Where are we going… where have we been?

Where are we Where are we going…going…

where have where have we been?we been?

Application :•Historical

•Devotional (Inspirational)•Doctrinal (Prophetical)

Where are we Where are we going…going…

where have where have we been?we been?

GodGod has a planhas a plan::•For the For the universe.universe.

•For the For the earth.earth.•For For youyou..

The God of the Bible is The God of the Bible is the God of History.the God of History.

SatanSatan has a planhas a plan::•To To counter.counter.

•ToTo counterfeit. counterfeit.•To To confoundconfound..

EphEpheesussus

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

EphEpheesussus

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

PPeergargamosmos

325-325-500 500 A.D.A.D.

Satan gets a Satan gets a synagoguesynagogue..

Satan gets a Satan gets a synagoguesynagogue..

Satan gets a Satan gets a seatseat..

Ex Cathedra=“out of the chair”PPeergarga

mosmos325-500 325-500

A.D.A.D.•ConstantConstant

ineine

Satan gets a Satan gets a synagoguesynagogue..

Satan gets a seat.Satan gets a seat.Satan gets a Satan gets a ““saysay

soso”.”.

•The The DoctrineDoctrine of of BalaamBalaam

Eating things sacrificed Eating things sacrificed unto idols.unto idols.

Committing fornication.Committing fornication.

Nicolaitanes(to conquer the

laity- “the common

man” )

The The DoctrineDoctrine of of an an InfallibleInfallible BibleBible

Constantine orders Constantine orders 50 50 BiblesBibles from Eusebius to from Eusebius to be placed in be placed in each of the each of the capitolscapitols of the Roman of the Roman

Empire.Empire.

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

WWhere are we here are we going …going …

where have we where have we been?been?

- “- “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

WWhere are we here are we going …going …

where have we where have we been?been?

- “- “EclipsedEclipsed and and

EntangledEntangled””

- - ““ChristianizChristianiz

eded and and PaganizedPaganized””

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

- “- “DevilDevil and and DoctrineDoctrine””

PPeergargamosmos

•Commission•Character•Commendation

•Condemnation

•Correction•Call•Challenge

ThyatiThyatirara

““Odor Odor andandOrdOrdeerr””

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

have we have we been?been?

ThyatiThyatirara

•Commission ThyatiThyatirara

EphEpheesussus

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

PPeergargamosmos

325-325-500 500 A.D.A.D.ThyatiThyatirara

500-500-1000 1000 A.D.A.D.

•CommissionThyatiraThyatira-- ““Odor of Odor of AfflictionAffliction””

•The name The name “Thyatira”“Thyatira”

•CommissionEphesusEphesus--““Fully Fully

PurposedPurposed””

““AppAppeellationllation””

•CommissionSmyrSmyr nana-- ““MyrMyr rr hh””

((Bitterness/DeathBitterness/Death))

•The name The name “Smyrna”“Smyrna”

•CommissionPPeergamosrgamos--

““MuchMuch MarriagMarriagee””

((Polygamy/BigomPolygamy/Bigomyy))

•The name The name “Pergamos”“Pergamos”

Pagan RomePagan Rome

•CommissionThyatiraThyatira-- ““Odor of Odor of AfflictionAffliction””

•The name The name “Thyatira”“Thyatira”

““By the beginning of the 4By the beginning of the 4thth century, in 303 A.D. century, in 303 A.D.

INVENTION WAS INVENTION WAS EXHAUSTED EXHAUSTED to to devise tortures against devise tortures against such as had no crime.” such as had no crime.”

Fox’s Book of Martyrs:Fox’s Book of Martyrs:

•CommissionThyatiraThyatira-- ““Odor of Odor of AfflictionAffliction””

•The name The name “Thyatira”“Thyatira”

((Continual/Continual/SacrificeSacrifice))

Psalms 119:130Psalms 119:130 – – “The entrance of “The entrance of thy words giveth thy words giveth

light; it giveth light; it giveth understanding understanding

unto the simple.”unto the simple.”

