Book of Revelation
1
KJV: And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
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The church of Sardis represents the angel that is my brother Art.
Similarities between Sardis and Art:
Art is kind and giving which gives him his reputation for being alive.
Art’s angel of the church name is Sardis.
2
KJV: Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.
Because Art is 2nd to the oldest of the seven angels of the seven churches and is nearing old age, he needs to be watchful for revelations, strengthen your body and soul or it will end up in the second death. His acts of mercy are not perfect.
Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins. (NIV)
3
KJV: Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
Remember
what you were taught from the Bible when you were young, hang on to it and
repent.
“I will come on thee as a thief” means Debbie had to borrow money for the return flight to get back to the States after David didn’t show to testify.
At that time, I didn’t realize that David’s “seven-year plan” ends June 24, 2009 or 6-24-09. A full seven years after he moved in his Dyer house directly across the street from Debra.
Ezekiel 37:25
They will live in the land I gave to
my servant Jacob,
the land where your fathers lived. They and their children and their children's
children will live there forever, and
David my servant
will be their prince forever. (NIV)
Genesis 29:18
Jacob was in love with Rachel and said, "I'll work for you seven
years in return for your younger daughter Rachel." (NIV)
I believe God is giving Art a chance to redeem himself at his eleventh hour. No one, no matter how hard they work, can work someone else’s way into Heaven. God has asked Art to be watchful.
Luke 12:35
[ Watchfulness ] "Be dressed ready for service and keep
your lamps burning,
Luke 12:34-36 (in Context)
Luke 12 (Whole Chapter)
4
KJV: Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
few
(fy
)
adj. few·er, few·est
1. Amounting to or consisting of a small number: one of my few bad habits.
2. Being more than one but indefinitely small in number: bowled a few strings.
n. (used with a pl. verb)
1. An indefinitely small number of persons or things: A few of the books have torn jackets.
2. An exclusive or limited number: the discerning few; the fortunate few.
pron. (used with a pl. verb)
A small number of persons or things: "For many are called, but few are chosen" Matthew 22:14.
Art is the patriarch of the family. The names in your letter are not your own children; they are your brothers and sisters who are the angels of the churches -
Revelation 2:17
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who
overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna.
I will also give
him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who
receives it.
Revelation 2:16-18 (in Context)
Revelation 2 (Whole Chapter)
Revelation 3:5
He who overcomes will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out his
name from the book of life, but will acknowledge his name before
my Father and his angels.
Revelation 3:4-6 (in Context)
Revelation 3 (Whole Chapter)
Revelation 3:12
Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the
temple of my God. Never again will he leave it. I will write on him the name
of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is
coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new
name.
Revelation 3:11-13 (in Context)
Revelation 3 (Whole Chapter)
de·file 1
(d
-f
l
)
tr.v. de·filed, de·fil·ing, de·files
1. To make filthy or dirty; pollute: defile a river with sewage.
2. To debase the pureness or excellence of; corrupt: a country landscape that was defiled by urban sprawl.
3. To profane or sully (a reputation, for example).
4. To make unclean or unfit for ceremonial use; desecrate: defile a temple.
5. To violate the chastity of.
5
KJV: He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
White is a
symbol of cleanliness through the proper repentance, turning from sin and
believing in the gospel and overcoming worldly desires – these shall be clothed
in white. Not actually the wearing of white clothing but rather clothing
oneself with the Lord Jesus Christ which would include putting on the Armor of
God, following His Laws and Decrees.
The Book of Life (Hebrew: ספר החיים, transliterated Sefer HaChaim) is the allegorical book in which God records the names and lives of the righteous.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Life
Luke 10:20
KJV: Notwithstanding in this rejoice
not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your
names are written in heaven.
Hebrews 12:23
[23] To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
Our Father Who Art in Heaven…
Say, Art have you seen how many times your name appears in the King James Version? The answer is 650.
1. [9] And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
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KJV: He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Whoever has ears, hear what the (Holy) Spirit says to the churches. I hope my brother Art doesn’t end up with the goats. I sure think he is a great guy and with no church attendance set a fine example for his children – this can be seen by the quality of his children, Jason and Laura.
31"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'
37"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
40"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'
41"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'
44"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'
45"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'
46"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."
Philadelphia
7
KJV: And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
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The church of Philadelphia represents the angel that is my brother Jeff.
