk about the seven Golden candlestick, the seven churches represented here Fsoceminer, Pagamos, Ta, Stadist, Philadelphia, and Ladysha. And I've explained to us what the church is, and that the church is not the building. But you and I represent the church. Praise God. And that's why he said to us, he said, way two or three. I got that. He said, there I am in their mist there I am in their myst. So we could gather for something, But if it's not for the purpose of God, is not the church. We could gather. People gather. There are social guidings. People gather for so many different things, but that is not the ecclesia. That is not the church. The church is the Church of God. We must understand that. And whatever goes on in there is supervised. And the Lord God himself is the head of that church. And so anywhere you enter and it's not the activity of the Holy Spirit at walk, that is not the church. They might tell it a name or a church, but that is not a church. Praise God. And so when we appear before the Lord, he's not going to call us as a denomination. No, he's going to call you as an individual, because you were sent on earth here to represent the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. Here Praise God, hallelujah. So I said, He's the one to build this church and not us. Jesus was in the midst of the candlestick. We suggest that he is the head of the church. Now, what is the function of the candlestick. The candlestick was to bring illumination. Is to bring light to the world, to a dark world, hallelujah. Let's look at John chapter one, verse eight. So the church was to bring lights to a world. And so when Jesus was leaving the esth he was preparing the church. And so when he said to them, tarrying Jerusalem until you were endued with power from on high, he knew that there was going to be a day when the Church was going to be formed. And if you look at the Book of Art, if you read through the Book of Art, you'll see the advent of the church. The church started, and a lot of things started going on in the church by the help of the Holy Spirit which they received. Praise God. He was not the light, but was sent to be a weakness of that light. Now I said to all that the candlestick was to bring illumination. The church, which is the candlestick, was to bring illumination to the world. He was not that light, but was sent to be a weakness of that light. Verse nine. That was the true light which lighted every man that comment into the world. Now did you see that? So every one of us that came into existence, the bibble said. In verse four, he said, the light came and darkness could not comprehend him. He said, in him was life. He said that life was the light of men. It was the light of man. In him was life. And the light was the light of men, he said. And the light shined in darkness, and darkness comprehended it. Not so that light was to bring illumination into a dark world. So Jesus brought the Church into existence for the Church to illuminate light into a dark world. Praise God. Now let's go back to verse nine. Verse nine of that same verse, John one, that was the true light which lighted every man that comet into the world. So every one of us that came into the world, the moment you receive Christ, you received the light of God to go into the dark places and you know, begin to shine forth the light of God, which is the Church. Hallelujah. Now let's go to verse ten. He was in the world and the world was made by him, and the world knew him. Not, So it means that that light came into the world, and the world did not know him. And so were we became the extension of Heaven on Earth year to carry out his agenda on earthier, to carry out his finished work, the work which he has finished, to continue the process of God on Earth year. The light came to be a weakness. That what he said, Yeah, the light came to bear witnesses verst life. What the light came to do was to be a weakness. And that's why he said to them in Act chapter one, verse eight, he said that tarry you, yeah, and Jerusalem onto your deal with power on high, and you shall be weaknesses, weaknesses. Who wasn't talking to He was talking to people who were gathered together in the opera room, telling them that you will spread abroad. You shall be weaknesses onto me. So we the church is a weakness onto Christ. So we are weaknesses onto him, both in Jerusalem and in all Julia, and in Samaria and the ormost part of the earth. So we were to go into the world, We were to go into the earth and light of the sth So the essence of that light was to draw men to him. That was the essence of that light. And so we find today and churches today, a lot of things have derailed. We no longer go back to the one who has the blueprints. We no longer go back to the one who has the blueprint for him to, you know, lead us and tell us how we will you know, work his work, do his work, and the church halle lejah. The light came as a weakness. He came to be the light in the dark world. If we must reflect his light, we must reflect Jesus. This means that Jesus is the head of the church. Without Jesus in the church, the church is empty. There are a lot of motions, but no movement, a lot of activities but no adversement. A lot of churches but no fire. So we have so many churches on s today, but that candlestick, there is no fire in that candlestick. And that is why you see that demons can have a charade, or can can have his way in the church. Hallelujah. I'm not saying that it appears is applicable to every church, but we're going to be looking at so many things tonight. You understand I'm saying tonight, I'm not saying it's applicable to every church, but that is why