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galgalI will try to draw a possible projection of the events of the Revelation of John on the material world.
I will not comment on the whole text of Revelation. Only some part...
BEHOLD, HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS, and every eye will see Him <...> (Revelation 1:7)
Do not be materialistic. It was a vision. What is represented in the vision as "clouds" in the language of Holy Scripture can mean "crowd", "a lot of people". For example:
Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses <...> (Hebrews 12:1)
He who saw Jesus saw the Father. Likewise, he who sees many believers gathered before the Third Temple will see Jesus, who is in these people.
I have a serious intention to disappoint those who imagine the events of the Revelation of John as something fantastic. The revelation of John describes quite understandable real events, logically stemming from the realization of the teaching of Jesus Christ.
"To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks among the seven golden lampstands, says this:
' I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false;
and you have perseverance and have endured for My name's sake, and have not grown weary.
'But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.
'Therefore remember from where you have fallen, and repent and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and will remove your lampstand out of its place–unless you repent.
'Yet this you do have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
' He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will grant to eat of the tree of life which is in the Paradise of God.'
(Revelation 2: 1-7)
I do not reject the fact that these messages were actually addressed to specific churches that existed in Asia Minor. But today these messages have a different meaning.
The Ephesian church is the people who left their denominations in Christianity, because all these denominations were not created by the apostles, but by liars trying to impersonate the apostles of Jesus Christ. All the denominations of the Christian religion were created by liars.
Because the creation of any other structure of the Church, except for the original one, violates the main commandment of Jesus Christ:
"This I command you, that you love one another. (John 15:17)
The consequence of the violation of this commandment is a violation of the unity of the Church as the Body of Christ, which automatically excludes the possibility of believing in Jesus Christ for the rest of the world.
Christians! The fact that the world does not believe in Jesus Christ is your fault! You broke the main commandment of Jesus, you fell in love with your Caesars, you became friends with the world, you became enemies of God, you created many denominations and now the world can not believe in Jesus Christ.
What did Jesus say about the main condition for the conversion of the world to faith in God?
that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.
"The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one;
I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me.
(John 17:21-23)
So, those who have come out of the denominations of Christianity because of disagreement with their doctrines, which are strife in the Body of Christ, are members of the Body of Christ. However, everyone who has left communication in his denomination is threatened by another misfortune: to lose his first love. Because how can you keep love without having communication?
I draw the church of Ephesus in the color of the red dawn in the east of the horizon, as it looks before sunrise, when the rest of the sky is still completely in darkness.
"And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life, says this:
'I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy by those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
'Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, so that you will be tested, and you will have tribulation for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
' He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not be hurt by the second death.'
(Revelation 2:8-11)
The Smyrna church is the people who will build Ezekiel's Temple. We see that Judaism will be very unhappy with such construction in the Judean Desert. Ten days of tribulation may be "aseret yemei teshuva," from 1 to 10 tishrei. The Church must give birth to the Infant, the Messianic Israel, who will rule the whole world. A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come... (John 16:21)
And maybe these "ten days" are ten years of delay with the beginning of the construction of the Third Temple, because 70th Yovel of Israel was in 2008. When the Third Temple is built, it will be a death for the Church of Smyrna, its mission will end. God does not require repentance from only two of the seven churches: from Smyrna and from Philadelphia. Participation in the construction of God's Temple speaks for itself.
The church of Smyrna is orange, the sunrise is getting closer, some sleeping Christians are beginning to wake up from sleep.
"And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: The One who has the sharp two-edged sword says this:
'I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is; and you hold fast My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days of Antipas, My witness, My faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
'But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit acts of immorality.
'So you also have some who in the same way hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
'Therefore repent; or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of My mouth.
' He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a new name written on the stone which no one knows but he who receives it.'
(Revelation 2:12-17)
Apparently, the Pergamon Church is such Christians who have a lot of money and they have power in this world. "The throne of Satan" is something like Wall Street. At a rainbow not six, and seven colors - let English will forgive me. You can ask the nation of artists, Italians. The yellow color of gold will follow after the orange color of the Smyrna church.
