Where are we going… where have we been?

• Isaiah 42:9Isaiah 42:9 - - “Behold, “Behold, the the

former things are former things are come to passcome to pass, ,

and new things and new things do I declare: do I declare: before they before they

spring forth I tell spring forth I tell you of themyou of them..

• Ecclesiastes 3:14-15Ecclesiastes 3:14-15 - “I - “I know that, whatsoever know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be God doeth, it shall be

for ever: nothing can be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God taken from it: and God

doeth it, that men doeth it, that men should fear before him. should fear before him. That which hath been is That which hath been is now; and that which is now; and that which is

to be hath already to be hath already been; and God requireth been; and God requireth

that which is pastthat which is past.”.”

• Job 8:8-10 Job 8:8-10 - “ - “For For enquire, I pray thee, of enquire, I pray thee, of

the former agethe former age, and , and prepare thyself to the prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: search of their fathers:

(For we are but of (For we are but of yesterday, and know yesterday, and know nothing, because our nothing, because our days upon earth are a days upon earth are a

shadow:) shadow:) Shall not Shall not they teach thee, and they teach thee, and tell theetell thee, and utter , and utter words out of their words out of their

heart?”heart?”

Where are we Where are we going…going…

where have where have we been?we been?

WWhere are we here are we going …going …

where have we where have we been?been?

-““GGrowing Outrowing Out and and Growing UpGrowing Up””

- “- “BearingBearing and and BaringBaring””

-- ““Right RaveRight Rave and and Left LoveLeft Love””

- “ - “Hype Hype and and HypocrisyHypocrisy””

-- ““HistoryHistory and and His StoryHis Story” ” --

““ActsActs and and Actions Actions””

- - ““RevealedRevealed and and RevealingRevealing” ”

-- ““Fully Purposed Fully Purposed andand

Fully PositionedFully Positioned””

- - ““Exposed Exposed and and ExposureExposure””

EphesEphesusus



- “- “BlessingsBlessings and and

CursingsCursings””- “- “BlindBlind and and

SeeingSeeing””-- ““Nothing Nothing

and and EverythingEverything”” - “- “SeedSeed and and SituationSituation””

- - ““Cost Cost and and CauseCause””

- - ““InformationInformation

and and InformedInformed””

SmyrnSmyrnaa



- “- “EclipsedEclipsed and and

EntangledEntangled””

- - ““ChristianizChristianiz

eded and and PaganizedPaganized””

-- ““Sword Sword Smitten Smitten and and Against AllAgainst All””

- “- “DevilDevil and and DoctrineDoctrine””

PPeergargamosmos



- “- “OdorOdor and and OrderOrder””

-““LastLast and and FirstFirst””

-““FornicatedFornicated and and FallenFallen” ”

ThyatiThyatirara

““RRewewind ind andandRReemindmind””

Where Where are we are we going…going… where where

have we have we been?been?

SardisSardis

““Looking LivLooking Live e andandDealing DeadDealing Dead””



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•Commission•Character•Commendation

•Condemnation

•Correction•Call•Challenge

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•CommissionSardisSardis

EphEpheesussus90-90-200 200 A.D.A.D.SmyrSmyrnana200-200-325 325 A.D.A.D.

PPeergargamosmos325-325-

500 500 A.D.A.D.

ThyatiThyatirara500-500-

1000 1000 A.D.A.D.

SardiSardiss1000-1000-

1500 1500 A.D.A.D.

EphEpheessusus Fully Purposed.Fully Purposed.SmyrSmyrnana

““Bitterness/Bitterness/Death”Death”

PPeergargamosmos

““Much Much Marriage”Marriage”

ThyatThyatiraira

““Odor of Odor of Affliction”Affliction”SardiSardi

ss ““Red Ones”Red Ones”

The Roman Catholi

c Church(Rev. 17)

Application :•Historical

•Devotional (Inspirational)•Doctrinal (Prophetical)

•Commission•Character SardisSardis

His His HandHand

•Commission•Character SardisSardis

• Revelation 1:14 - Revelation 1:14 - “His head and his “His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and snow; and His eyes were as a flame His eyes were as a flame

of fireof fire””• Revelation 2:18 – Revelation 2:18 – “And unto the angel “And unto the angel

of the church in Thyatira write; These of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, things saith the Son of God, who who

hath His eyes like unto a flame of hath His eyes like unto a flame of firefire, and his feet are like fine brass”, and his feet are like fine brass”

• Revelation 19:12(a) – Revelation 19:12(a) – ““His eyes were His eyes were as a flame of fireas a flame of fire, and on his head , and on his head

were many crowns; …”were many crowns; …”

•Zechariah 4:10Zechariah 4:10 – “For who – “For who hath despised the day of hath despised the day of

small things? for they shall small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel Zerubbabel with those with those

sevenseven; ; they are the eyes they are the eyes of the LORD, which run of the LORD, which run to and fro through the to and fro through the

whole earthwhole earth.”.”

•2 Chronicles 16:92 Chronicles 16:9 – “ – “For the For the eyes of the LORD run to and eyes of the LORD run to and

fro throughout the whole fro throughout the whole earthearth, , to shew Himself to shew Himself strong in the behalf of strong in the behalf of them whose heart is them whose heart is

perfect toward himperfect toward him. Herein . Herein thou hast done foolishly: thou hast done foolishly:

therefore from henceforth therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.”thou shalt have wars.”

•Commission•Character•Condemnation

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1 John 5:121 John 5:12 – “ – “He He that hath the Son that hath the Son hath lifehath life; and he ; and he that hath not the that hath not the Son of God hath Son of God hath

not life.”not life.”


•Correction

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““hast seen”-hast seen”-PASTPAST

““which are”-which are”-PRESENTPRESENT

““shall be”- shall be”- FUTUREFUTURE

3 Divisions:

Pagan RomePagan Rome

•Zechariah 4:10Zechariah 4:10 – “For who – “For who hath despised the day of hath despised the day of

small things? for they shall small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel Zerubbabel with those with those

sevenseven; ; they are the eyes they are the eyes of the LORD, which run of the LORD, which run to and fro through the to and fro through the

whole earthwhole earth.”.”

EphEpheesussus90-90-200 200 A.D.A.D.SmyrSmyrnana200-200-325 325 A.D.A.D.

PPeergargamosmos325-325-

500 500 A.D.A.D.

ThyatiThyatirara500-500-

1000 1000 A.D.A.D.

SardiSardiss1000-1000-

1500 1500 A.D.A.D.

Hebrews 4:12-13Hebrews 4:12-13 – “For the – “For the word of Godword of God is quick, and is quick, and

powerful, powerful, and sharper than and sharper than any twoedged swordany twoedged sword, , piercing even to the piercing even to the

dividing asunder of soul dividing asunder of soul and spiritand spirit, and of the joints , and of the joints

and marrow, and marrow, and is a and is a discerner of the thoughts discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heartand intents of the heart. .

Neither is there any Neither is there any creature that is not creature that is not

manifest in manifest in his his sightsight: but all : but all things are naked and things are naked and

opened opened unto the eyes of unto the eyes of himhim with whom we have to with whom we have to

do.”do.”


•Correction•Commendation

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•1st Kings 19:181st Kings 19:18 – “Yet I – “Yet I have left me seven have left me seven

thousand in Israel, thousand in Israel, all all the knees which the knees which have not bowed have not bowed

unto Baalunto Baal, and every , and every mouth which hath not mouth which hath not

kissed him”.kissed him”.

““Looking LivLooking Live e andandDealing DeadDealing Dead””



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