•Commission•Character

ThyatiThyatirara

•Commission

•Character

SmyrSmyr

nana

•““The First and the The First and the Last”Last”•““waswas dead, and dead, and isis alive”alive”

•Commission•Character

PPeergargamosmos

•““HE which hath the HE which hath the sharp sword with 2 sharp sword with 2

edges”edges”

•Commission•Character

ThyatiThyatirara

• This “holy mother” is prayed to

as the “queen of heaven”,

the “Mediatrix”

, the “mother of God”, the

“MadonnaMadonna”.

His His PersonPerson

“ “ The The Son Son

of Godof God ” ”

•Commission•Character

ThyatiThyatirara

•““Eyes as flames of Eyes as flames of Fire”Fire”•““Feet like Fine Feet like Fine

BrassBrass””

•““The Son of God”The Son of God”

The DYNAMISM of SEEING

John 1:29John 1:29 – “The next – “The next day John seeth Jesus day John seeth Jesus

coming unto him, coming unto him, and saith, Behold the and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin taketh away the sin

of the world.”of the world.”

Song of Solomon 5:12-13 Song of Solomon 5:12-13 ““His eyes are as the eyes His eyes are as the eyes of doves of doves by the rivers of by the rivers of

waters, waters, washed with milk, washed with milk, and fitly setand fitly set. His cheeks . His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as are as a bed of spices, as

sweet flowers: his lips sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet like lilies, dropping sweet

smelling myrrh.”smelling myrrh.”

The DYNAMISM of SEEING

His His EyesEyes

• Revelation 19:11-12 “And I saw

heaven opened, and

behold a white horse; and he that

sat upon him was called

Faithful and True,… JudgmentJudgment

• Revelation 19:11-12 …and in

righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire,

and on his head were many

crowns; and he had a name

written, that no man knew, but

he himself.”

JudgmentJudgment andand

DestructionDestruction

His His FeetFeet

““likelike unto fine unto fine brassbrass””•BrassBrass == JudgmentJudgment

• Revelation 19:15 “And out of his mouth goeth a

sharp sword, that with it he should

smite the nations: and he shall rule

them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the

winepress of the fierceness and

wrath of Almighty God.”

JudgmentJudgment and and DestructionDestruction

His His FeetFeet

““likelike unto fine unto fine brassbrass””““asas if they burned in a if they burned in a

furnacefurnace””

•Revelation 14:20Revelation 14:20 – – “And the winepress “And the winepress was trodden without was trodden without the city, and blood the city, and blood

came out of the came out of the winepress, even unto winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the horse bridles, by

the space of a the space of a thousand and six thousand and six

hundred furlongs.”hundred furlongs.”

The Modern Jesus

•Revelation 19:13 “And

He was clothed with a

vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.”

•Revelation 19:16 – “And

he hath on his vesture and

on his thigh a name written,

KING OF KINGS, AND

LORD OF LORDS.”

• 2 Thessalonians 1:7-102 Thessalonians 1:7-10 – “And to you – “And to you who are troubled rest with us, when who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from

heaven with his mighty angels, heaven with his mighty angels, In In flaming fire taking vengeance on flaming fire taking vengeance on

them that know not God, and them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus ChristLord Jesus Christ: : Who shall be Who shall be

punished with everlasting destruction punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the presence of the Lord, and

from the glory of his powerfrom the glory of his power; When he ; When he shall come to be glorified in his shall come to be glorified in his

saints, and to be saints, and to be admired in all them admired in all them that believe that believe (because our testimony (because our testimony

among you was believed) in that among you was believed) in that dayday.”.”

•JESUSJESUS gets what He

deserves!!•SATANSATAN gets gets

what he what he deserves!deserves!

•THE LOSTTHE LOST get get what they what they deserve!deserve!