you'll find out that a name, a church is named, and you get into the church and you see all manner of things going in the church hall reah. The church is meant to be the weakness of Jesus to the world. We have churches today, but no fire in them. That is why demons can, you know, have a few day in church. So what the light came to do was to dispare darkness the candlesticks or carry fire. Our life is supposed to be every days of Christ on earth. The purpose of the church is to be a witness of Christ. The essence of the church is to show the world, to show the world the way and see Him as the savior of the world. So let me just talk about the little thing about witness here. I want to talk about witness here. The weakness here is our lifestyles, everything about us. Like I said to us, we are the church. We represent the Church. Everyone see that. Yeah, your light was born. Your light must keep shining and keep burning to the outside world. The essence of you being in existence is because God wants you to represent His kingdom is agenda on earth. Here. Hallelujah, Are you with me tonight? Let's look at the first church. Chapter two Efficiens Sorry Sorry, Revelations. Chapter two was the Efficiens Church. So Paul began his missionary journey, his second missionary journey to the Efficience Church in a D fifty two hallelujah. And the Efficience Church is the apostolic church of the times. And so Paul was on a missionary journeys for the second time to the Efficiens Church. And the Efficient Church was characterized with a lot of demonic activities, a lot of worshiping of idolatry and all that. And scholars we tell us that Paul was ins for seven years. What he was doing was that he was building the Church of Efficiens, the Efficience Church. He was building that church, and he built the church in such a way that the church was so solid. And now look at what the Bible says about the church. So now we must understand that no matter what you do in the church, if your blueprint is not from God, you are doing your own assignment. Hallelujah. Because he said, I rebuild my church. And so if he's going to build this church, he knows who and who to call to send on it for the particular assignment is doing and so you find a lot of people who are on the puppits, who have no business being on the puppits, polluting the church, and you know, making the church of no effect. Hallelujah. And so he said to the Efficiens church, he said, onto the Angel of the Church of Ephesus. Now remember he said that the seven stars are the angels of these seven churches, which means they could be angels as it where of course there's an angel in church. Here, there could also be the one God has sag to do the work he has called him to do. For instance, this is the Counter Jesus Ministry International, the one the Lord has called to pioneer this work and to push this work. He's our father and the Lord of Michael Rocco. So there is no other person but him who is the setsman to move this work forward. And so he could also be called the angel of this commission. Hallelujah. So there's an angel of this church. But he's also the messenger, because I said to us that the word angel there was angelos, which means the messenger of God. And he said to John, he said, these things are right to you. Also send it to all that servants of God's messengers of God, Praise God. And so onto the angels of the church. Angel of the Church of fest is right this thing, said, he that had the seven stars in his right hand, will work it in the midst of the seven golden stake. Go ahead, I know thy works and thy label and thy patience, and how that cannot be them which are evil, And now has tried them we say they are apostles and are not, and has found them liars. So now he began to talk about so many things about the Efficiens Church. Paul actually built the Efficiens Church so well. He became the apostolic church of that nation. And it was from there that every all that church began to break out, and you know, spread across the region of as things. If you look at Acts chapter eighteen nineteen, you will see that how church and Paul built the Church of Efficiens, Praise God, and how he began to spread from there. Now he says in verse two, okay, verse three, let's go to verse three, and how and has and has has born, and had and has patients, and for my namesake has labeled and had not fainted. This was the good records. He was talking about the efficiens Church, now go ahead. Nevertheless, I have somewhat against them, because thou had left that first love. Now with all the credentials of the officials, judge, with everything he said about the officials, judge that how you have you know, you have identified the false profess and all that, there was one thing he said about them. He said, nevertheless, I have something against them because thou hast left that first love, the first love, so which means love is very essential in the church. Love is very essential in the church. You've left the first love. You've left the love of Christ. That's what he was saying. Here they have a burned on Christ. Probably they've gotten everything they wanted, and they have left their first love. And what this seems to tell us is that we need to go back to where we have fallen. We need to go back to the place of loving him. Now, when you are intimates or when you're loving him, one of the things he will begin to tell you. He will begin to show you things pertaining the church, or you begin to share with you things you need to do, because I need the church now. Every one of us city that yet we didn't come because of our own agenda. We came primarily because of the one who has sent us here. And