To the dead and dying church in Sardis, the Lord tells to watch, for He comes as a thief, and they will by no means know at what hour He comes upon them (Rev. 3:3); we need to be watchful and ready, for the Lord will return at an hour we do not expect to […]
Being those Watchful, Ready, and Prepared for the Lord’s Secret Coming as a Thief
Our Lord is a Lord of Completion, and we’re under the Completing Ministry in His Word
To the church in Sardis the Lord says that He found none of their works completed before His God (Rev. 3:2); none of the works of the reformed Protestant churches are completed before God, but He is a Lord of completion, and He requires completion (Phil. 1:6). The One who has the seven Spirits of […]
The Seven Spirits and the Seven Stars enable us to be Intensely Living and Shining
To the dead and dying church in Sardis the Lord introduces Himself as He who has the seven Spirits of God (to make the church intensely living) and the seven stars (to make the church intensely shining), as per Rev. 3:1. The seven Spirits of God are not yet another Spirit but the Spirit of […]
Being Living and Active in Christ, not “Living in Name” but Dead in God’s Eyes
This week in our morning watch and time with the Lord we come to the Lord’s epistle to the church in Sardis in Rev. 3:1-6 (the church living in name but dead before God); this church prefigures the Protestant church from the time of the Reformation to the second coming of Christ. The situation in […]
Taking Heed to the Prophetic Word in the Bible until the Morning Star Rises within us
If we as believers in Christ take heed to the word of prophecy – the prophetic word in the Bible – then the day will dawn within us, and the morning star will rise in our hearts (2 Peter 1:19). After seeing the many negative things in the church in Thyatira – the apostate church, the […]
The Overcomers receive Authority over the Nations and Gain Christ the Morning Star
To those who overcome in the church in Thyatira the Lord promises to give them authority over the nations to shepherd them, and to give them the morning star (Rev. 2:26-28); the way for us to overcome is to be watchful and ready for the Lord’s return so that we may receive the reward of […]
Jesus the Son of God has Eyes like a Flame of Fire and Feet like Shining Bronze
In His speaking to the church in Thyatira, the Lord introduced Himself as the Son of God, the One who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet are like shining bronze (Rev. 2:18). He said that the church in Thyatira had a lot of works and endurance, and even more works toward […]