<TITLE>05. Par 44-51</TITLE>L-44 Now, we'll just read a few verses here to be--get started, and then we'll go right into the teaching of the Church. And then try to bring it to a place, if God willing, in this much time that I have, to get it over to where we can get in to where we can pick up The Mark Of The Beast, for tomorrow night.
Now, this is to the church. Now, I'm going to try to get, at least, the church of Ephesus, the first church, and the last church that we're living in now, the church of the Laodicean, now.
 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent his angel and signified... sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Now, the Scripture gives us a start here. It is the Revelation... Or the word "revelation" means "something that's revealed." The Revelation of Jesus Christ, given to John, and an Angel was sent to bear record, or to signify of it.
 And he bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of... the things which he saw.
 Blessed is he that readeth...
How many would like to have a blessing? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] Then read It. See, "he that readeth."
 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
In other words, not the time at hand then, but the time is at hand when they see this Word being completed, like a complete Revelation.

L-49 When God started off, like an artist drawing a picture of something, He begins to fill in His parts. You can begin to see it shape up. And as you begin at the first of the Book of Revelation, you see Jesus Christ begin to come into the picture. And at the last of it, you see Him complete, seated with His Church, glorified. All the days of sin and trouble and temptations are over, and Christ is seated with His Church in the great heavens above.

L-50 All right, 4th verse. Listen. "John to the churches..." Now, this is John speaking. First, was God introducing the Revelation of Jesus Christ. Second:
 John to the churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before God.

L-51 Oh, if we just had a blackboard here now to get the drawing a little... See? "The seven Spirits which are before God..."
Now, to save a little time, and believing that... I, knowing that I wouldn't misquote anything, for nothing in the world... And if you get a little doubt about it, jot it down and then ask me, and I'll give you the Scripture for it. And now, as we have to hurry to get into this, to press for time.


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