so a time we come when the church will be wrapped up and the church will go, We leave theth here and it will go the church we go. And so he expects that every one of us sea that yere we do the errand so every one of us city that. Yet we're not just we're also messengers. Even if you're not called an angel, you're also at a messenger of Christ, because there was something that He has called you to come to do on year Praise God. Remember, this is not our place, this is not our home. We are so journals on this part of the sth And so what he has come to do is for us to light the world. And if the love of Christ is not in us, how can you how can you love the world? Praise God? How can you do the things and the bedding of God? Now let's go again, Let's go continue going, because we were looking at some of the errors the church. Remember therefore, from where you have fallen, repent and do the first walk, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lamp stand from its place unless you repent. Praise God. Many years ago, one of my parsals was sharing a story with us, and he said to us that he was in a church. It was a story that he was in a church or in a vision. And he saw this vision that he was in a church, and while he was in the church, the presence of the Holy Spirit was so strong in the church. And in that vision, he saw himself outside the door of the church, and while he was knocking to get into the church, they did not allow him to enter. And he sat at the door of the church and he was weeping, and he says, somebody just passed by and touched his shoulders. Whepnot. He said, I was there before, but their iniquities has driven me out. And so he said, come follow me and I will show you. And he woke up from there, Praise God. And what he began to tell me all then was that there are times that truly the church without started well, but at that end there could be errors. Hallelujah. They are no longer following the blueprints of the one who said I we viewed my church. Praise God. They're not following the blueprints. And this message today is for everyone. Everyone leaders, wherever you are, it's for you to hear that the Lord is coming back soon, and it's coming back for a church without support and with out wrinkles. Hallelujah, It's coming back for you and I. So he said, I will come and I will remove their lamp stand from its place. The lamp stand with which the Bible called the lamp stand was the church itself. This even lamp founds. But the seven churches was talking about. Is that if you remove the lamps and how would you How can you illuminate the world? How can praise God unless you repent? Now let's go to verse six. But this you have, But this you have that you hate the deeds of the nickelations, which I also hate. Go ahead, he who hasn't hear, he who hasn't here, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcome, are we give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. So this is why you were saying to the church in Ephesus. Now, this thing he was saying here is not just to the churches that were mentioned, is the churches in totality the end time church. It's talking to the end time church. So one of the things the lost was the love of Christ. The love of Christ was no longer in church. Hallelujah. I don't want to go into depth, into depth because of talking about the love of Christ, because it's something that we are being taught here severally. Praise God. What are your motives? Why do you do these things you do? Is it because you love the Lord? Or because you want an appraiser from men? Is it because you want men to applaud you? What love do you have in your heart? What is the love you have in your heart? And so these are the salient thing that he picked up from the church. Of course they were excellent, they did everything, but he spotted out something. Now his church is coming for he is the church without spot and without rain, because without blemish, he's coming for his church Hallelijah as well. Let's go ahead now to him, no go back. Let me say this to him. Will overcome and we give to eat from the tree of life. Now, this tree of life was spoken about in Genesis chapter three, and he's saying it again here, and it was repeated again in Revelation chapter twenty two, verse two. Can we just quickly go to Revelation twenty two. To let me see if that's where the scripture is. Yes, in the middle of the streets, and on either side of the river was the tree of life, which brought were fruits. Each tree yield its fruits every month. The leave of the tree were for the healing of the nation. Now he spoke about the tree of life. Now, now this tree of life, every one of us, we're going to partake of it when he finally comes. Harley Loujah. This was the tree of life. He asked if we talked about in Genesis. Now, let's go back to where we're reading. Sometimes what I'm talking about tonight is not something that is usually spoken in churches, you know, or most times usually talked about. You know, a lot of people don't talk about this, about the coming of Christ and about the churches. Praise God now verse eight, verse eight, And to the Angel of the church in Smina, this is the second church, right, this thing says the first and the last who was dead and came to life. Go ahead, Versus nine. I know your works, tribulations and poverty, but you are rich. And I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews. And are not, But you ask a synagogue of Satan. This was a child that didn't know that they were rich. Hallelujah. They didn't know they were rich, rich, not in physical things, but in spiritual wealth. That was what we was talking about here. I know your works, tribulations