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Letters From Heaven (Revelation) No.6 - Two Jesus's GraceLife Sarasota
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(REVELATION 2:12–17) “AND TO THE ANGEL OF THE CHURCH IN PERGAMUM WRITE: ‘THE WORDS OF HIM WHO HAS THE SHARP TWO-EDGED SWORD. [13] “‘I KNOW WHERE YOU DWELL, WHERE SATAN’S THRONE IS. YET YOU HOLD FAST MY NAME, AND YOU DID NOT DENY MY FAITH EVEN IN THE DAYS OF ANTIPAS MY FAITHFUL WITNESS, WHO WAS KILLED AMONG YOU, WHERE SATAN DWELLS. [14] BUT I HAVE A FEW THINGS AGAINST YOU: YOU HAVE SOME THERE WHO HOLD THE TEACHING OF BALAAM, WHO TAUGHT BALAK TO PUT A STUMBLING BLOCK BEFORE THE SONS OF ISRAEL, SO THAT THEY MIGHT EAT FOOD SACRIFICED TO IDOLS AND PRACTICE SEXUAL IMMORALITY. [15] SO ALSO YOU HAVE SOME WHO HOLD THE TEACHING OF THE NICOLAITANS. [16] THEREFORE REPENT. IF NOT, I WILL COME TO YOU SOON AND WAR AGAINST THEM WITH THE SWORD OF MY MOUTH. [17] HE WHO HAS AN EAR, LET HIM HEAR WHAT THE SPIRIT SAYS TO THE CHURCHES. TO THE ONE WHO CONQUERS I WILL GIVE SOME OF THE HIDDEN MANNA, AND I WILL GIVE HIM A WHITE STONE, WITH A NEW NAME WRITTEN ON THE STONE THAT NO ONE KNOWS EXCEPT THE ONE WHO RECEIVES IT.’ Imagine a letter like this from Jesus being read aloud in Pergamos, in earshot of those who compromised the Gospel...Can you imagine Jesus starting off by calling your city the place where Satan’s throne is? Imagine Jesus writing a letter to the church in Sarasota, “Repent or I will war against you, I’ll bury you in that quartz white beach sand, I’ll drown you in the Gulf of Mexico.” Would that get your attention? Jesus introduced himself to Ephesus as the one who holds the seven stars & stands among 7 lampstands. Jesus introduced himself to Smyrna as 1ST & the last, the one who died & rose again, sovereign over the faithful. Jesus introduces himself to Pergamos… He has a two-edged sword in His mouth, & He’s not afraid to use it. We often forget there’s two sides to who Jesus is. Yes, He’s the great shepherd, holding the church in His hand...It's true He will never leave or let go of His people. But there is another side to Jesus, the two-edged sword Jesus.
(REVELATION 2:12–17) “AND TO THE ANGEL OF THE CHURCH IN PERGAMUM WRITE: ‘THE WORDS OF HIM WHO HAS THE SHARP TWO-EDGED SWORD. [13] “‘I KNOW WHERE YOU DWELL, WHERE SATAN’S THRONE IS. YET YOU HOLD FAST MY NAME, AND YOU DID NOT DENY MY FAITH EVEN IN THE DAYS OF ANTIPAS MY FAITHFUL WITNESS, WHO WAS KILLED AMONG YOU, WHERE SATAN DWELLS. [14] BUT I HAVE A FEW THINGS AGAINST YOU: YOU HAVE SOME THERE WHO HOLD THE TEACHING OF BALAAM, WHO TAUGHT BALAK TO PUT A STUMBLING BLOCK BEFORE THE SONS OF ISRAEL, SO THAT THEY MIGHT EAT FOOD SACRIFICED TO IDOLS AND PRACTICE SEXUAL IMMORALITY. [15] SO ALSO YOU HAVE SOME WHO HOLD THE TEACHING OF THE NICOLAITANS. [16] THEREFORE REPENT. IF NOT, I WILL COME TO YOU SOON AND WAR AGAINST THEM WITH THE SWORD OF MY MOUTH. [17] HE WHO HAS AN EAR, LET HIM HEAR WHAT THE SPIRIT SAYS TO THE CHURCHES. TO THE ONE WHO CONQUERS I WILL GIVE SOME OF THE HIDDEN MANNA, AND I WILL GIVE HIM A WHITE STONE, WITH A NEW NAME WRITTEN ON THE STONE THAT NO ONE KNOWS EXCEPT THE ONE WHO RECEIVES IT.’ Imagine a letter like this from Jesus being read aloud in Pergamos, in earshot of those who compromised the Gospel...Can you imagine Jesus starting off by calling your city the place where Satan’s throne is? Imagine Jesus writing a letter to the church in Sarasota, “Repent or I will war against you, I’ll bury you in that quartz white beach sand, I’ll drown you in the Gulf of Mexico.” Would that get your attention? Jesus introduced himself to Ephesus as the one who holds the seven stars & stands among 7 lampstands. Jesus introduced himself to Smyrna as 1ST & the last, the one who died & rose again, sovereign over the faithful. Jesus introduces himself to Pergamos… He has a two-edged sword in His mouth, & He’s not afraid to use it. We often forget there’s two sides to who Jesus is. Yes, He’s the great shepherd, holding the church in His hand...It's true He will never leave or let go of His people. But there is another side to Jesus, the two-edged sword Jesus.
30 min