Jesus' Return Part 3

 

    John was told to write the letter that became Revelations to the sever churches of Asia Minor.  Each church represented something good and some things that needed to change before Jesus came.  Every Christians falls into one of these churches because we are not perfect.  We all have things that we need to work on before Jesus returns.

    Jesus is power, strength, and royal.  When He comes back it will not be as a humble servant this time.  It will be in his full glory.  He will no longer hold back his strength or power.  It takes turning to the Holy Spirit to have wisdom to read revelations because the truth is piercing.  God's Word (aka Jesus) is a double edge sword that cuts away the evil from the holy.  It pierces the heart with the truth for a person to decide which way they will go.

    God knows your thoughts and intentions. Jesus understands your hurt and what has been healed.  The Holy Spirit opens your eyes to blessings and curses.  God's voice is powerful.  The Holy Spirit's voice is just as powerful, but comes to people in a manner that they can hear and accept what He is saying.  He makes God's message less overwhelming.

    Jesus is always described in the same way.  God's character never changes, so that means that Jesus never changes either.  In Revelations, John is able to hear God's voice in a dream state.  He describes God's voice as powerful as a trumpet and loud as water rumbling.  It sounds like God's voice shakes you to the core.  

    In heaven, Jesus is always connected with God.  Where the trumpet sounds, Jesus is.  Jesus is always connected to God's presence.  It was such an intense encounter that even though John was in spirit, he still collapsed.  Jesus had to remind John that he had already defeated death, so do not fear. 

    Jesus went on to explain that the seven lampstands represented the seven churches.  God's churches are to be His light in the world, so the imagery of lampstands makes sense.  The seven stars are seven angels.  The number seven is significant.  It is a holy number that represents perfection.  We are not perfect now, but we do represent the perfection of Jesus.  We have the hope of perfection when we go home.

Daniel 7:9-10, Acts 1:9-11, Hebrew 4:12-13, & Revelations 1:9-20