MESSAGE TO PHILADELPHIA
Our Text Revelation 3:7-13
1.) In our study so far in this great book given to us from Jesus Christ our Lord, we have seen Ephesus the church that lost it's first love.
The church that is not based on the Rock of Jesus is not the true foundation of God's children and is then not part of God's church on this Earth.
2.) We have seen Smyrna the persecuted church.
We know there are places in this world where it is really hard to be a Christian. Persecution will follow any church but it is greater in some locations in this world.
3.) We have seen Pergamos the church that was giving in to the world.
Boy, can you go anywhere and not find one of these places of worship.
4.) We've seen Thyatira where to keep a job the church became lax with the commandments of God and joined the world in the name of making a living.
God says to come out from among them and God's arms are not to short to take care of His children.
5.) We have seen the church at Sardis where the congregation just died. They were corpses that could sit up but they were just as dead as if they were in their coffins.
We will now see the church at Philadelphia. The church at Philadelphia and the church at Smyrna were the only two places of worship that did not receive any rebuke from the Lord Jesus.
Let's take a moment and look at the Church that Christ built.
Mat 16:18 says And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock [I will build my church]; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
We could talk about what is said about Peter here in this verse but we can do that later. In the Greek words used here, Peter would be a small stone and the Rock of Jesus would be the greatest of all mountains.
Peter himself said we are all also lively stones just like he is in the work of the church:
1Pe 2:5 [Ye also], as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
1Pe 2:6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
What Christ Jesus does say is that "He will build His Church". In other words the church had not been built at this point in time. The Church of Christ did not exist in the Old Testament. The Church of Christ did not exist as long as Jesus was on this Earth. In fact Jesus said:
Joh 16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
Joh 16:8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
Joh 16:9 Of sin, because they believe not on me;
Joh 16:10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
Joh 16:11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
The church could not be built until Christ went back to Heaven. We know that Jesus was being rejected by His own people and He was near the end of His earthly ministry. God had written many years before this these words:
Isa 49:5 And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.
Isa 49:6 And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: [I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth].
At the Cross and at His Resurrection Jesus Christ provided the Salvation that is mentioned here in Isaiah. When Christ went back to Heaven and sent the Holy Ghost at Pentecost then began the Church.
Eph 1:19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
Eph 1:20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
Eph 1:21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
Eph 1:22 And hath put all things under his feet, [and gave him to be the head over all things to the church],
Eph 1:23 [Which is his body], the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
The Church is then the Body of Christ!
1Co 12:12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
1Co 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
You have to be Baptized with God's Holy Spirit to be a part of the Body of Christ!
The Church was given to Christ by God Himself:
Joh 17:8 For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
It was Peter who first took this message to the Jews and to the Gentiles after Pentecost:
Act 15:14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, [to take out of them a people for his name].
We know that the Apostle John is the last of this group sent out to start His church. The Church has stood without the Apostles since that time and will continue to stand until Christ Jesus returns to take His church out of this world.
How do you get into the Church that Christ is building?
Rom 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Rom 10:10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Rom 10:11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
Rom 10:12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
Rom 10:13 [For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved].
That "whosoever" says it does not matter where you come from or where you have been or what you have done. It only says to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and what He has taught the Church, His body, The Body of Christ.
The purpose of God in this Church age is not to establish His Kingdom but to call out the Church that some be saved, not all but, all that will come, [whosoever will come]. Every person still has that freewill to choose. That will not be so in the Kingdom to come after the "church age", This is the time of "GRACE".
Col 1:24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:
Col 1:25 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
Col 1:26 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
Col 1:27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
Col 1:28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
At Philadelphia we see the best resemblance of the young vibrant Body of Christ that Jesus intended on this Earth. Philadelphia means "brotherly love".
Rom 12:10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with [brotherly love]; in honour preferring one another;
1Th 4:9 But as touching [brotherly love] ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
These also are the Greek words for "Philadelphia". This church of Philadelphia practiced the art of brotherly love. This church needed no corrective measures nor a reprimand from The Lord Jesus Christ. We can see from this church that it is possible to serve the Lord Jesus without His criticism. Every church should study this message to obtain what this church had even though there will be more Smyrna's as time goes on. Christ did not criticize Smyrna either. We also know there will be many more Laodicean churches as time passes.
Scholars will say these ages of the church are in this following order:
Ephesus [30-100] Apostolic Church
Smyrna [100-313] Roman Persecution
Pergamum [313-600] Age of Constantine
Thyatira [600-1517] Dark Ages
Sardis [1517-1648] Reformation (The weakness of it)
Philadelphia [1648-and on through the Rapture] Missionary Movement
Laodicea [1900-until the Rapture] Apostasy
Our Text:
*****Rev 3:7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
As Christ Jesus describes Himself, lets look at what He says: Note, We seem to have no problem wanting to be called Christians. To be a Christian is to be like Christ. Are we holy and true?
