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NASB | Revelation 3:20 '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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 3:20 'Behold, I stand at the door [of the church] and continually knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him (restore him), and he with Me. |
Bible Question: Shalom, brothers and sisters. I have another question about Rev.1-3, concerning the 7 churches. Who would those churches be today? I don't have a map that shows the relevant cities between then and now, but one map I do have shows two cities called Philidelphia. Or, do the churches represent people in those cities that follow Jesus? While I may ask a lot of questions, remember, we are not all at the same level in knowledge. I do appreciate the time and effort that ya'll put in to help me, and others to learn more of the Lord's word. Peace be with you all,michael |
Bible Answer: Hello Michael: the seven churches represent the church in time, seven stages that the church has gone through history. It is incredible, if you see the churches in a map they go clockwise. We are right now in the era of Laodicea. Prior stage was Philadelphia: the faithful and missionary church: You know: charles spurgeon, charles finney,john wesley, johnathan edwards. Right now, at laodicea, the church does not love the word any more (like philadelphia did), Christ is not even present in many "christian" churches, and therefore He asks for permission to enter (Rev 3:20); we are, unfortunatelly, lukewarm. Notice that after chp 3, the church is not mentioned again, til chap 22, because the church does not go through the tribulation described from chaps 6-19. Laodicea is the last stage of the church, so we are close to the rapture, and the end of God's plan for the church. Study helps: Check the congratulations to the different churches, check the rebukes (Esmirna and Philadelphia receive none: wow those guys were fatith ful) ephesus: early church esmirna: persecuted church pergamus: church mixed with roman idolatry tiathira: papal church: Jezabel appears as in the old testament as killer of the faithfull sardis: uncomplete reform of the church. Most probably god rebukes Sardis beacuse the jobwas not comletely done: "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." philadelphia: faithfull Laodicea: not a single thing to commend: 1 Rev 3:16 'So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth Excuse my spelling, English is not my mother language. I hope this is valuable. If you want great info on the subject look for the video: lessons on the early church by Ray Vanderlaan God Bless you, and may you keep the word like the guys of Philadelphia did! |
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