Similarities between Philadelphia and Jeffrey:
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Jesus has
the key to David. Jesus opens the Book of Revelation and closes it.
(Greek mysterion, from myein, "to shut", "to close".)
KJV: Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
The following reports about David appear much, much later in the NIV Study Bible; King David died in the book of 1 Kings (p.474), but a new David appears in this later, prophetic book of Ezekiel (p.1294) and Hosea (p.1347):
Ezekiel 34:23
I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend
them; he will tend them and be their shepherd. (NIV)
Ezekiel 34:24
I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David will be prince among
them. I the LORD have spoken. (NIV)
Ezekiel 37:24
" 'My servant David will be king over them, and they will all have one
shepherd. They will follow my laws and be careful to keep my decrees. (NIV)
Ezekiel 37:25
They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land
where your fathers lived. They and their children and their children's children
will live there forever, and David my servant will be their prince
forever. (NIV)
Hosea 3:5
Afterward the Israelites will return and seek the LORD their God and David
their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to his blessings in
the last days. (NIV)
I believe David will tell all believers how to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
8
KJV: I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
He’s tired because he works hard to support his family and helps neighbors and
gives his time to the church.
9
KJV: Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
I thought that our close ancestors were probably Jewish, but I didn’t realize it was a lie. Jeff mentioned to me that when our brother Alvin was alive that he said that our dad was Jewish, but he was not because he was German and a Methodist. His name is Arthur Kellerman, Sr.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/prostrate
Hebrews
12:6
because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts
as a son." (NIV)
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Jeffrey is active in his church. A few years ago Jeff sold his newer red pick up truck and bought a new Harley Davidson motorcycle leaving his family without a second vehicle. He eventually bought a used car. Jeff took his older daughter, Grace, out on rides around town. According to Jeff’s wife, Gail, Jeffrey was starting to visit the pubs in town but was reportedly not drinking. A reformed alcoholic knows it is best not to go into bars. In September 2007, Jeff had a motorcycle accident and was hospitalized with injuries that included a broken foot. When I went to visit him in his small room, the nurse had me move from my seat on my brother’s right side to the foot of the bed. I kept looking at his feet; I always looked up to my brother Jeffrey.
10
KJV: Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
11
KJV: Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
12
KJV: Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
When you are victorious, you will be a strong pillar in God’s temple.
New name is your angel of your church name.
13
KJV: He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Everyone who has an ear should hear what God says to the churches. We should heed all the letters.
Laodicea
14
KJV: And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
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The church of Laodicea represents the seventh angel that is my brother Chuck. Similarities between Laodicea and Chuck:
15
KJV: I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
Chuck has
read the Bible and other types of books about religion but is indifferent to
Jesus Christ being the Son of God.
16
KJV: So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
Verb1.spue - expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth;
"The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
ptyalise, ptyalize, spew, spit
cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
2.spue - eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
barf, be sick, puke, regorge, retch, sick, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up, disgorge, cat, spew, regurgitate, chuck, honk, purge, cast
egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/spue
17
KJV: Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
In an e-mail I have from Chuck from 2006, he said he was content with everything in his life and didn’t want or need anything.
18
KJV: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
Buy a good
deed, repent and put on white clothing to hide your nakedness; buy ointment for
your eyes so that you may see.
When Chuck republishes my updated work it will be after I have taken out what I guessed at (what is false) and what was accomplished after I had gone through a fire of testing, which would now make the work “gold tried in the fire” especially after Rev. 19:20 where I was captured.
I noticed that Charles sent out a Christian Christmas card to the family in December 2008. Actions speak louder than words.
These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
19
KJV: As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Because he loves you, he disciplines you.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/rebuke
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/chasten
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/zealous
re·pent 1
(r-p
nt)
v. re·pent·ed, re·pent·ing, re·pents
v.intr.
1. To feel remorse, contrition, or self-reproach for what one has done or failed to do; be contrite.
2. To feel such regret for past conduct as to change one's mind regarding it: repented of intemperate behavior.
3. To make a change for the better as a result of remorse or contrition for one's sins.
v.tr.
1. To feel regret or self-reproach for: repent one's sins.
2. To cause to feel remorse or regret.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/repent
20
KJV: Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
KJV: And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
Rev. 19:17
And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
Rev. 19:18
That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
21
KJV: To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
22
KJV: He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Listen to what the (Holy) Spirit says to the churches.
