THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF REVELATION – A REPORT CARD ON THE CHURCH
“HE WHO HAS AN EAR, LET HIM HEAR WHAT THE SPIRIT SAYS TO THE CHURCHES” – Wake Up!!! Listen to what the Spirit of God has to say to us…
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EPHESUS
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SMYRNA
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PERGAMUM
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THYATIRA
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SARDIS
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PHILADELPHIA
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LAODECIA
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SCRIPTURE
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Rev 2:1-7
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Rev 2:8-11
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Rev 2:12-17
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Rev 2:18-29
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Rev 3:1-6
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Rev 3:7-13
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Rev 3:14-22
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PREDOMINANT CHARACTERISTIC
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THE LOVELESS CHURCH
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THE PERSECUTED CHURCH
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THE COMPROMISING CHURCH
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THE PROSTITUTING CHURCH
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THE DEAD CHURCH
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THE LOVING CHURCH
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THE MATERIALISTIC CHURCH
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SPIRITUAL CONDITION
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GOOD & BAD
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GOOD
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GOOD & BAD
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GOOD & BAD
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BAD
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GOOD
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BAD (THE WORST)
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DESCRIPTION OF CHRIST AND HIS SOVEREIGN KNOWLEDGE OF THE CHURCHES
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HE HOLDS THE 7 STARS & WALKS AMONG THE 7 LAMPSTANDS
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THE FIRST AND THE LAST, THE ONE WHO WAS DEAD AND IS NOW ALIVE
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SHARP SWORD (THE WORD OF GOD) PROCEEDS FROM HIS MOUTH
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EYES BURNING LIKE FLAME, FEET SHINING LIKE BRASS
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HE HOLDS THE 7 SPIRITS AND THE 7 STARS
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HOLY AND TRUE
HOLDS THE KEY OF DAVID
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THE AMEN
THE TRUE AND FAITHFUL WITNESS
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STRENGTHS
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ACTIVE
GOOD WORKS
SOUND DOCTRINE
DO NOT ENDURE EVIL MEN AND FALSE TEACHERS
HATE BAD DOCTRINES - NICOLAITANS
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ENDURE TRIBULATION & POVERTY – A RICH CHURCH
MATERIALLY POOR, SPIRITUALLY RICH
FACE SLANDER
FROM THE JEWS
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DO NOT DENY THE FAITH IN FACE OF MARTYRDOM
REMAINED TRUE DESPITE RISKING THEIR LIFE
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LOTS OF GOOD WORKS, GROWTH, SERVICE, LOVE AND FAITH
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NONE
(A FEW COMMENDED FOR THEIR PURITY)
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CHURCH OF OPEN DOORS
BIG POTENTIAL
BIBLICAL FIDELITY
GOOD REPUTATION
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NONE
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WEAKNESSES
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LEFT THEIR FIRST LOVE OF JESUS
HAD SUBSTITUTED WORKS FOR A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS
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NONE
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FALSE TEACHING
TOLERATE BALAAM HERESY (IDOLATRY) AND THE NICOLAITAN HERESY (SPIRITUAL SUPERIORITY)
HERESY LEADS TO SEXUAL SINS
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FALSE TEACHING
TOLERATED A JEZEBEL, NO DISCIPLINE OF ITS MEMBERS
SPIRITUAL ADULTERY & IDOLATRY
SEXUAL IMMORALITY
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CHRISTIANS IN NAME ONLY
FOCUSED ON THE PAST, LOVE OF TRADITION & FORMALISM
INFLEXIBLE, INSENSITIVE,
INACTIVE
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NONE
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LUKEWARM
SELF-SATISFIED
MATERIALISTIC
SPIRITUALLY UNFAITHFUL & UNRELIABLE
ARROGANT
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REBUKES, EXHORTATIONS, WARNINGS, ENCOURAGEMENTS
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REPENT,
OR THE CHURCH WILL BE REMOVED
JESUS WILL NOT STAY IN A LOVELESS CHURCH
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DEVIL TO CAST SOME IN PRISON
TO BE TESTED AND TO HAVE TRIBULATION 10 DAYS
BE FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH
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REPENT
OR FACE JUDGMENT FROM GOD (ENTER INTO THE DAY OF THE LORD)
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REPENT
OR TO BE CAST INTO THE GREAT TRIBULATION
OR GOD WILL STRIKE THEIR CHILDREN DEAD
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REPENT
OR HE WILL COME LIKE A THIEF IN THE NIGHT (AS THEY GO THROUGH THE DAY OF THE LORD)
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THE LORD WILL HUMILIATE THEIR ENEMIES
PROTECTED BY GOD IN THE MIDST OF GREAT TRIBULATION
Rev 3:10 I will protect you from danger in the midst of suffering.
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REPENT
OR GOD WILL SPIT THEM OUT
THE CHURCH HAS PUT CHRIST OUTSIDE AND HE STANDS AT THE DOOR AND KNOCKS
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PROMISE TO THOSE WHO OVERCOME
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EAT FROM THE TREE OF LIFE WHICH IS IN PARADISE
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THE CROWN OF LIFE
NOT TO BE HURT BY THE SECOND DEATH
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HIDDEN MANNA
A WHITE STONE WITH A SECRET NAME
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REIGN WITH CHRIST OVER THE NATIONS
THE MORNING STAR
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WHITE GARMENTS
EVERLASTING CITIZENSHIP & AFFIRMATION
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A PILLAR IN THE TEMPLE OF GOD
A NEW IDENTITY
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REIGN WITH CHRIST
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We are called to be overcomers.