REVELATION 4   (with notes) ...

(In Revelation 4 we find a prophecy of the Rapture ... after the "churches" (the Church age, the Age of Grace) ... and before the Great Tribulation which is appointed for all the unbelievers on Earth who are in rebellion against God's Word.  The "church" is never mentioned again after Chapter 3 in the book of Revelation, for it has been moved into Heaven (all who have been "counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass"... see Luke 21:36). The churches discussed in Chapters 2-3 provide details of commendations and condemnations of those specific churches, as well as ALL churches ("he who has an ear let him hear") ... and the churches of Revelation 2-3 also outlined the future of the Church on Earth in an order of prophetic stages from the time Christ died and was Resurrected (to save Mankind from their sins and from Hell) until the time He will return to rule over all the Earth.)

Revelation 4

   "AFTER this      (After the prophecies concerning the "Church" represented by  7 churches ... Revelation 2 - 3)

     I looked, and behold,

     a door standing open in Heaven! 

     And the first voice, which I had heard

     speaking to me like a trumpet, said,

        “Come up here,

          and I will show you what must take place      (on Earth and in Heaven)

          AFTER this.”       (After the "church" is safely "caught up"... see 1Thessalonians 4-17-18 ... the "Rapture")

     At once       ("in a moment, the the twinkling of an eye"... see 1Corinthians 15:51-52)

     I was in the Spirit,       (See the prophecies of the coming "RAPTURE")

     and BEHOLD,

     a Throne stood in Heaven,

     with One seated on the Throne.

     And He who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian,

     and around the throne was a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald.

     Around the Throne were twenty-four thrones,

     and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clothed in white garments,  

     with golden crowns on their heads.    (These represent the faithful believers in Messiah ... Jew and Gentile)

     From the Throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings (voices, sounds) and peals of thunder,

     and before the Throne were burning seven torches of fire,

     which are the seven spirits of God,       (The Holy Spirit ... 7 is the number of "completion" and "perfection")

     and before the Throne there was as it were a sea of glass, like crystal.

     And around the Throne, on each side of the throne,

     are four living creatures,       (Other Prophets in the Bible also described this)

     full of eyes in front and behind: the first living creature like a lion,

     the second living creature like an ox,

     the third living creature with the face of a man,

     and the fourth living creature like an eagle in flight.

     And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings,

     are full of eyes all around and within,

     and day and night they never cease to say,

      "Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty,
       who was and is and is to come!”   (From eternity past, present, and future ... the "I Am" of the Burning Bush )

     And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks

     to Him who is seated on the Throne,

     who lives forever and ever,       ("From of old, from everlasting"... see Micah 5:2 ... a prophecy of Messiah)

     the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who is seated on the Throne

     and worship Him who lives forever and ever.

     They cast their crowns before the Throne, saying,

      "Worthy are You, our Lord and God,    (See John 20:28 ... "And Thomas said to Jesus, my Lord and my God")
        to receive glory and honor and power,
        for You created all things,
        and by YOUR Will they existed

REVELATION 3 (with notes) ...

Through the Apostle John, Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew) wrote these letters to 7 churches (which represent warnings and commendations to those churches ... and to ALL churches)

(Note:  The church of "Sardis" receives no "commendations."  Although all these letters are written to specific churches and ALL churches, some feel "Sardis" might also prophetically reflect or include the great Denominational or State churches ... just as the church of "Thyatira" might also include or reflect the Roman church ... both of these churches and "Laodicea" may not escape the coming Tribulation ... even though some individual members will love, trust, and obey Jesus Christ in faith sincerely enough to escape the terrible "Great Tribulation" (the coming "Apocalypse") ...

To the Church in Sardis

   “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write:   (Protestant Denominations need to take heed ...)

    ‘The words of Him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars.

   “‘I know your works.

     You have the reputation of being alive,  

     but you are dead.

     Wake up,

     and strengthen what remains and is about to die,

     for I have not found your works complete in the sight of My God.

     Remember, then, what you received and heard.

     Keep it, and repent.    (Turn away from sin, including homosexuality, which many churches now support)

     If you will not wake up,

     I will come like a thief,

     and you will not know at what hour

     I will come against you.   (Against those who teach and believe they don't need to repent of their sin)

     Yet you have still a few names in Sardis,

     people who have not soiled their garments,

     and they will walk with me in white,

     for they are worthy.    (Through their faith in God's Word, and in HIS worthiness ...)

     The one who conquers

     will be clothed thus in white garments,

     and I will NEVER blot his name out of the Book of Life.       (More details on this later in the book ...)

     I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.     (GOD'S PROMISE ...)

     He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

To the Church in Philadelphia

(Note:  These Christian believers WILL escape the coming "Apocalypse") ... 

   “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write:

    ‘The words of the Holy One, the True One,

     who has the Key of David,

     who opens and no one will shut,

     who shuts and no one opens.

   “‘I know your works.

     Behold,

     I have set before you an open door,

     which no one is able to shut.

