"Not Yet Able" - 19 AUG 07

Introduction to Rev Chapters 2-3

Commentary

• Consist of 7 letters to 7 churches
• Served as prophecy to entire church age that begin in 31 A.D. to present time
• Church will suffer an invasion by Satan and his forces
• The invasion will be so slick the Church won't even know its been invaded.

Rev 2:3-4

"And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.

Nevertheless I have [somewhat] against thee, because thou hast left thy first love."

Commentary

• The first love in the church has been taught that they lost the love for Jesus but according to verse 3, their labouring, working for Jesus couldn't be the first love they lost. The first love they lost was the word.

Rev 1:14-15

"His head and [his] hairs [were] white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes [were] as a flame of fire;

And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters."

Commentary

• These descriptions refute the idea that Jesus was a Black or Caucasian man.

Rev 2:09

"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."

Commentary

• Satan has an unobstructed path to take over the Church once you leave Gods word.
• Synagogue of Satan was created in Gods Church (2nd church age)

Rev 2:13

"I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, [even] where Satan's seat [is]: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas [was] my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth."

Commentary

• Satan built a synagogue first, then he took a seat in the church by the third church age.
• Tares would have never been in the Church if Satan never took a seat.
• Tares are going to be the most disciplined, most self-righteous, legalist.
• Tares have everything but salvation.

Rev 2:20

"Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols."

Commentary

• By the 4th Church age, this doctrine "one saved always saved" was spawned
• Jezebel answers to the 4th parable Jesus taught about hiding leaven in the mill.
• Satan was so effective, he literally changed all the truth in the scriptures (ex, Good Friday)

The Truth About Easter

• Good Friday (72 hrs, 12 noon) to around Easter Sunday morning is about 36hrs at best.
• Only Sun Rise worshipers were worshipers of Bail.
• God had a blueprint in the old testament
• Pick the lamb on the 10th day of Nissan
• Kill the lamb the 14th day
• On that 10th day, he didn't come in riding happy, he came in mentally depressed.
• What made him so depressed? A steady reaction of God's word.
• 10th day, shouldn't be Palm Sunday, it should be Palm Saturday.
• Only makes sense he came in on a day of rest offering peace.
• 10th day Saturday, 11th day Sunday, 12th day Monday, 13th day Tuesday 14th day Wednesday
• Killed between the evenings of 3pm and 6pm
• He was on the cross for 3hrs
• Then says in the gospel, shortly after the 9th hr, he gave the ghost, he had to die at a certain time.
• Jesus had to fulfill every law in the Old Testament.
• If he died after 3pm on Wednesday, add 72hrs.
• He should have risen around 3pm Saturday.

Rev 3:17

"Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:"

Commentary

• Near the end of the letter to the 7th church age. "as many as I love, I rebuke and chasten."
• Rebuke and Chastening does not fit with the current church theme "blessing and prosperity"
• Hardest church to preach to
• What does this church have to shout about?

Rev 3:20

"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me."

Commentary

• Takes place at the end of the letter. Which means sometime between 1906 when the great Pentecostal rival marked the beginning of the last church age God walked out of the Church and knocked on the door of the Church.
• Jesus has a message different from the normal church in these last days.
• TV preachers are Satan approved.
• False preachers are preaching out of his book but not his message.

Mat 20:20-23

"Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping [him], and desiring a certain thing of him.

And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.

But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able."

Commentary

• The higher the seat, the greater the heat
• At this point in Jesus life he had preached for almost 20 years
• The disciples weren't able to go through what Jesus went through but we will be able.
• Every message God has given us will help us for 1 event (MB-Day)
• One day will make or break you

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."

Commentary

• He calls it an hour of temptation. All of this is getting us prepared for one hour.

2 Th 2:7

"For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth [will let], until he be taken out of the way."

Commentary

• The spirit of Antichrist has been working since Babylon and its also working in the Church.
• HE meaning the church has been hindering the spirit of iniquity.
• The church and our presence stabilizes the world enough to prevent the spirit of iniquity of doing its works.

2 Th 2:09-10

"[Even him], whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved."

Commentary

• Jesus worked miracles, a crowd came and then preached Christ.
• Signs are for those that believe not.
• When God uses signs, its because of unbelief.
• The world is going to receive a massive lie that will be received by the church and will have to do with creation
• How do you tell God you have something more important to do?

Mat 16:21-22

"From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.

Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee."

Luk 22:33

"And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death."

Commentary

• None of us are ready. We may say we are (like Peter).
• Hes getting us ready for one day or one event and our salvation will lay in the balance.

Mat 26:31-33

"Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.

Peter answered and said unto him, Though all [men] shall be offended because of thee, [yet] will I never be offended."

Commentary

• Theres always someone who thinks they're exempt and they're the closest one's to falling.

Mat 26:57-58

"And they that had laid hold on Jesus led [him] away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end."

Mat 26:69

"Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.

But he denied before [them] all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.

And when he was gone out into the porch, another [maid] saw him, and said unto them that were there, This [fellow] was also with Jesus of Nazareth.

And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.

And after a while came unto [him] they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art [one] of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.

Then began he to curse and to swear, [saying], I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly."

Commentary

• Some of us are not ready to enter Jesus' test and trials
• Peter took a seat in the back when he had professed his whole life he was with Jesus in the end
• The world knows who you are
• Theres going to be situations in which you must confess or denounce Christ when your death weighs in the balance.
• How you practice is how you play.
• ALL THE MESSAGES GOD GIVES US IS FOR THAT FINAL DAY WHEN WE WILL ENCOUNTER THE STRONG DELUSION AND THE LIE.