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NASB | Revelation 1:4 ¶ John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 1:4 ¶ John, to the seven churches that are in [the province of] Asia: Grace [be granted] to you and peace [inner calm and spiritual well-being], from Him Who is [existing forever] and Who was [continually existing in the past] and Who is to come, and from the seven Spirits that are before His throne, [Is 11:2] |
Subject: The 7 Churches of ASIA |
Bible Note: Hi: F.O.O.T.: The Church, (body of believers). It just seemed to me, there was more to it, than what we come up with at first glance. Yeah, I know what you mean, different types, or personalities of Church bodies. I have felt the same. But it also seems as though, there should be more. Those Churches were apparently, pretty much wiped out, by the Ottoman Empire. Why? Did they NOT do, what they were told to do? The letter to these Churches, was different, than those Paul wrote, THIS LETTER was sent to all of them. Paul was writing to the others, in essence to fine tune them. Teaching doctrine. All of the other books (letters) can be used for teaching, this letter is Prophesy ! God did tell him to write it, (God) KNOWING that it would, be put into the Bible. Isn't it strange, it ended up, as the last one, in today's Bible. looks like that's just where it should be. The rest of the book of Rev. has so much more spiritual symbolism, meaning, it's like they don't go together. What was written in the first few chapters could have been sent to them, separately. Unless there is another deeper meaning, because they are included, in the whole of Rev. God Bless thanks JIM |