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REVELATION UNCOVERED - God's Puzzle Solved

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Schoolmaster19one’s sins. It is not a matter of doctrine or creed. It is your entranceticket - from that point you must grow spiritually.There is a warning that many in the church will be deceived bysome of the preaching they hear (Verse 5). Prove from Christ’sown “words” in Revelation 2 and 3 that each of The Churches ofGod had a diverse set of doctrines or beliefs. Remember, Christwalked in the midst of all these “seven churches” as The TrueChurches of God.The Seven Churches Under EphesusEphesus was the first of the seven churches, but this church hassomething wrong with it (Revelation 2:1-7). Jesus states He hasa two-edged sword and only speaks The Word of God (Revelation1:16 and Matthew 4:4). What was wrong with this Christianchurch? They lost their first love (Verse 4). What was this love?The Apostle Paul calls a meeting of all The Elders of The EphesianChurch and states they are to be the overseers (episcopae) ofthe flock (Acts 20:17). The Elder’s responsibility is to feed themthe truth of God and Christ (Acts 20:28).Paul said after He leaves, other men will arise speaking perversefalse things about God and His Son (Acts 20:29). Not only willfalse teachers come into the church, but within the group of bishops,there will be false preachers. As prophesied, The EphesianChurch lost their first love. They needed The Book of Revelation.John said the early Ephesian Church “tried” those Apostles to seeif they were Jews or the original Jewish Apostles, but they werenot (Revelation 20:2). Paul said the same in II Corinthians 11:13.These were false apostles who were making a business out of the

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