The Danger TheThe

CALAMITYCALAMITY

forfor

manymany

onon

THATTHATDAY!DAY!

Hebrews 2:3Hebrews 2:3 How shall How shall

we escape, we escape, if we if we

neglect so neglect so great great

salvationsalvation; ; which at the which at the first began first began

to be spoken to be spoken by the Lord, by the Lord,

and was and was confirmed confirmed unto us by unto us by them that them that

heard Him”heard Him”

7 bowls and their plagues

Matthew 24:30 – “And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall shall all the tribes of the earth mournall the tribes of the earth mourn, and

they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.”

Revelation 9:6Revelation 9:6 – “And in those – “And in those days shall men seek death, days shall men seek death,

and shall not find it; and shall and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and desire to die, and death shall death shall

flee from themflee from them.”.”

Zephaniah 1:14Zephaniah 1:14 – – “The great day “The great day of the LORD is of the LORD is near, it is near, near, it is near,

and hasteth and hasteth greatly, even greatly, even

the voice of the the voice of the day of the day of the LORD: LORD: the the

mighty man mighty man shall cry there shall cry there

bitterlybitterly.”.”

Luke 23:30Luke 23:30 – “Then shall they begin – “Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, to say to the mountains, Fall on Fall on usus; and to the hills, Cover us.”; and to the hills, Cover us.”

Amos 5:16- “ Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall

be in all streets; and they shall say in allall

the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall

call the husbandman to mourning, and such

as are skilful of lamentation to lamentation to

wailingwailing.”

• Jude 1:14-15Jude 1:14-15 – “And Enoch also, – “And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, the seventh from Adam,

prophesied of these, saying, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with Behold, the Lord cometh with

ten thousands of his saints, ten thousands of his saints, To To execute judgmentexecute judgment upon upon allall, , and to convince all that are and to convince all that are

ungodlyungodly among them of all their among them of all their ungodlyungodly deeds which they have deeds which they have ungodlyungodly committed, committed, and of all and of all their hard speeches which their hard speeches which

ungodly sinners have spoken ungodly sinners have spoken against Himagainst Him.”.”

Isaiah 13:6-9Isaiah 13:6-9 – “ – “Howl ye; for the ; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall day of the LORD is at hand; it shall

come as a destruction from the come as a destruction from the Almighty. Almighty. Therefore shall all hands Therefore shall all hands

be faintbe faint, , and every man's heart shall melt: And they shall : And they shall

be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: pain as a woman that travaileth:

they shall be amazed one at they shall be amazed one at another; another; their faces shall be

as flames. Behold, the day of the . Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath

and fierce anger, to lay the land and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and desolate: and He shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. “ out of it. “

Zechariah 14:12Zechariah 14:12 ““And this shall be the And this shall be the plague wherewith the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the LORD will smite all the

people that have fought people that have fought against Jerusalem; against Jerusalem; Their Their

flesh shall consume flesh shall consume awayaway while they stand while they stand

upon their feet, upon their feet, and their and their eyes shall consume eyes shall consume

awayaway in their holes, and in their holes, and their tongue shall their tongue shall

consume away in their consume away in their mouthmouth.”.”

Jeremiah 25:30Jeremiah 25:30 – “Therefore – “Therefore prophesy thou against them prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto all these words, and say unto

them, them, The LORD shall roar The LORD shall roar from on highfrom on high, and utter his , and utter his

voice from his holy habitation; voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his he shall mightily roar upon his

habitation; he shall give a habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the shout, as they that tread the

grapes, against all the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.”inhabitants of the earth.”

•Acts 17:30-Acts 17:30- “And “And the times of this the times of this ignorance God ignorance God winked at; winked at; but but

now commandeth now commandeth all men every all men every

where to repentwhere to repent””

•Commission•Character

ThyatiThyatirara

•““Eyes as flames of Eyes as flames of Fire”Fire”•““Feet like Fine Feet like Fine

BrassBrass””

•““The Son of God”The Son of God”