Continuing to explore the modern significance of the seven churches of Asia beyond their representation as church ages, we consider the church in Smyrna. Despite the crushing pressure and destitution, this church was spiritually rich. As with myrrh, Smyrna pertains to preparation for death. Christ, who died and is alive again, encourages us with the promise of resurrection: if we are faithful unto death, we are promised a victor’s crown and to not suffer the second death in the lake of fire. VF-2042 Revelation 2:8-11

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The seven churches of Asia have modern significance beyond their representation as church ages. The church of Ephesus is the example of mechanical Christianity, where the love for Christ has been lost. The exhortation to the church is to remember from where you have fallen, change your mind (metanoia), and do your first works of faith again. We are warned by the example of Ephesus, which did not go back to its first works and thereby had its candlestick removed. Meditating on Psalm 51 provides a clear path to metanoia and regaining that love.

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In the book of Revelation, John, by the commission of Christ, and on His power and authority, recorded the things that were past, the things that are present, and the things that are yet to come. By delving into the Greek, we get an outline of the book and a key to interpret what he saw. (Note: This message highlights four theories of interpretation and the Greek illative particle, noun.) VF-2040 Revelation 1:19

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In the Old Testament, God had set times for multiple harvests. At the end of time, there will be multiple resurrections in an order set by God. Christ fulfills the type of Firstfruits, being the Firstfruits of the resurrection, and multiple groups will follow after Him. Those who trust in Christ have been promised resurrection unto eternal life. Revelation 20:4-5 Revelation 20:13 VF-2037

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God’s provision of grace is throughout the Bible even during the times of His wrath. In the last days of judgment on earth, He will again show his grace by providing a place of refuge for His remnant people of Israel, the 144,000 preachers of righteousness. Ironically that place will be in the land of their enemies. God’s care for his people both Jew and Gentile is evident in the grace he affords despite our failures yesterday, today or in the future. VF-2036 Revelation 12

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The first discourse on the seventy weeks of years in Daniel 9. The Hebrew makes it perfectly clear that these are not seventy days or weeks, but seventy weeks of years. God is a date setter and just like He was faithful to fulfill the 70 years of bondage for His disobedient people, the rebuilding of the city, the coming of and cutting off of the Messiah, He will fulfill the things that have not yet come to pass in these 70 weeks of years. VF-2035 Daniel 9

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Several linguistic and archaeological discoveries help us to affirm the authorship and authenticity of the book of Daniel. Once affirmed, we can look at the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dreams in the first seven chapters. These dreams reveal the progression of empires and their rulers, both past and future time. VF-2442 Daniel 1-7

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It is important to understand the seventy weeks of years in Daniel to interpret end-times prophecy. Sixty-nine of those weeks have been fulfilled, beginning at the time the command was given to rebuild the city of Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity, and culminating at the crucifixion of Christ. There is a gap of time until the time of the Gentiles is complete; then the seventieth week of years will begin. In those last seven years, Antichrist will come to power. VF-2441 Daniel 9

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