and poverty, but yet you are rich. They were rich in spiritual, in spiritual in spiritual wealth. Yes, that's it. They were rich spiritually, but they didn't understand they were rich spiritually. And I know the blasphemy of those who says they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. Now let's go to theirs. Ten 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 on ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life. Hallelujah. I we give you the crown of life. And so the church thoughts they were we're serving God, We're doing everything we have to do. But they were facing a lot of tribulation. But this was the promise he gave to them. He said, be faithful he said, I will give you the crown of life. And so as many will be faithful to the things of God, irrespective of the things you are going through. What we start for justice and righteousness. He says here, to be faithful until death. When they're going to kill you or whatever they're going to do to you, he said, I will give you the crown of life. Praise God. If this is the promise of God for me, that I will get the crown of life, it means that there's a place that is not home for me here. As a matter of fact, I don't even have a crown of life here. So if I'm going to get a crown of life there, I'd rather go through what these people are going through here. Hallelujah. Verse eleven, he who has an ear, let him hear what the spirit says to the church. He will overcome, shall not be burnt hot by the second death. Let's go to verse twelve and to the angel of the church in the Paragama's right now. This is the ted church is right in here. This thing says he who has the shop, who has the shop two edges, So go ahead, I know your works and where you dwell, where stern touns strowne is, and you hold fast to my name, and did did not deny my faith even in the days in which Antipas was my faith to Mattia who was killed among you were set and dwells. Go ahead. But I have a few things against you, because you have you have there those who hold the doctrines of Balam. Praise God, who taught Ballad to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things, sacrifice to idols, and to commit sexual immoralities. Praise God. Let me say this, The church is to teach the world the world of God. Let's look at Asaiah, but before before God that the babble said that, and the last days people we developed eaching years. They want to hear the things you want to say to them as a teative as then let's quickly go to our asie that is best. Then who says to the seer, do not see, and to the prophets, do not prophesy to us, write things, speak to us, smooth things, prophesy deceit. Now let's go back to second timotive. So now this is what they are saying. They want to hear what suits their hearts. They want you to prophesie things to them for the time we come, when they will not endure sound doctrines, but according to their own desire. Because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers who we want to teach them. So the doctrine of ballach, say things which are not right, praise God, and they will turn their ears away from the truth and be turned aside to fables. Fables. They will turn aside to fables. And the scripture said to us, as newborn babes, we should desire the sincere milk of the world of God, which is to help help us grow thereby praise God. Now, the words sincere means an adoor traited, So every word that comes forth should be an adoor triated. Say it the way it is, don't add to it, don't suppract from it. Let's look at the proverb Chapter Proverbs, chapter thirty, Yes, chapter thty, verse five. As simple as the world of God is, every word of God is pure. He is a shield, is a shield to those will put the trust in him. Nuverse six. Do not add to his world. Least he rebuke you, and you will be found a liar. Hallelujah. And so the church in Pardamles what they wanted to hear was the things that we suit them. They wanted to eat in his And that is what we see today in our in our generation. Today, you see people at the end of the service, you ask them what was pre today. They can't even tell you what was spoken today because it was not sound doctrine. That they heard fables stories that has nothing to do with the gospel. Praise God. And it said in Galicious chapter one, verse ten. Let's quickly look at Galicious chapter one, verse ten. Galicians wanted for do I now persuade men or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still please men, I will not be a bond servant. So what part I was saying here was that, look, what I say to you is not to please you. It's not for you to hear. Is the world that comes from the Throne of grace to the people. So even if you don't like it, you can't go hallelujah. But what do we have today in churches? You have people who will come to tell the past or, like, you know, tone down the essage a little. It's too it's too harsh. If not, you will lose your members. You know they are young people, you know, all kinds of things. And the person will say, all right, all right, all right, Now you are deviating from the principle or the original instruction that God has given to you. So it is the world of God that we preach that men were born in their hearts. Hallelujah. So don't turn it down. If that is the message that God is giving to you, right on it. It doesn't matter even if you don't have the kind of congregation you want to have. The truth of the matter is that if on that very day God comes to you, if you can deliver ten people and those are the ten right righteous people in your church, or ten members you have your church, you have done well. Hallelujah. If everyone of us in this church are the