The One, Holy, Christian, and Apostolic Church is the formal way of talking about all believers of all times and all places. It is the sum total of all who trust in the Lord Jesus Christ and His death and resurrection for the forgiveness of sins.
Dressed like a High Priest, with a long robe and a golden sash, Jesus walks among His People, watching over them, knowing them, working through them, and protecting them. As we live our lives in these End Times, Jesus is assuring us that He with us, that wherever “two or three are gathered in His Name” He is right there with them. He has promised us that He is with us always, even to the end of the age!
TO THESE 7 CHURCHES, which represent the One, Holy, Christian, and Apostolic Church during the entire End Times, Jesus writes letters. Chapters 2 and 3 of Revelation are some of the most familiar – “The Seven Letters to the Seven Churches.” The Seven Churches are real churches that existed at the time of Revelation. Those Seven Churches became representative of the entire Holy Christian Church during the End Times.
In these 7 Letters to the 7 Churches, the Lord Jesus teaches us and warns us about the importance to remain faithful to Him as we live our lives in the End Times. The overarching theme is:
Faithfulness to God is the Most Important Thing!
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Jim Harrison says:
June 17, 2018 at 11:21 amVery moving sermon today.