Antipas translates as "against all". These Christians can not be in opposition to the world, because they need to act in business and in politics. This is their sin.
Repent! Transfer your money to the account of the construction of Ezekiel's Temple.
"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.
' 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.
' He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'
(Revelation 2:18-29)
This is the only church about which God says that she has love.
If we today look at Christians in real churches, then most likely we will pay attention to such people: they are sacrificing a lot of their strength to their service for the good of others. Unfortunately, in their environment, false theories are popular. For example, they may think that the Antichrist will be sitting in the Third Temple.
This church is green. This reminds me of the vegetation, which, as the sun rises, gets its real green color for our vision. The Second Coming of Christ is already near, but has not yet come.
"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.
'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.
'So remember what you have received and heard; and keep it, and repent. Therefore if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.
'But you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments; and they will walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.
' He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.
' He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'
(Revelation 3:1-6)
Obviously, these Christians are well versed in the Scriptures. They warn that all the revival that has swept believers around the world is not yet the Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. Although the sky is already pale blue, it is not as blue as it is in the daytime.
At this time, those who will enter the Eastern Gate of the Temple must prepare white clothes for themselves. Because the participant in the wedding feast in the Third Temple should be dressed in white clothes.
"And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this:
' I know your deeds. Behold, I have put before you an open door which no one can shut, because you have a little power, and have kept My word, and have not denied My name.
'Behold, I will cause those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie–I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and make them know that I have loved you.
'Because you have kept the word of My perseverance, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, that hour which is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
' I am coming quickly; hold fast what you have, so that no one will take your crown.
' He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will not go out from it anymore; and I will write on him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God, and My new name.
' He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'
(Revelation 3:7-13)
The Philadelphia Church is the people who will physically enter the Eastern Gate of the Third Temple from 1 to 10 Tishrei, in the days of the sanctification of the altar.
Since the mission of these people is to represent Jesus Christ, they will receive the status of Jesus Christ, equal to the status of the Lord God. With all the ensuing consequences.
"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me." (John 13:20)
We can say this: these people, representatives of the Church of Jesus Christ, from all the peoples of the Earth, will have the status of extraordinary and authorized envoys of God. If ancient Israel rejected Jesus Christ, then the present Israel has the opportunity to receive Jesus Christ. Israel will have the opportunity to receive Jesus Christ physically, in the person of His authorized representatives.
Therefore, the members of the Philadelphia church have the status of God and the Jews will bow down at your feet. You can not worship a man! But the Philadelphia church will have the authority of God, so this church can accept such worship.
The Philadelphia Church will have a new name of Jesus Christ. The new name of Jesus Christ will be ISRAEL .
So, the stick of Ephraim and the tribes of Israel, allied with him, will be joined to the stick of Judah and the tribes of Israel that are with him. Heaven will unite with the earth, and then Israel will become the Messiah, the incarnation of Jesus Christ in His Second Coming.
'And thou, son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it: For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions; then take another stick, and write upon it: For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and of all the house of Israel his companions;
and join them for thee one to another into one stick, that they may become one in thy hand.
And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying: Wilt thou not tell us what thou meanest by these?
say into them: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his companions; and I will put them unto him together with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in My hand.
(Ezekiel 37:16-19)
" He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.
" He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
(Matthew 10: 40,41)
After the earthly Israel accepts the messengers of Jesus Christ, he will receive a reward worthy of Jesus Christ Himself.
And now, the sky is blue and the sun rises: the Day of the Lord!
"To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God, says this:
' I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot.
'So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth.
'Because you say, " I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing," and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked,
I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
' Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent.
'Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.
' He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
' He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'"
(Revelation 3:14-22)
You know that it's dangerous to look at the sun, even at the moment of sunrise. Maybe the Laodicean church was blinded by ultraviolet rays?
The name Laodicean means "folk custom". Painted Easter eggs, silly rabbits, Christmas trees. Candles, icons, statues. Are there any little from Jesus Christ in these traditions?
