ECCE

      We are continuing our study from last week of The Unveiling By and Of Jesus Christ, which is a study of the Book of Revelation. We ended our study last week with the Church of Ephesus in Ch. 2. The seven churches to which Jesus sent His messages were located on a wealthy trade route area of western Asia. Today, we will begin with Jesus' message revealed to John for the Church at Smyrna: "And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; 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. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you in prison, that you may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto t...

       "This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy (aleph-tav/Alpha and Omega) way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success." (Josh. 1:8).      The Word of God, as we see above, is to be the basis of our daily life - in meditation, observing and doing. However, scripture is not one dimensional. It is not set in cement, but it can have several applications. Many have tried to apply the Book of Revelation into set portions of "past, present, and future", but if we look closely, we will see that the Lord is clear as to the timing of events. Revelation is not a difficult Book to understand, and it is not one dimensional, but a living Book. Many have a preconceived idea as to the meaning of the word "apocalypse", but the meaning from a secular English dictionary may surprise you. Here ar...