Seventh church– Church is indifferent to Jesus Christ but wealthy by worldly standards. Jesus stands at the door and knocks.

Revelation 3:14-22

Click for a description of the mark of the beast.
Click here for a description of the image of the beast.

The corruption of five of the seven churches leads to our Lord Jesus Christ opening the Seven Seals, as described in Revelations 4 and also Revelations 5. That leads to the events of the Seven Trumpets of Revelations 8, 9, and 11, the Seven Thunders of Revelations 10, and the Seven Plagues of Revelations 16. The two faithful witness, or two faithful churches [second and sixth Church], are faithful to the testimony of Jesus Christ, persecuted, and have little strength. A link to each of the seven churches are at the bottom of this post.

The first six churches involved leaving the first-love of Jesus Christ while doing good works, resulting in the lampstand being removed. Then the faithful of Jesus Christ being persecuted where the temple of Satan exists. Then the churches are filled with people who embrace the worldly agenda, but the faithful to Christ are given “hidden bread” to eat. Then the teachings of the beast, the beast giving people what to speak, do, think, and feel, become part of the teaching of the churches. Then the church is dead but the names of the faithful to Christ are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. Then the few who are faithful to Jesus Christ have little strength, but are made pillars in the temple of God and preserved for the eternal New Jerusalem. The seventh church of this post is indifferent to Jesus Christ, wealthy by worldly standards, and Jesus stands outside of their door and knocks.

• TO: The angel of the church of the Laodiceans.
• FROM:  The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God.
• Positive Work of the Churches: None.
• Negative Behavior of the Churches.
• Repentance is Necessary.
• Reward for Overcomers.

TO: The angel of the church of the Laodiceans.

“And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans Revelations 3:14a

The church of the Laodiceans were indifferent to God, indifferent to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and indifferent to the presence of the Holy Spirit. They just didn’t care anymore about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. What they did care about, where existed the passion of their heart, was worldly wealth. They did not realize how wretched, miserable, blind, and poor they were within the realm of the Spirit. For that reason, Christ Jesus vomits them out of His mouth. “Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.” Proverbs 16:19

FROM:  The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God.

‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God…” Revelations 3:14b

Christ Jesus is the “Amen“, meaning He has the final word over the future of the fallen churches and over the creation of this present heaven and earth. As described in Revelations 4, because of the fallen churches [five of the seven], the Lord intends to begin opening the Seven Seals. In Revelations 5, the command is given to open the Seven Seals, which unleashes the events of the Seven Trumpets of Revelations 8, 9, 11. As described in Revelations 6, the Seven Seals have already begun opening, meaning the churches have already fallen around the world. The two faithful witnesses of the testimony of Jesus are as described through the Church of Smyrna and Philiadelphia. Together, they are faithful to God, Jesus and the holy Spirit, persecuted, and have little strength.

Our Lord Jesus is the “Faithful and True Witness”, meaning everything He said during His ministry on this earth is faithful and true. Also, everything He revealed in the book of Revelations is faithful and true. Anyone living for the testimony of Jesus Christ knows how far fallen the churches of today are. We also know with certainty that there is a presence in the world that has power over physiology to give people what to say, do, think, and feel. That relates to the beast that gives breath/life to the image of the beast to speak by speaking and living through people. That is the opening of the first of the Seven Seals. Also, global warming is in the world, which is the Fourth Plague of Revelations 16:8-9.

“Then he said to me, “These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place…Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book….and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.” Revelations 22:6-7, 12-13

Our Lord Jesus was the beginning of the Creation of God, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.” John 1:1-3 In the following verse, the “Our” and “Us” refers to the Holy Trinity of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, “Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image,” Genesis 1:26

Positive Work of the Churches: None.

The Lord does not praise the indifferent churches because they have turned away from Him, are indifferent to the message of the Cross, and are indifferent to the presence of the Holy Spirit.

Negative Behavior of the Churches.

 “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— ” Revelations 3:15-17

The Lord Jesus knows the works that the churches are doing. In their works that they do, they are indifferent to the testimony of Jesus Christ…indifferent to the word of the Holy Bible…indifferent to the Salvation of souls…indifferent to eternal life…indifferent to the voice of the Holy Spirit…indifferent to spreading the Gospel of Christ…indifferent to these words spoken by Jesus, “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and will not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.” John 5:24

The churches of today are neither cold nor hot, meaning they have no motivation whatsoever to bring people to the Living God through Jesus Christ by the remission of sin. They couldn’t care less about whether people live a life of Holiness in the presence of the Holy Spirit or not. If at least they would show some spiritual life, in either direction, that would be much better than being completely indifferent to the word of God.

