1. "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give him to eat of the Tree of Life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God." (Rev.2:7)
2. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not be hurt by the second death. (Rev.2:11)
3. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give to him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knows except he who receives it. (Rev.2:17)
4. And he who overcomes and keeps My works to the end, to him I will give power over the nations. And he will rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of a potter they will be broken to pieces, even as I received from My Father. And I will give him the Morning Star. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (Rev.2:26-29).
5. The one who overcomes, that one will be clothed in white clothing. And I will not blot out his name out of the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (Rev.3:5-6).
6. "Him who overcomes I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will go out no more. And I will write upon him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, New Jerusalem, which comes down out of Heaven from My God, and My new name. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches." (Rev.3:12-13).
7. "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. To him that overcomes will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says unto the churches." (Revelation 3:20-22).
A SUMMARY OF THE MESSAGES TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES
1. Do not forget your first love (Ephesus). Do the first works.
2. Do not become luke-warm (Laodicea). If you are Luke-warm, ask Jesus to send you a trial that will break your luke-warm state and make you return to Him (gold tried in the fire).
3. Keep your faith alive and do not let it die (Sardis). Though this is not said in the message to this church, it's reasonable to assume that the consequence of letting faith die is that there may be no oil in your lamps when He returns (Matthew 25:1-13).
4. Guard the Word of God in your hearts and follow Jesus only so that you do not believe or follow the false doctrines of false teachers and false prophets (Pergamos and Thyatira).
5. Do not ever do the evil practices that the false doctrines of false teachers and false prophets permit or even promote but which God hates (Pergamos and Thyatira).
Otherwise Jesus will remove your lampstand out of its place (Ephesus), fight His enemies in the churches with the sword of His mouth (Pergamos), throw them into great tribulation and kill them with death (Thyatira), and come upon them all as a thief - suddenly and when they are least expecting it (Sardis).
If you are none of these enemies of Jesus but are nevertheless Luke-warm, Jesus is calling you to repentance - otherwise He will vomit you out of His mouth.
(Ephesus: Revelation 2:4-5; Pergamos: Revelation 2:16; Thyatira: Revelation 2:22-23; Sardis: Revelation 3:3; Laodicea: Revelation 3:16-20.)
But if you are suffering under tribulation and poverty, or being thrown into prison and under great attack from Satan (Smyrna and Philadelphia) then remember that you are rich if you remain faithful unto death, keeping His Word and not denying His name, because you will not be hurt by the second death. And greater blessings than any eye has seen or ear heard (1 Corinthians 2:9) await you.
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