Probably, there is nothing from the Gospel. But there is a chance to repent.
I will not comment on the whole text of Revelation. Only some part...
BEHOLD, HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS, and every eye will see Him <...> (Revelation 1:7)
Do not be materialistic. It was a vision. What is represented in the vision as "clouds" in the language of Holy Scripture can mean "crowd", "a lot of people". For example:
Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses <...> (Hebrews 12:1)
He who saw Jesus saw the Father. Likewise, he who sees many believers gathered before the Third Temple will see Jesus, who is in these people.
I have a serious intention to disappoint those who imagine the events of the Revelation of John as something fantastic. The revelation of John describes quite understandable real events, logically stemming from the realization of the teaching of Jesus Christ.
"To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks among the seven golden lampstands, says this:
' I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false;
and you have perseverance and have endured for My name's sake, and have not grown weary.
'But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.
'Therefore remember from where you have fallen, and repent and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and will remove your lampstand out of its place–unless you repent.
'Yet this you do have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
' He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will grant to eat of the tree of life which is in the Paradise of God.'
(Revelation 2: 1-7)
I do not reject the fact that these messages were actually addressed to specific churches that existed in Asia Minor. But today these messages have a different meaning.
The Ephesian church is the people who left their denominations in Christianity, because all these denominations were not created by the apostles, but by liars trying to impersonate the apostles of Jesus Christ. All the denominations of the Christian religion were created by liars.
Because the creation of any other structure of the Church, except for the original one, violates the main commandment of Jesus Christ:
"This I command you, that you love one another. (John 15:17)
The consequence of the violation of this commandment is a violation of the unity of the Church as the Body of Christ, which automatically excludes the possibility of believing in Jesus Christ for the rest of the world.
Christians! The fact that the world does not believe in Jesus Christ is your fault! You broke the main commandment of Jesus, you fell in love with your Caesars, you became friends with the world, you became enemies of God, you created many denominations and now the world can not believe in Jesus Christ.
What did Jesus say about the main condition for the conversion of the world to faith in God?
that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.
"The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one;
I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me.
(John 17:21-23)
So, those who have come out of the denominations of Christianity because of disagreement with their doctrines, which are strife in the Body of Christ, are members of the Body of Christ. However, everyone who has left communication in his denomination is threatened by another misfortune: to lose his first love. Because how can you keep love without having communication?
I draw the church of Ephesus in the color of the red dawn in the east of the horizon, as it looks before sunrise, when the rest of the sky is still completely in darkness.
"And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life, says this:
'I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy by those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
'Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, so that you will be tested, and you will have tribulation for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
' He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not be hurt by the second death.'
(Revelation 2:8-11)
The Smyrna church is the people who will build Ezekiel's Temple. We see that Judaism will be very unhappy with such construction in the Judean Desert. Ten days of tribulation may be "aseret yemei teshuva," from 1 to 10 tishrei. The Church must give birth to the Infant, the Messianic Israel, who will rule the whole world. A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come... (John 16:21)
And maybe these "ten days" are ten years of delay with the beginning of the construction of the Third Temple, because 70th Yovel of Israel was in 2008. When the Third Temple is built, it will be a death for the Church of Smyrna, its mission will end. God does not require repentance from only two of the seven churches: from Smyrna and from Philadelphia. Participation in the construction of God's Temple speaks for itself.
The church of Smyrna is orange, the sunrise is getting closer, some sleeping Christians are beginning to wake up from sleep.
"And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: The One who has the sharp two-edged sword says this:
'I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is; and you hold fast My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days of Antipas, My witness, My faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
'But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit acts of immorality.
'So you also have some who in the same way hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
'Therefore repent; or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of My mouth.
' He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a new name written on the stone which no one knows but he who receives it.'
(Revelation 2:12-17)
Apparently, the Pergamon Church is such Christians who have a lot of money and they have power in this world. "The throne of Satan" is something like Wall Street. At a rainbow not six, and seven colors - let English will forgive me. You can ask the nation of artists, Italians. The yellow color of gold will follow after the orange color of the Smyrna church.