Our Lord Jesus vomits from His mouth the indifferent and lukewarm churches of today. In other words, He cannot have anything to do with them because they have surrendered to the power of darkness that governs through the beast that gives people what to say, do, think, and feel. They habitually oppose the presence of the Holy Spirit, “Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men…whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.” Matthew 12:31-32

The dead churches say they are rich, wealthy, and have need of nothing, but they are speaking of the wealth of community support, honor, and respect they have by forming a partnership with the community agenda. Their financial riches come from a congregation that rewards them with “offerings” for being aligned with the community culture…a culture that serves the beast that gives them what to do, say, think, and feel. The wealth and riches of the churches are totally dependent upon the support of the culture of the beast. City leaders even promote and reward specific churches with community awareness, which drives financial contributions to them for “community outreach” programs. The indifferent churches of today also promote many businesses in their flyers who are financially and politically supportive of them, as seen in the image below.

That is from a Sunday pamphlet [8 pages] of a local church here in Circleville.

They are dead to the wealth and riches of the Holy Spirit, dead to the wealth and riches of the word of God, dead to the wealth and riches stored up in Heaven for all Believers. The treasure of the dead churches lies within the community partnership, that is where their heart is. Jesus says to us, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:19-21

“Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.” Proverbs 11:4

The churches are so indifferent and dead to the Gospel of Jesus Christ that they don’t even know that they are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked. They are indifferent about how wretched they are in their hostility to the way of Jesus Christ. They are indifferent to the miserable spiritual distress they are in within the culture of the beast without Jesus Christ. They are indifferent to how poor and bankrupt they are of the Holy Spirit. They are indifferent to how blind they are to the Faithful and True Witness of the word of God. They are indifferent to how naked and exposed they are as fallen churches that have abandoned the message of the Cross.

Repentance is Necessary.

“I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.” Revelation 3:18–19

The dead churches need to repent and awaken from their indifference to be renewed in their zeal for Jesus Christ. To renew their zeal for God the Creator and renew their zeal for walking in the presence of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus Christ counsels the churches to buy from Him Gold refined in the fire. Gold being refined is similar to how milk is purified. When milk is boiled, froth comes to the top and can be skimmed off, which is like skimming impurities from gold when it is melted. That is the process of our sanctification…the fire of difficult circumstances refine our spirit as we allow negative attitudes to be skimmed from us by living in the presence of the Holy Spirit. Jesus is counseling the churches to endure the fiery trials that the culture of the beast throws at them for holding to the testimony of Jesus Christ.

The Holy Spirit speaks these words to the churches, “…if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, 1 Peter 1:6-7 “Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. 1 Peter 4:12-14

 “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.“

When we are refined in the fire, we undergo the process of sanctification so that we can walk in the Spirit of Holiness. In the process of sanctification, we become rich in the treasures stored up in Heaven and within our spirit through the Holy Spirit. The garment of our spirit will be white in the righteousness of our Lord Jesus Christ. We will be clothed in Salvation and Holiness. Our eyes will be anointed with the Holy Spirit, that we may see…that we may see God, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” Matthew 5:8

 “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.

The indifferent churches of today have left Jesus Christ outside the door and have invited the community culture to come in. They have become a reflection of the community agenda instead of the reflection the Light of the world, Jesus Christ. Even so, in the mercy and grace of our Lord Jesus, He says, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.”

Reward for Overcomers.

“To him who overcomes I will grant to sit 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.”’ ” Revelations 3:21-22

The churches are dead to God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit but all of us who live for Him in these beastly times are overcomers. Christ Jesus says, “To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.” “To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.” Revelations 1:5-6 “If we endure, we will also reign with Him.” 2 Timothy 2:12 It’s hard to imagine that I would be given authority over anything. That’s the way my mind, emotions, and behaviors perform in this world. At the same time, the very same people who are rejected in this world are the ones who Jesus Christ accepts.

Click for a post on Isaiah 28:7-8 about “The ministers of the churches have erred, have deviated from the way, err in vision, and stumble in judgment.”
Click for a post on Isaiah 28:9-10 about “To whom will the corrupt ministers teach the knowledge of Christ and the message of the Cross?”

Click here for pictures of a flyer from a local church.

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The Seven Churches

• First church — Lampstand removal from church for leaving the first love for Jesus Christ.
• Second Church–Persecuted and faithful Church, where the temple of Satan exists, is given the reward of eternal life.
• Third church–Those embracing the worldly agenda enters the church, but hidden “bread” given to those faithful to Jesus Christ.
• Fourth church– Teachings of the beast mixed into the church to teach Satan’s “deep secrets”. The faithful to Christ to hold on to what we have in Him.
• Fifth church–Church is ready to die, but the names of the faithful to Christ are written in the Book of Life.
• Sixth Church–Faithful few have little strength but are made pillars in the temple of God and preserved for the eternal New Jerusalem.
• Seventh church– Church is indifferent to Jesus Christ but wealthy by worldly standards. Jesus stands at the door and knocks.

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I found this laying on the ground near to my front door on July 30th. This church is just one of the several lively and wealthy churches in the city. There is another church that is known for its fireworks extravaganza in August, and another one that is known for its “Trunk or Treat” extravaganza in October. The music is fun, lively, good-feel music but no real Gospel roots. It almost recreates the environment of a county fair. Every church in this city is on the same sheet of music, and the chords are composed by the global culture of the beast.

“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:11