Seven churches
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THE SEVEN CHURCHES<br />
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Jam 1:12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he<br />
shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love<br />
him.<br />
There are some who believe that it may not be referring to the Victor’s Crown<br />
because of its gramatic structure. The same phrase occurs in Rev 2:10. It is the<br />
genitive of apposition, life itself being the crown as in 1Pe 5:4. This crown is "an<br />
honorable ornament" (Ropes), with possibly no reference to the victor's crown<br />
(garland of leaves) as in 1Cor 9:25 and 2Ti 4:8.<br />
It appears to me that it probably signifies fulfilled abundant life – life as it should<br />
be – glory to glory, a life not dying.<br />
Shall not be hurt of the second death.<br />
Those who win the victory shall live forever. To die the second death is to be sent<br />
from the judgment throne into hell. See Rev 20:14.<br />
Kether<br />
appears also in the Jewish Mystic writings called Kabala.<br />
“The Kether is the first and topmost of the Sephiroth of the cabalistic Tree of Life.<br />
The term is a Hebrew word meaning "Crown." It represents the archetype of the<br />
number 1, the undifferentiated Godhead. It corresponds to the divine name
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