ones that they can be delivered to God, then there's a pass mark already. So I do not pass with men, or for I do I do not pass for do I now passuade men or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still please men, I will not be a bond servant. That was a poly saying, Hey, so what pot is saying here is that, look, my words did not come to you with the tizing words of man's wisdom, while it came in the spirit and with the mass of spirit and power. So it is the world that comes from the Throne that I speak. So, if the world of God is affecting you, it means that you need to repent. If the world of God is touching you, it means that the world of God is working in your life. So that is the sincere milk of the world that we help people to grow. Hallelujah. So enough of sugar coating the world. Say it as it is. And I've showed those scriptures here that tells us that look, just say, do not do not remove, just say it as it's been given to you. Because why he says, I will build my church praise God. And so there are so many people, like I said, who have no business standing on the altar here preaching the world of God. And I'm saying it because you know why, God has come very soon to George. He's calling very soon to Geudge people. Now, our essence on one of the essence of it is to weakness for God. So if your life is no weakness for God, the truth is that what every one of us. We stand there on the altar to minister, just like apostle does here every soordy and all that. But wherever you find yourself, you are a weakness. You are that light that wi weakness. You are that lamp that can't do on the on the lamp stand that ought to weakness. And so there is no point having seven candle stick and just one is burning. It will not be as effective as it ought to be. And so what it means that he's speaking to the church in general, that every one in the church should be that light that can't do that is lit and is burning. He said about John. He said about John the Baptist. He said, the shining the burning, and the shining light is a burning, and the shining lights. And so our lights ought to bone. Our lights ought not to go deem, but born Hallelujah to everyone, the church in general, the church wherever it is, the church in the world, wherever it is, you most born for God, Praise God. And so if there are seven candlesticks and one is lead, we will not have the how well I put in that, we will not have the strength the seven lights will produce Hallelujah. And so if we are two, it won't burn as much as it's supposed to be. But the seven candles ought to be burning at the same time. Now let's go back to revelations. But have a few things against you, okay, go to verse fifteen. So as you also have those who hold the doctrines of Nicolations, which I which things I hate, Go ahead repent or else I will come to you quickly, and we fight against them with the sword of my mouth. Now remember the mooble said, the one who has the sword that proceeded from his mouth two edged sword. Are we fight with the sword of the mouth. Now one the issue. You understand that the Lord is jealous of this church. He will pold and he will keep his church. And so anything that wants to stand against his church, he will put it away. Hallelujah. We fight against them with the sword of my mouth. And so this message is the warning to as many who will claim to be will claim to be leaders, will claim to say they own a church or have things to do with the church, and you're not living right. He's calling back again, and he says, even judgment with us. All start in the house of God. Now let's go ahead to seventeen. He who has a yeah, let him hear what the spirit says to the church, to him who overcomes, and we give some of the hidden manner to eat, and I we give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him will receive it. It. Now, are you saying what he's saying? Here? He said to the efficiency judge you eat or the tree of life? He said to the church in Sadis, he said, you will wear the crown of life. He said to the church in Pagamos, he said, he will give you a stone, a new name written on it, which only you will have. So it means that the excellent church will receive a reward from God. It means you will receive a reward from God on the last day because you lived well. Hallelujah. I'm going to be showing us the church he recommended, and what was the criteria for recommending, and how we ought to live in this last days? Now, let's go to verse eighteen. I'm running quickly now and to the angel of the church in Tatyra. Right, this thing says the same. The son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire and his feet like fine brass. Nineteen. I know your works, love, service, faith and your patience. And as for your works, the last are more than the first. Go ahead. Nevertheless, I have a few things against you. Praise God. Go back to nineteen. I know your works, love, service, faith and patience. These are good things, right, these are good things. This could have made any change to pass. It could have given any churche in pass Mark. They have love, they have service, they have faith, and your patience. But he found something. As for your works, the last are more than the first. Does go to twenty, not to twenty. Nevertheless, I have a few things against you. Because you allowed to woman dizzybel We call herself a prophetess to teach and said, use by servant to call me sexual im moralities and easying sacrifice to our idels. Now there are certain people who have relationship with people they do not have to have relationship with. Bring up people to to the puppet to to declare God's world, not even God's word. And it