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

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Revelation 3:14-22

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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.

  • Message from Christ who is the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the beginning of the Creation of God.
  • Church is indifferent to Christ Jesus and values worldly wealth.
  • Christ calls for the repentance of the Church, to be refined by the fire, and accept His discipline.
  • Faithful to Christ will sit on the throne with Him as He sits on the throne of His Father.

Message from Christ who is the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the beginning of the Creation of God.

“And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God…” Revelations 3:14

Christ is referred to as the “Amen”, which means “so be it” or “truly”. Our Lord Jesus is the word of God made flesh, and His Gospel is true and by His word we can all say, “so be it”. Christ Jesus is the Faithful and True Witness. What is the Christ a witness to? To the Kingdom of God, and His witness is faithful and dependable. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit all agree as one. The Holy Spirit is witness to His faithfulness and truth, who lives within Believers. His Father God is witness to the truth and faithfulness of His Son, “And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!” Luke 9:35 And Jesus is a Faithful and True witness, “But I have a greater witness than John’s; for the works which the Father has given Me to finish—the very works that I do—bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me.” John 5:36

Jesus Christ is the Creator of all things, from the very beginning of time, “All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.” John 1:3 The presence of Christ Jesus, from the beginning of time, is also verified through the Holy Trinity, as quoted, “Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness…” Genesis 1:26 The “Us” and “Our” in that verse is God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

The message to the indifferent church, who values worldly wealth, is from the Creator of all, the beginning of all, and the end of all. The indifferent church put their faith in worldly values instead of Jesus Christ, whose word is Faithful and True. “Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.” Proverbs 16:19

Church is indifferent to Christ Jesus and values worldly wealth.

 “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

Not being cold nor hot is another way of saying the church is indifferent…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 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 are way beyond being cold to Christ, they have become secularized to the point where there isn’t even room in their heart to be cold towards Christ, he doesn’t exist to them. Their passion for Christ is dead, having only passion for the wealth of community honor and respect along with being wealthy in financial terms.

The Lord vomits the churches out of his mouth because they are indifferent to believing in God the Creator, indifferent to whether people seek the remission of sin through Jesus Christ, and indifferent to the life of Holiness. For the Lord to vomit the churches out of His mouth means that He is sickened by their indifference. There are no words that He can speak to them that they will hear, vomit is all that comes from His mouth towards them. That is why the corruption and death of the churches has begun the opening of the Seven Seals of Revelations 6, as described in Revelations 4 and Revelations 5. That leads to the events of the Seven Trumpets of Revelations 8, 9, and 11, the events of the Seven Thunders of Revelations 10, and the events of the Seven Plagues in Revelations 16.

The dead churches say they are rich, wealthy, and have need of nothing. They are speaking of the wealth of community support, honor, and respect they have for 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 culture of the beast. 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

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 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.

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

Christ calls for the churches to repent and to be refined by the fire, and accept His discipline.

“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

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 shall see God.” Matthew 5:8

Faithful to Christ will sit on the throne with Him as He sits on the throne of His Father.

 “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. 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 3:20-22

Presently, the churches of today have left Jesus Christ outside the door, and have invited the community culture instead. They have chosen the way of the beast, that governs by giving people what to speak, do, think, and feel, instead of choosing the way of 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.”

The churches are dead to Jesus Christ, 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?”

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The Seven Churches

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

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