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“Write this letter to the angel of the church in Philadelphia. ”

“This message is from the One who is holy and true, the One who has the key of David. When He opens, no one can close; and what He closes, no one can open.”

“I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close. You have little strength, and yet you obeyed My word, and did not deny Me. Look, I will forse those who belong to Satan’s synagogue-those liars who say they are Jews but are not-to come and bow down at your feet. They will acknowledge that you are the ones I love.”

“Because you have obeyed My command to preserve, I will protect you from the great time of testing tho those who belong to this world. I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one can take away your crown. All who are victorious will become pillars in the Temple of My God, and they will never have to leave it. And I will write on the the name of My God, and they wll be citizens in the city of My God-the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from My God. And I will also write on them a new name.”

“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what He is saying to the churches.” (vv. 7-13, NLT)

“Write this letter to the angel of the church in Sardis. This is the message from the One who has the sevenfold Spirit of God and the seven stars:”

“I know all the things you do, and that you have a reputation for being alive – but you are dead. Wake up! Strengthen what little remains, for even what is left is almost dead. I find that your actions do not meet the requirements of My God. Go back to what you heard and believed at first; hold to it firmly. Repent and tun to Me again. If you don’t wake up, I will come to you suddenly, unexpected as a thief.”

“Yet there are some in the church in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes with evil. They will walk with Me in white, for they are worthy. All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life, but I will announce before My Father and HIs angels that they are mine.”

“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what He is saying to the churches.: (vv. 1-6, NLT)

“Write this letter to the angel of the church in Thyatira. This is the message from the Son of God, whose eyes are like flames of fire, whose feet are like polished bronze:

“I know all the things you do, I have see your love, faith, your service, and your patient endurance. And I can see your constant improvement in all these things.”

“But I have this complaint against you. You are permitting that woman-that Jezebel who calls herself a prophet-to lead my servants astray. She teaches them to commit sexual sin and to eat food offered to idols. I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to turn away from her immorality.”

“Therefore, I will throw her on a bed of suffering, and those who commit adultery wiht her sill suffer greatly unless they turn away form her evil deeds. I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the One who searches out the thoughts and intentions of every person. And I will give to each of you what you deserve.”

“But I also have a message for the rest of you in Thyratira who have not followed this false teaching (‘deeper truths, as they call them -depths of Satan, actually). I will ask nothing more of you except that you hold tightly to what you have until I come. to all who are victorious, who obey me to the very end,

To them I will give authority over all the nations. They will rule the nations with an iron rod and smash them like clay pots. They will have the same authority I received from My Father, and I will also gie them the. morning star!”

“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.” (vv. 18-29, NLT)

White this letter to the angel of the church in Pergamum. This is the message from the One wiht the sharp two-edged sword:

“I know that you live in the city where Satan has his throne, yet you have remained loyal to Me. You refused to deny Me even when Antipas, My faithful witness, was martyred among you there in Satan’s city. “

“But I have a few complaints against you. You tolerate some among you, whose teachings is like that of Balaam, who showed Balak how to trip up the people of Israel. He taught them to sin by eating food offered to idols and by committing sexual sin. In a similar way you have some Nicolatians among you who follow the same teaching. Repent of your sin, or I will come to you suddenly and fight against them with the sword of My mouth. “

“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what He is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give some of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no one understands except those who receive it.” (vv. 12-17, NLT)

Write this letter to the angel of the church in Smyrna. Thsi is the message from the One who is the First and the Last, who was dead but is now alive:

“I know about your suffering and your poverty – but you are rich! I know the blasphemy of those opposing you. They say they are Jews, but they are not, because their synagogue belongs to Satan. Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil will throw some of you into prison to test you. You will suffer for ten days. But if you remain faithful even when facing death, I will give you the crown of life.”

“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what He is saying to the churches. Whoever is victorious will not be harmed by the second death. (vv. 8-11, NLT)

“Write this letter to the angel of the church in Ephesus. This is the message from the One who holds the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks among the seven gold lampstands.”

“I know all the things you do. I have seen your hard work and your patient endurance. I know you don’t tolerate evil people. You have examined the claims of those who say they are apostles, but they are not. You have discovered that they are liars. You have patiently suffered for Me without quitting.”

“But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love Me or each other than you did at first. Look how far you have fallen” Turn back to Me and do the works you did at first. If you don’t repent, I will come and remove your lampstand from its place among the churches. But this is in your favor: You hate the evil deeds o the Nicolaitans, just as I do.”

“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what He is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God.” (vv. 2-7, NLT)

I, John am your brother and partner in suffering and in God’s Kingdom and in the patient endurance to which Jesus calls us. I was exiled to the island of Patmos for preaching the word of God and for my testimony about Jesus. It was the Lord’s Day. I was worshiping in the Spirit. Suddenly, I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet blast. It said,”Write in a book everything you see, and send it to the seven churches in the cities of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodiea.”

When I tuned to see who was speaking to me, I saw seven gold lampstands. And standing in the middle of the lampstands was someone like the Son of Man. He was wearing a long robe and a gold sash across his chest. His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow. And His eyes were like flames of fire. His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice thundered like mighty ocean waves. He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp two-edged sword came from his mouth. And His face was like the sun in all its brilliance.

When I saw him, I fell at his feet as if it were dead. But he laid his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid! I am the First and the Last. I am the living one, I died, but look-I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave.”

“Write down what you have seen-both the things that are now happening and the thins that will happen. This is the meaning of the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and seven gold lampstands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.” (vv 9-20, NLT)

This letter is from John to the seven churches in the province of Asia.

Grace and peace to you from the One who is, who always was, and who is still to come; from the sevenfold Spirit before His throne, and from Jesus Christ. He is the faithful witness to these things, the first to rise from the dead, and the ruler of all the kings of the of the world.

All glory to Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by shedding His blood for us. He has made us a Kingdom of priests for God his Father. All glory and power to Him for ever! Amen.

Look! He comes with the clouds of heaven. Ans everyone will see Him – even And those who pierced Him. And all the nations of the world will mourn for Him. Yes! Amen!

“I am the Alpha and the Omega – the beginning and the end, ” says the Lord God. “I am the One who is, who always was, and who is still to come – the Almighty One.” (vv. 1-8, NLT)

This is a revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants the events that must soon take place. He sent an angel to represent this revelation to His servant John, who faithfully reported everything he saw. This is his report of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

God blesses the one who reads the words of this prophecy to the church, and He blesses all who listen to its message and obey what it says, for the time is near. (vv 1-3, NLT)

But you, my dear friends, must remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ said. They told you that in the last times there would be scoffers whose purpose in life is to satisfy their ungodly desires. These people are the ones who are creating divisions among you. They follow their natural instincts because they do not have God’s Spirit in them.

But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit, and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will bring you eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God’s love.

And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering. Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to still others, but do do with great caution, hating the sins that contaminate their lives.

Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into His glorious presence without a single fault. All glory to Him who alone is God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are His before all time, and in the present, and beyond time! Amen. (vv. 17-25, NLT)