says, because you allow that woman Dizybeld will cause herself a prophetest. Praise God. And you see also of things happening today in the body of Christ. The church. People come up with all kinds of things that would say test or spirit because of what people seem to have. You bring them up and they cover oth the people with their line spirit with the spirit that is wrong. Hallelujah. And that's why you're saying yeah to teach and to sed use by servant to call me sul in many years ago, I was in the church. I won't measure the church now, you know. And the pastor after saying this, he apologized to every member of the church because he said he was wrong for what he did. And the pastor came to the church, and you know, for his own selfish reason, he began to call forward for donations and all that, and people dropped their calves and everything. When its service was over, he went to the pastor and said to the pastor, he let me see all the calves that the people dropped. And the pastor was shocked to like, why does he want to see and all that, you know, to cull the story shots. They had a besunderstanding, their quarrel and all that, and they had issues. They had serious issues. And the pastor came to the church the following week and apologized to everyone and told people who had their calves to come take their cars back again. And he explained to those of us who are ministers what happened. And he said to us that can you imagine I never knew that this guy is not a true servant of God. There are many things. We all know what I'm talking about here, there are many things I don't know. People will come think saying that they are prophets of God. And you know what, with very drunk spirit, familiar spirits, the only thing that can call is your phone numbers and all that praise God understand on the pupits. And you see a lot of people follow these people blindly, and you begin to wonder, is it that these people do not know or have the spirit of God in them? These are the things that happen in the church today, And these are the things that God is frowning up today to the church, to the body of Christ, preparing the church, because He's coming soon to take his own. Now, let's go ahead, let's go ahead, please. And I gave her time to repent of her several immoralities, and she did not repent quickly. Indeed, we cast her into a sick bed, and those who commit adopt you with her into great tribulation unless they repent of their deeds. Now, if you look at what he's saying here, everywhere he started talking about the church, he's talking about repentance, meaning turn away, turned back from your evil ways, turn around, repent is what he's saying. From your deeds. Go ahead to twenty three. I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am here who set the minds and hearts. And now we give to each one of you according to your works. Quickly, let's go. Let's quickly now to you, I say, and to the rest in Tieteria, as many as do not have these doctrines, who have not known the death the depth of Satan, as they say, I will put on you know, other bodies. Let's quickly go. Let me round up in the last day, last church. But hold first what you have till I come. Continue and he who overcomes and keeps my walk on to the end, to him, I will give power over the nations that the church in cheatery a god. He shall rule them with a rod of ile. They shall be dashed to pieces like the Potter's vessels as I have always, as I have also have received from my father. Go ahead twenty eight and now we give him the morning staff. Quickly. He who hasn't here, let him hear what the spirit says to the church verse thirty. Now this is a revelationship chapter three, verse one. And to the Angel of church inside is write these things. He who has the severn spirit of God and the seven stars. I know your works, that you have a name, that you are alive, but you are dead. Now let me speak a little of this. Now. Now let me say to us that we need to descend. It's not everywhere you enter. Let me tell you a story again. So when I first came to this town, Abuja. I came into this town Abuja, I didn't know much about some there were so many prophets who came into this town. And God has driven some of them away. They came from the east. And then sorry, if you're from the east, they came from there. And so somebody invited me to the church. Somebody invited me to the church. He said, let's go for a vigi, let's go for a vitue, let's go for a video. You know. And because I respected him as a pastor. He invited me. I went, and so they honored him, and he starting front. I told me to come with him. I sit on the front, praise God. And when the Man of God began to operate, immediately everything within me, you know, rebelled because I knew that this was not the spirit of God. And I couldn't tell the pastor that brought to me that I was living because it was already midnight. I were supposed to be there. This man operated with familiar spirits so much that he knew I rebelled against him. And he came to me, and he stood in front of me, and he looked at me and said, and he turned back. I said, you can't see anything on my head. You can't. You can't see anything on my head because I already know that you are falced. He knows that I know he's false. And he was calling cases, he was calling things. Some people were coming out, Hey, Man of God, how did you know? Hey? You know I was. I was irritated in my spirit. And when the pastor we left there, the pastor said to me, I'm sorry. If I'd known that this guy was like this, won't have come here. The pastor is someone who I respect so well. He himself didn't know that he was also invited, so he said, let's go. And so these