     I know that you have but little power,    (These churches and believers hold very little power in the world)

     and yet you have kept My Word

     and have not denied My Name.  (These are not ashamed of Jesus Christ, and believe all God's Word IS true.)

     Behold,

     I will make those of the synagogue of Satan

     who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie --

     behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet

     and they will learn that I have loved you.

     Because you have kept My Word

     about patient endurance,     (These patiently endure the tests and trials in this life ... in faith and hope.)

     I will keep you from the hour of trial       (Prophecies:  The coming "RAPTURE"... please don't be "left behind") 

     that is coming on the whole world,

     to try those who dwell on the Earth.      (Prophecies:  The coming "APOCALYPSE"..."The Day of God's WRATH")

     I Am coming soon.

     Hold fast what you have,    (Cling to your faith in God's Word)

     so that no one may seize your crown.

     The one who conquers,

     I will make him a pillar in the Temple of My God.

     Never shall he go out of it,

     and I will write on him the Name of My God,

     and the Name of the City of My God,       (This will be described to us in awesome detail later in the book)

     the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of Heaven,     

     and My own new Name.

     He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

To the Church in Laodicea 

(Note:  "Laodicea" is built of a compound Greek name "lao" and "dikeaomai", meaning "people's opinions."  These people and churches base their beliefs on "opinions" and not on God's Word as found in Scripture.)

   “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write:

    ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's Creation.

   “‘I know your works:

     you are neither cold nor hot.

     Would that you were either cold or hot!

     So, BECAUSE you are lukewarm,      (In your love for Jesus Christ ... and God's Word)

     and neither hot nor cold,

     I will vomit you out of My mouth.      (Out of Heaven ... and into Hell)

     For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing,

     not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.

     I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich,

     and white garments so that you may clothe yourself

     and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen,

     and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see.

     Those whom I love,

     I reprove and discipline,     (God will not let those He loves get away with sinning in this life ...)

     so be zealous and repent.    (We must realize He suffered for our sins ... any sin is a foul stench to God)

     Behold,

     I stand at the door and knock.   (The Word of God ... Jesus Christ our Savior ... is removed and left outside)

     If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,    (This offer is for those individuals who will hear His voice ...)

     I will come in to him and eat with him,

     and he with Me.     (ALL who will repent and lovingly trust in Him alone to save them from their sins and Hell)

     The one who conquers,

     I will grant him to sit with me on My Throne,

     as I also conquered and sat down with My Father on His Throne.

     He who has an ear,      (this is for everybody!)

     let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”     (The ASSURANCE of life in HEAVEN  ... it's NOT too late!!!)

REVELATION 2 (with notes) ...

Through the Apostle John, Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew) wrote these letters to 7 churches (which represent warnings and commendations to those churches ... and to ALL churches)

To the Church in Ephesus

   “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:

    ‘The words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand,

     who walks among the seven golden lampstands.

     I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance,

     and how you cannot bear with those who are evil,

     but have tested those who call themselves apostles ("sent ones") and are not,

     and found them to be false.

     I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for My Name's sake,

     and you have not grown weary.

     But I have this against you,

     that you have abandoned the love you had at first.   (For Jesus Christ ...  our Savior)

     Remember therefore from where you have fallen;    

     REPENT, and do the works you did at first.     (Stop those sins for which He suffered and died for you)

     If not,

     I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.

     Yet this you have: you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

     He who has an ear, let him hear

     what the Spirit says to the churches.    (This is to ALL churches and "Christians")

     To the one who conquers       (Our sinful desires and the "world" will war against our spirit in a lifelong battle)

     I will grant to eat of the Tree of Life,

     which is in the Paradise of God."       (This will be described to us in awesome detail later in the book)

To the Church in Smyrna

   “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write:

    ‘The words of the First and the Last, who died and came to life.    (Messiah's Resurrection was prophesied by David in Psalm 16:10)

   “‘I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich)

     and the slander (blasphemes) of those

     who say that they are Jews and are not,  

     but are a synagogue of Satan.  (May include those churches who say they "replaced" Israel)

     Do not fear what you are about to suffer.      (God warns all believing Christians will endure some suffering)

     Behold, the Devil is about to throw some of you into prison,

     that you may be tested,    (God will test our faith to see if we are sincere in our love, faith, trust, and obedience)

     and for ten days you will have tribulation.

     Be faithful unto death,

     and I will give you the crown of life (in Heaven).

     He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

     The one who conquers will NOT be hurt by the SECOND death (Hell)."     (God's Promise ...)

To the Church in Pergamum

   “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write:

    ‘The words of Him who has the sharp two-edged sword (the Word of God).

   “‘I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is.

     Yet you hold fast My Name,     (They are not "ashamed of" or "deny" His Name ...)

     and you did not deny My faith (or your faith in Me)        (Even unto imprisonment and painful death ...)

     even in the days of Antipas My faithful witness,

     who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

     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,     (These will deny Israel's right to Her land)

     so that they might eat food sacrificed to idols and practice sexual immorality.