Antipas translates as "against all". These Christians can not be in opposition to the world, because they need to act in business and in politics. This is their sin.
Repent! Transfer your money to the account of the construction of Ezekiel's Temple.
"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.
' 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.
' He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'
(Revelation 2:18-29)
This is the only church about which God says that she has love.
If we today look at Christians in real churches, then most likely we will pay attention to such people: they are sacrificing a lot of their strength to their service for the good of others. Unfortunately, in their environment, false theories are popular. For example, they may think that the Antichrist will be sitting in the Third Temple.
This church is green. This reminds me of the vegetation, which, as the sun rises, gets its real green color for our vision. The Second Coming of Christ is already near, but has not yet come.
"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.
'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.
'So remember what you have received and heard; and keep it, and repent. Therefore if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.
'But you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments; and they will walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.
' He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.
' He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'
(Revelation 3:1-6)
Obviously, these Christians are well versed in the Scriptures. They warn that all the revival that has swept believers around the world is not yet the Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. Although the sky is already pale blue, it is not as blue as it is in the daytime.
At this time, those who will enter the Eastern Gate of the Temple must prepare white clothes for themselves. Because the participant in the wedding feast in the Third Temple should be dressed in white clothes.
"And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this:
' I know your deeds. Behold, I have put before you an open door which no one can shut, because you have a little power, and have kept My word, and have not denied My name.
'Behold, I will cause those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie–I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and make them know that I have loved you.
'Because you have kept the word of My perseverance, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, that hour which is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
' I am coming quickly; hold fast what you have, so that no one will take your crown.
' He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will not go out from it anymore; and I will write on him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God, and My new name.
' He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'
(Revelation 3:7-13)
The Philadelphia Church is the people who will physically enter the Eastern Gate of the Third Temple from 1 to 10 Tishrei, in the days of the sanctification of the altar.
Since the mission of these people is to represent Jesus Christ, they will receive the status of Jesus Christ, equal to the status of the Lord God. With all the ensuing consequences.
"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me." (John 13:20)
We can say this: these people, representatives of the Church of Jesus Christ, from all the peoples of the Earth, will have the status of extraordinary and authorized envoys of God. If ancient Israel rejected Jesus Christ, then the present Israel has the opportunity to receive Jesus Christ. Israel will have the opportunity to receive Jesus Christ physically, in the person of His authorized representatives.
Therefore, the members of the Philadelphia church have the status of God and the Jews will bow down at your feet. You can not worship a man! But the Philadelphia church will have the authority of God, so this church can accept such worship.
The Philadelphia Church will have a new name of Jesus Christ. The new name of Jesus Christ will be ISRAEL .
So, the stick of Ephraim and the tribes of Israel, allied with him, will be joined to the stick of Judah and the tribes of Israel that are with him. Heaven will unite with the earth, and then Israel will become the Messiah, the incarnation of Jesus Christ in His Second Coming.
'And thou, son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it: For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions; then take another stick, and write upon it: For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and of all the house of Israel his companions;
and join them for thee one to another into one stick, that they may become one in thy hand.
And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying: Wilt thou not tell us what thou meanest by these?
say into them: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his companions; and I will put them unto him together with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in My hand.
(Ezekiel 37:16-19)
" He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.
" He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
(Matthew 10: 40,41)
After the earthly Israel accepts the messengers of Jesus Christ, he will receive a reward worthy of Jesus Christ Himself.
And now, the sky is blue and the sun rises: the Day of the Lord!
"To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God, says this:
' I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot.
'So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth.
'Because you say, " I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing," and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked,
I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
' Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent.
'Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.
' He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
' He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'"
(Revelation 3:14-22)
You know that it's dangerous to look at the sun, even at the moment of sunrise. Maybe the Laodicean church was blinded by ultraviolet rays?
The name Laodicean means "folk custom". Painted Easter eggs, silly rabbits, Christmas trees. Candles, icons, statues. Are there any little from Jesus Christ in these traditions?
Probably, there is nothing from the Gospel. But there is a chance to repent.
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