1.) He is Holy: We call a man holy,when his heart is conformed in some degree to the image of God, and his life is regulated by the divine precepts. Then, holy is used as nearly synonymous with good, humble, and godly.
To be holy is to be hallowed; consecrated or set apart to a sacred use, or to the service or worship of God; a sense frequent in Scripture; as the holy sabbath; holy oil; holy vessels; a holy nation; the holy temple; a holy priesthood.
A holy people! Just and good. A holy witness. We can be none of these things unless we are filled and sealed with the Holy Ghost.
Jesus tells us:
1Pe 1:13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
1Pe 1:14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
1Pe 1:15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
1Pe 1:16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
2.) He that is true:
To be true is to be a fact. God's word is true because it states the facts. Anything that does not conform to God's word is then false.
There are many counterfeit religions in this world. There are many false Christians in this world but Jesus Christ is the truth of God in every sense. He is God incarnate.
Joh 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Joh 14:7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
Paul writes:
Rom 3:3 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
Rom 3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
Matthew says:
Mat 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
It does not matter if we believe or not!
2Ti 2:13 If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
Because He is true!
Heb 6:17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
Heb 6:18 That by two immutable things, in which [it was impossible for God to lie], we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
Heb 6:19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, [both sure and stedfast], and which entereth into that within the veil;
Heb 6:20 Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
Because Jesus is faithful and true, the church will accomplish what God wants while we are in this church age.
3.) He has the key of David:
Isa 22:22 And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
There was an evil man named Shebna who had managed to get control of as sort of prime minister to the Kingdom of Judah. God stopped this and place it in the hands of Eliakim who was the son of the High Priests, Hilkiah. What the Lord Jesus is saying in our verse is that it is He (Jesus Christ) that has the Key as "prime minister" of the church in all affairs of the church. The church belongs to Jesus Christ. It is He that has all power and all authority and not anyone that assumes so on this Earth.
Mat 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Mat 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
The command to go and witness comes from "He that has the authority" to direct the true mission of the church. (Jesus Christ Our Lord)
4.) He that opens and shuts:
When Christ gave the commandment to go forth to the church He also gave some direction to proceed:
Act 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
God gives any church as Philadelphia the open door to missions. We limit our own selves when we get caught up in worldly things.
1.) To Jerusalem [or the Home city of the church].
2.) To Judea [or the Home nation of the church].
3.) To Samaria [or the neighboring countries of the church].
4.) To the entire Earth [or missionaries to the world].
The first door that is opened is to begin the local church and that's the first direction to evangelize. The Lord Jesus said it was he who would open the doors and close them from then on.
*****Rev 3:8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
This church at Philadelphia had a little strength.
They had kept the word of God in other words Acts 1:8 and Matthew 28:19-20.
They had not denied the deity of Christ.
We can see why the doors to any such church would remain open. The reason that the doors of spiritual power have been closed to so many churches is that they have ceased to believe that the Bible is truly the "Word of God". They do not even preach the word any more. They do not believe Jesus is the Son of God. They do not believe in the Blood atonement. They do not believe in the Virgin birth. They do not believe in the Resurrected Christ They do not believe that Christ is the only way to the Father in Heaven. They do not believe in the work of the Holy Spirit.
They have veered from the fundamentals of the Bible and traveled down their own path to destruction. God has closed the doors to these places of worship and the best they can do is to be like Sardis(dead) or
Thyiatira(lax).
They have forgotten the truth!
Joh 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Joh 14:7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
1Jn 4:14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
1Jn 4:15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
1Jn 4:16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
*****Rev 3:9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
These people are described to us in:
Rev 2:9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of [them which say they are Jews, and are not], but are the synagogue of Satan.
Who is a true Jew?
Rom 2:28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
Rom 2:29 [But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God].
These that do not have the praise of God but are liars will be forced to come worship before the church. They will know that the Lord Jesus loves His Church, His Bride.
What do we know of liars?
Joh 8:43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
Joh 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Joh 8:45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
We must not be confused with the statement "worship at your feet". Jesus is "not" saying it is the church that will be worshiped. He is saying that the church will be present when the world bows down to the King of Kings, and the Lord of Lords.
Every knee will bow!
Php 2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
Php 2:11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
*****Rev 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
(word of my patience)
I believe James the half-brother of the Lord says it best:
Jas 5:7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, [the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain].
Jas 5:8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
I believe we are in the period of the latter rain now of this time of "Grace".
Jer 5:24 Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: [he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest].
As Jeremiah was telling the Jews, I believe the Lord has reserved to the Church these appointed weeks of the harvest. This age of Grace is winding down. The time of Christ is drawing nigh. Only a blind man could miss all the signs of His coming and those signs are for His return to this Earth. The Church will have already been taken out. Just as this verse says.
