The Faithful Witness

 Jesus died for us

Revelation of Jesus Christ

Jesus is the  Faithful witness he is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending

King James Version (KJV)

Revelation 1:1-5

Prologue

 

 ¹The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
 ²Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
 ³Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.

John’s Greeting to the Seven Churches

 ⁴John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace

are before his throne;
 ⁵And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,


Who stands in the mist of churches to give  affirmation,rebuke and council in revelations chapter 1 it is   the faithful witness and John identifies who he is 
John was the  one  of the  disciples that was closest to Jesus  John was exiled on the isle  of Patmos


 ⁶And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
 ⁷Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

 ⁸I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

Vision of the Son of Man

 ⁹I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
 ¹⁰I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
 ¹¹Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.


 ¹²And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
 ¹³And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
 ¹⁴His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
 ¹⁵And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
 ¹⁶And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp two edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
 ¹⁷And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

 ¹⁸I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
 ¹⁹Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
 ²⁰The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.

Revelation 2

 

The Message to the Church in Ephesus

 ¹Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
 ²I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
 ³And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
 ⁴Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
 ⁵Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
 ⁶But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.
 ⁷He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

The Message to the Church in Smyrna

 ⁸And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
 ⁹I 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.
 ¹⁰Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
 ¹¹He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.

The Message to the Church in Pergamum

 ¹²And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
 ¹³I 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.
 ¹⁴But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
 ¹⁵So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.
 ¹⁶Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
 ¹⁷He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.

The Message to the Church in Thyatira

 ¹⁸And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
 ¹⁹I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.
 ²⁰Notwithstanding 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.
 ²¹And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
 ²²Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
 ²³And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
 ²⁴But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.
 ²⁵But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.
 ²⁶And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
 ²⁷And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
 ²⁸And I will give him the morning star.
 ²⁹He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

Revelation 3

The Message to the Church in Sardis

 

 ¹And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
 ²Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.
 ³Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
 ⁴Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
 ⁵He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
 ⁶He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

The Message to the Church in Philadelphia

Philadelphia means brotherly love 

 ⁷And 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;
 ⁸I 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.
 ⁹Behold, 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.
 ¹⁰Because 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.
 ¹¹Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
 ¹²Him 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.
 ¹³He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

The Message to the Church in Laodicea

 ¹⁴And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
 ¹⁵I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
 ¹⁶So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
 ¹⁷Because 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:

 ¹⁸I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
 ¹⁹As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
 ²⁰Behold, 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.
 ²¹To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
 ²²He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.





The meaning of  Revelation is to unveil or make simple to all that understand 
to take the lid off
The Greek word for "revelation" is apokalupsi which comes from apokalupto -  to take the lid off


The spirit of prophecy is Jesus Christ

in Genesis it starts with God in revelation it ends with God or begins with God
in Genesis-first heaven-first earth by the time you get to the end of revelation you have the last heaven and earth or should I say the new heaven and earth
in Genesis first rest in revelations final rest
in Genesis paradise lost in revelations paradise regain 
in Genesis the tree and the river in revelations the tree and the river 
in Genesis husband and wife in revelations the lamb and bride 
in Genesis it looks like Satan was victories just for a season in revelation Satan is defeated forever in Genesis Judgment is Pronounced in revelations judgment is executed  in Genesis the divine face is hidden in revelations we shall see his face  
in Genesis the gates are shut against us God closed them but in revelation the gates are never shut in heaven 
in Genesis death over took all men in revelation there should be no more death there is going to come  a time 
in Genesis all faces are wet with tiers but in revelation there is going to come a time when all tiers are wiped away 
in Genesis terror comes with the night in revelations no terror because there is no more night there no more sin there is no more darkness because the lamb is the light  
in Genesis banished from the tree of  life in revelation  we have a right to the tree of life 
in Genesis exiles from the earthy garden but in revelations  inheritors of the heavenly city
in Genesis Cherubim of keeping man out in revelation there is  Cherubim welcoming man in

Revelation 1:19

King James Version (KJV)

 ¹⁹Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;

Revelation 3

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Revelation 3

The Message to the Church in Laodicea

Revelation 3:20

King James Version (KJV)

 ²⁰Behold, 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.

 The three reasons John wrote the book of revelation

1)The the reason why John wrote the book of Revelation was to allow Jesus Christ to proclaim behold I come quickly 2) and the second reason  the historical purpose proclaiming a word of encouragement a word of council a word of warning Bold I come quickly  3)and the third purpose is the gomi purpose is to give the church and the world the revelation of Jesus Christ

Jeremiah 2:2

King James Version (KJV)

 ²Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.

Revelation 3:6

King James Version (KJV)

 ⁶He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

Jesus died for our sins, he is the faithful witness, and he is coming soon but we do not know when. We just have to live our lives like his coming is tomorrow so that we will be ready when he does.

Preached By Pastor Michael Fugatt
http://www.slwcmemphis.org/


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