     So also you have some who hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans.      (Possibly an oppressive "priestly" order)

     Therefore repent.    (Many churches today are teaching people don't need to turn away (repent) of their sins)

     If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of My mouth.

     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."     (God's Promise ...)

To the Church in Thyatira

   “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write:

    ‘The words of the Son of God,

     who has eyes like a flame of fire,

     and whose feet are like burnished bronze.     (Study the Prophets ... several were given glimpses of Him)

   “‘I know your works,

     your love

     and faith

     and service

     and patient endurance,

     and that your latter works exceed the first.

     But I have this against you,

     that you tolerate that woman Jezebel,

     who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing My servants 

     to practice sexual immorality

     and to eat food sacrificed to idols.

     I gave her time to repent,

     but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.

     Behold, I will throw her onto a sickbed,

     and those who commit adultery with her

     I will throw into Great Tribulation,      (These churches and "Christians" will go into the "Apocalypse"...)

     UNLESS they repent of her works,       (Prophecies:  The coming "RAPTURE")       (The assurance of life in Heaven)

     and I will strike her children dead.

     And all the churches will know

     that I Am He who searches mind and heart,

     and I will give to each of you according to your works.

     But to the rest of you in Thyatira,

     who do NOT hold this teaching,      (Teaching that God's "love" approves of ANY sin.)

     who have not learned what some call the deep things of Satan,

     to you I say,

     I do not lay on you any other burden.

     Only hold fast what you have until I come.       (Cling to your love and faith in God's Word until He comes ...)

     The one who conquers

     and who keeps My works until the end,

     to him I will give authority over the nations,

     and he will rule them with a rod of iron,     

     as when earthen pots are broken in pieces,

     even as I Myself have received authority from My Father.

     And I will give him the morning star.      (God's Promise ...)

     He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."

"THE REVELATION (THE REVEALING) OF JESUS CHRIST"

(Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew)

     (Revelation 1: 1-20)

--Alpha News Daily

Daily Bible Reading - Day 340:

Daniel 7-8 ... 1 John 5  

Earlier:

Russia Seen Deploying Powerful Missile System Near Ukraine ...

Daily Bible Reading - Day 339:

Daniel 5-6 ... 1 John 4    

Daily Bible Reading - Day 338:

Daniel 3-4 ... 1 John 3    

Syria Reports: 

Wide-Ranging Israeli Airstrikes In Three Waves

Over Damascus Region ...

--Debkafile      RUSSIA, IRAN, and TURKEY will attack and will invade ISRAEL ... U.S. will be neutralized ... Israel will stand alone (with God)      Prophecies:  SYRIA ... DAMASCUS will be utterly DESTROYED       Prophecies:  The coming RAPTURE

Iranian Air Freighters Now Being Routed To Beirut, Lebanon ...

--Debkafile      RUSSIA, IRAN, and TURKEY will attack and will invade ISRAEL ... U.S. will be neutralized ... Israel will stand alone (with God)     Prophecies:  The coming RAPTURE

From Israel: 

Europe Beats Iran's War Drums ...

--Jerusalem Post/Caroline Glick     10 Nations of The Roman Empire Will Re-Unite and Rise In Great Power      Prophecies:  The coming ANTICHRIST      RUSSIA, IRAN, and TURKEY will attack and will invade ISRAEL ... U.S. will be neutralized ... Israel will stand alone (with God)

Israel's New Sanhedrin Invites 70 Nations

To Hanukkah Dedication Of Alter For The Third Temple ...

--Breaking Israel News      ‘7th Day’ Prophecy: A Climactic End      ISRAEL and JERUSALEM      Prophecies:  The ANTICHRIST       Prophecies:  The RAPTURE      ARMAGEDDON       MESSIAH'S RETURN 

Daily Bible Reading - Day 333:

Ezekiel 41-42 ... 2 Peter 1   

Daily Bible Reading - Day 332:

Ezekiel 40 ... 1 Peter 5    

Israel's UN Envoy Says Trump's "Peace Plan" For Israel

Is Completed And Will Be Unveiled In Early 2019 ...

--Alpha News Daily      

Thanksgiving Day 2018 May Be The Coldest On Record

In The Northeast (Among The Original Colonies)

--Drudge/Accuweather     Prophecies:  GLOBAL WEATHER EXTREMES ... SNOW/COLD, SCORCHING HEAT, FIERCE STORMS around the time of the coming Apocalypse

From Israel:

Iran and Hizbullah Building Up New Forces (Militias) In Syria ...

What Is Israel's Chief Of Staff Missing?

--Debkafile      RUSSIA, IRAN, and TURKEY will attack and will invade ISRAEL ... U.S. will be neutralized ... Israel will stand alone (with God)      Prophecies:  SYRIA ... DAMASCUS will be utterly DESTROYED       Prophecies:  The coming RAPTURE

--WFB   WARS and rumors of WAR       CHINA and allies will DESTROY 1/3 of Mankind