Part 1 - God's Puzzle Solved

God’s Kingdom477They have a right to eat from The Tree of Life and to livein New Jerusalem. The Church in Smyrna is a church thathas gone through persecution and has been tried. Theonly promise given is that they will have life and they willbe royalty. The seed of Satan is there (Revelation 2:12-13).They are told that they are making a religion out of Christianityinstead of living it (a way of life).Revelation 2:14 But I have a few things against you,because you have there them that hold the doctrine ofBalaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumbling blockbefore the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed toidols and to commit fornication.All of this was over money! Remember the wild ass thatspoke? This is a group of people trying to make a businessout of God’s church (John 2:16).Revelation 2:17-18 17 He that has an ear, let him hearwhat the Spirit said to the churches; To him thatovercomes will I give to eat of the hidden manna andwill give him a white stone and in the stone a new namewritten, which no man knows saving he that receivesit. 18 And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write;These things said the Son of God, who has his eyes liketo a flame of fire and his feet are like fine brass.Hidden MannaThe hidden manna refers to the fact that Christ said youmust eat His body. The white stone relates to you beinga building block in New Jerusalem. The Book of Revelationis symbolic. In reality, New Jerusalem does not have