Paul wrote:
Rom 2:6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
Rom 2:7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
That's why they call it faith:
Heb 10:35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
Heb 10:36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
Heb 10:37 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
Heb 10:38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
Heb 10:39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
We must follow the direction of the Holy Spirit who will always lead us to the Lord Jesus:
2Th 3:5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
(I will keep thee from the Hour)
There is almost no clearer indication that the Rapture will happen before the Tribulation than what it says in this verse.
Peter wrote:
2Pe 2:9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
The Bible says:
Psa 4:3 But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when
I call unto him.
Patiently waiting is having faith!
What we know is that Noah and his family were delivered before the flood:
Heb 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Heb 11:7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
God has shown His patience in waiting until the proper time:
1Pe 3:18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
1Pe 3:19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
1Pe 3:20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
God will spare His people from His wrath!
2Pe 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
2Pe 2:5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
2Pe 2:6 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;
2Pe 2:7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:
2Pe 2:8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
2Pe 2:9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
These examples are in the Bible for us to learn from. The godly in Christ Jesus will observe the tribulation period from Heaven!
Rev 4:1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.
Rev 4:2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.
These are not idle words in the Word of God. These are the truths of the Bible. Job knew, King David knew, Samuel knew, Abraham knew, Paul, Peter, John, James and all the other writers of the New Testament knew because the Holy Ghost saw fit for us to know this miracle of the Rapture of the Church.
Remember what Jesus said:
Rev 1:19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and [the things which are], and the things which shall be hereafter;
The Church is not again mentioned after Revelation 4:1 until the end of the Kingdom Age!
(upon all the world)
World here is the inhabitants of this Earth!
Isa 13:9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
God has this message to all that remain. This is the message of the tribulation period. There will be none of the saints left on this earth during this time and the Millennial Kingdom follows this.
*****Rev 3:11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
The Lord Jesus says "look", fix your mind on this thing. It's going to happen and (quickly) it will happen all of a sudden. Like a thief!
Jas 5:9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
Again the Apostle Paul:
1Th 5:1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
1Th 5:2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
1Th 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
1Th 5:4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
1Th 5:5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
1Th 5:6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
1Th 5:7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
1Th 5:8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
1Th 5:9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
(take your crown)
It is again Paul who tells us of this crown:
2Ti 4:8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, [but unto all them also that love his appearing].
This may not be a solid gold crown ringed with jewels but it will be the crown of royalty.
The Greek word used here is "stephanos:.
stephanos means an apparently primary “stepho” (to twine or wreathe); a chaplet (as a badge of royalty, a prize in the public games or a symbol of honor generally; but more conspicuous and elaborate than the simple fillet, G1238 (would be a crown of gold)
This same crown is found in these words of Peter:
1Pe 5:4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
We cannot lose our salvation but we can lose our crowns!
Mat 25:28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
Luk 10:41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
Luk 10:42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
*****Rev 3:12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
What is it to overcome?
Jesus said:
Joh 16:31 Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?
Joh 16:32 Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
Joh 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
You see if we only believe and place our faith in the saving work of Jesus Christ Our Lord we can also be overcomers:
1Jn 4:2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
1Jn 4:3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
1Jn 4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
1Jn 4:5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
You will never overcome the evil in this world without Jesus Christ buried deeply into your heart and soul. He cannot be seen by others until His light shines within you.
(A pillar)
The Greek word "stulos" is used for the word pillar in this verse. It means a "post".
Jesus asked this question of the Jews one day:
Mat 11:7 And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
This was John the Baptist a solid post for Christ!
In the Apostle Paul's instructions to Timothy he said these words:
1Ti 3:14 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:
1Ti 3:15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
It is the true church of Jesus that is the pillar of truth in this world.
James, Peter and John were pillars of the truth:
Gal 2:9 [And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars], perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
As all these are examples of things on this Earth. Jesus says the church will be the pillars of God's Temple in the New Jerusalem in Heaven or that will come down from Heaven. Never to go no more in and out. There will be no need to run from evil because it will not exist. No need to run from persecution, it will not exist. No need to worry about the Synagogue of Satan, it will not exist. No sickness, no death, no crying, no pain. They will not exist.
The name of the God of Jesus:
1.) Everyone in New Jerusalem will be godly or have God-likeness.
2.) Everyone in New Jerusalem will be adorned as the Bride Of Christ.
3.) Everyone in New Jerusalem will bare the Name of the Bridegroom as the church (the bride of Christ) is married to Our Saviour. Every bride gets the name of her new husband.
*****Rev 3:13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
We must always listen to the Holy Spirit of God. We are going home soon.
Are you ready!
Let's pray!
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