"For God so loved the world that He GAVE

     His ONLY begotten SON,

     that WHOEVER believes in Him

     should NOT perish (in Hell)

     but have EVERLASTING life (in Heaven)

     For God did not send His SON into the world to condemn the world,    (for the Bible warns we are already condemned)

     but that the world through Him might be saved (from Hell).

     He who believes (trusts) in Him   (and loves Him as He loved us ...)

     is NOT condemned (to Hell);

     but he who does NOT believe

     IS condemned (to Hell) ALREADY"     (The "Gift" is life in Heaven ... He is the only One who can  "Save" us)  

--CDN      (Prophecies: WARS and rumors of war)      (A Note ISLAM and on ANY Religion that uses force to convert, intimidate, or retain ...) 

--CDN      (Prophecies: WARS and rumors of war)      (Prophecies:  The ANTICHRIST)      (Prophecies:  Messiah (Christ) and Christians will be hated)

REVELATION 2 (with notes) ...

His letters to 7 churches (which represent warnings and commendations to ALL churches ... not just those 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 ... Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew ... our Savior)

     Remember therefore from where you have fallen;    

     REPENT, and do the works you did at first.     (Stop doing all those things for which He suffered and died to save 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 great and awesome detail later in the book ...  (God's Promise ...)

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.      (These may be Jews who oppose God's Word ... and those churches who say they "replaced" Israel)

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

     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.      (Some believe this is an oppressive "priestly" order ...)

     Therefore repent.      (Yet, there are churches today teaching people they 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  ... it's NOT too late!!!)

     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 homosexuality, sexual immorality, or 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,       (Like King David's 400 ... those who faithfully follow Messiah will be given authority)

     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."