are the things that happened all in the name. They are dead churches. They are not alive. So don't just walk into anywhere. It's everywhere you go. And honestly, ever since that time, I decided that I don't I won't go anywhere again. I won't go work anyhow again. If it's not a Bible believing chordge what based count me out? Praise God. I don't even want to know anything about you prophesied or anything. Praise God, hallelujah. Because a lot of them are fake. They're not alive. They're dead church. He said that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead. So it's not even in the multitude. You see, they could have multitude. But if the owner of the church says that this is a dead church, they're not alive, it means that dead they're not a life. Let's move forward to Rest two. I'm rounding up. I'm rounding up shortly. Be watchful and strengthen the things which remains that are ready to die for I have not found your works perfect before God. Go ahead quickly that you can explain that. Remember therefore how you have received and heard. Hold fast and repair therefore repent. Therefore, if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you. Go ahead. You have a few names, even in Sadis, who have not defiled their garments, and they shall work with me in white, for they are worthy. Go ahead, he will come, shall be clothed in white. Go ahead, let's let's go. I want to get to the church in Philadelphia, and I'll stop there. He will has an year. Let him hear what the spirit says to the church verse seven. And to the Angel of the church in Philadelphia rights this thing says, he who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens, and no one shots, and shots, and no one opens Verse eight. I know your walks. See I have said before you, and open door, and no one can shut it, for you have, in little strength have kept my words and have not denied my name. This was the only church that was recommended. Indeed, I will make those of the Synagogue of Satad who say they are Jews and are not but lie. Indeed, I will make them come and wash you before your feet, and to know that I have loved you you Verse ten. Because you have kept my command to the command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trials. We shall come upon the old world to test those who dwell on earth. Verse eleven. Behold, I am coming quickly. Hold first what you have that no one they take your crown Halilah. Now this is the church who have held the Lord, who will have held the things of God. Verse eight. Let me round off with that. Verse eight. Let's u versus. I'm rounding up now. I know your words have set before you had opened door. You have kept my word and have not denied my name. What they did in this judge was they kept the world of God. They did not deny his name. They didn't deny his name. They were proclaiming his name. They proclaimed the name of the Lord everywhere they went to. In other words, they were a church that were in winning souls. There were church they were into reaching out to people proclaiming God's name. They did not deny his name at all. And this was the only church that was recommended, Praise God. And this is the church that Jesus is coming to take back again. Harleeylujah. And so therefore I want to encourage everyone. What's he said here tonight that you are the church. It is not this building, It is not Encounter Jesus Ministry. It is not the names of the churches you hear. It is you that represents the church. And if you can go out there and let your light bone and let your light shine, he says, the church is the candlestick that church is, then the candle lampstand is the church. And so every one of us here represent the church. Can you just rise on your feet tonight. If there's everything I've said tonight that you did not hear, one of the things I want you to hear tonight is that Jesus is coming back again. He's coming back again. He's coming for a church without sport, with tut rego. He's coming to take his own back. And if you're here tonight, you've not received Jesus into your life, if you've not called the Lord Jesus into your life, if you've not received him into your life, this is an opportunity for you to do that tonight. If there's anyone here tonight, I'll just like you to raise up your hands wherever you are quickly. Do not be ashamed. Do not be ashamed. He's coming back. If everything you've heard tonight, you are not living right, or you want to rededicate your life, it is time for you to raise up your hands. Just raise up your hands and not be ashamed. I just want to see you tonight. Raise up your hands. He's coming back again for his own church. He's coming back again for his church. How ready are you? So everything we said, Yeah, it's not just for the Pagammo's churche or the terati at church. If you think I'm talking about a building where people converge to proclaim God's word, No, I'm talking about you. You are the church that he's talking about here. And so how ready are you? How prepared are you that he's coming back again? Just lift up your hands and just thank him, thank him, thank you for the word you've had tonight. Can we just pray? Just won't prayer points and just pray and ask that the Lord preserve this church. Every one of us here today we go out there as a church will become like rows in the quiver of the mighty warrior. Praise God. Just go ahead and talk to God. Lord, preserve your church. Come on, talk to God tonight. I can't hear you tonight. It is a clarion call for every one of us to live, and He's coming back again. How ready are you? How prepared are you? Father? Will thank you Joesus name. 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