​JOB 13:19

WHO IS HE THAT WILL PLEAD WITH ME? FOR NOW, IF I HOLD MY TONGUE, I SHALL GIVE UP THE GHOST.

THE things we ha ve done and allowed as a nation are the things we said we would never do. How could we put Jesus Christ down and lift the enemy up? With our actions of rebellion and unbelief have we done these things. All the while having a form of godliness denying the power thereof. The Lord has allowed a pestilence to awaken us to righteousness, to drive us to our knees, to repent, and to call on the name of Jesus Christ. However, with knowledge and hidden counsel we have decided to unify in the flesh and cover ourselves with coverings of falsehood instead of by His Holy Spirit. How have you run to cover yourselves with earthly things which cannot prosper adding sin to sin? How have we allowed craft to prosper right before our eyes. We have allowed or enemies to enter in with abominable things as if God is not there beholding the good as well as the evil. The enemy is counseling to implement changes all the while Jesus Christ, His Word, and his judgment will remain the same. Let’s speak on the issue of vaccinations. Let’s start from the beginning. A pestilence was released in the form of spiritual judgment on our nation for sin and disobedience. Instead of returning unto the Lord Jesus and seeking counsel of the Most High you heaped your own teachers and counselors. You went into league with doctors and scientists of the world. Those having not the Spirit of the Most High. Through deceptive practices have you offered up the children of God and the people of the nation a false escape of judgment with a man-made vaccination with no means to protect against the judgment of the Most High. Though the virus they mention is decades old, the world system has offered a worldly remedy under an entirely different name. If it was of the Lord Jesus Christ, why not call it what it is? The Lord Jesus  is the light and there is no darkness in him at all. There is no natural solution for a spiritual situation. You must repent completely and surrender to the will and purpose of Christ while you have a chance. Do not settle for sin and judgment. Jesus Christ is and always has been the answer. He is the way, the truth, and the life. His Holy Spirit will lead and guide you into the path of all truths and righteousness. Why would you volunteer to give yourself and loved ones up into deception because they have promoted with fear and intimidation? God hasn’t given us the spirit of fear. However, purified love casts out all fear. Do not be deceived. God is not the author of confusion. Trust in the Lord with your whole heart. The Lord God is peaceable and a gentleman. He will not bully you in your spirit man to do anything by force. Those who seek after His Spirit will He shield and protect.

Jeremiah 14:11-12

THEN SAID THE LORD UNTO ME, PRAY NOT FOR THIS PEOPLE FOR THEIR GOOD.
WHEN THEY FAST, I WILL NOT HEAR THEIR CRY, WHEN THEY OFFER BURNT OFFERING AND OBLATION, I WILL NOT ACCEPT THEM: BUT I WILL CONSUME THEM BY THE SWORD, AND BY THE FAMINE, AND BY THE PESTILENCE.    

​CHURCH OF THYATIRA  REVELATION STUDY GUIDE CHPT 2:18-29


UNTO THE ANGEL OF THE CHURCH OF THYATIRA WRITE THESE THINGS SAITH THE SON OF GOD, WHO HATH HIS EYES LIKE UNTO A FLAME OF FIRE, AND HIS FEET ARE LIKE FINE BRASS;
I KNOW THY WORKS, AND CHARITY, AND SERVICE, AND FAITH, AND THY PATIENCE, AND THY WORKS; AND THE LAST TO BE MORE THAN THE FIRST.

Thyatira is located in a western province of Asia Minor which is also know as modern day Turkey. Here the Spirit of God is mentioning the Son of God speaking directly which represents purified love (charity) intercession, and righteous judgment. The messenger then mentions the eyes of the Lord Jesus as a flame of fire which focuses on his ability to see all things beholding the good as well as the evil. The fire is the all consuming refining fire that purifies and allows to see through eyes of holiness and are able to discern. His feet are brass meaning they have been through the fire and have overcome every form of tribulation that there is. They symbolize where he has been and the preparation of the Gospel. He is the one who overcame this world and is our Savior our fortress on whom we can depend. He sees past the flesh and sees the reigns of the heart. Works are mentioned twice to mean the spiritual works as well as the natural works. And the last to be more than the first meaning that he has seen the works of zeal while learning and growing in the faith and also the latter works of faithfulness and patience. 

NOTWITHSTANDING I HAVE A FEW THINGS AGAINST THEE, BECAUSE THOU SUFFEREST THAT WOMAN JEZEBEL, WHICH CALLETH HERSELF A PROPHETESS, TO TEACH AND TO SEDUCE MY SERVANTS TO COMMIT FORNICATION, AND EAT THINGS SACRIFICED UNTO IDOLS.

The Spirit of God which sees all and knows all and is a refining fire addresses the sin of the church. This church is passive. They are the priesthood, but refuse to address the sin within. Similar to the reign of King Asa, whose heart was right before the Lord, but didn’t remove the “high places”.  

Jezebel was the wife of King Ahab who was considered by God to be one of the most wicked to ever have reigned over his people. When Moses had given the law the children were commanded not to take unto them foreign wives. The Lord said that their God’s would be a snare unto them. Ahab took to himself Jezebel, a foreign princess. She was not called by God or ordained to his throne. In the context the Apostle John mentioned the church allowed Jezebel who called herself a prophetess to teach and seduce the servants of God. This revelation of John is that the spirit of Jezebel is one that self promotes. She called herself. She began to teach by the spirit of seduction. The Word of God warns that in the last days the end will not come until there first be a falling away.

I Timothy 4:1

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

The operations of the spirit of seduction works to get the saints of the Most High to depart from the faith and lose their inheritance. The adversary doesn’t go through the front or back door, but is subtle so that many depart without intending, but by the way of deception do they give heed to other doctrines. Though Ahab was the king, Jezebel was the one behind the scenes working iniquity. During her reign she had all of the false prophets eating from her table. She is the one who ordered the true prophets to be killed. She seduced servants to commit fornication and to sacrifice unto idols. These things weren’t just natural but spiritual fornication by having the servants build altars to other gods and to eat those foods sacrificed to other gods. This spirit is willing to kill to get its way. Therefore, the Lord is holding this church accountable. They have this spirit that desires to eliminate the head.  They have authority to handle the situation, but didn’t just as Samson had the authority over his foreign wives with numerous warnings by the Lord to repent, the kingdom was torn. 

AND I GAVE HER SPACE TO REPENT OF HER FORNICATION, AND SHE REPENTED NOT. BEHOLD, I WILL CAST HER INTO A BED, AND THEM THAT COMMIT ADULTERY WITH HER INTO GREAT TRIBULATION, EXCEPT THEY REPENT OF THEIR DEEDS.

Again, the Lord warns the children of God in this church to repent and return to righteousness. The Lord operates in the spirit of judgment to say he will cast her into a bed and those who commit adultery with her. There will be turmoil, chaos, and great trouble if they do not repent.

AND I WILL KILL HER CHILDREN WITH DEATH; AND ALL SHALL KNOW THAT I AM HE WHICH SEARCHETH THE REIGNS OF THE HEART: AND I WILL GIVE UNTO EVERY ONE OF YOU ACCORDING TO YOUR WORKS. BUT UNTO YOU I SAY, AND UNTO THE REST OF THYATIRA, AS MANY AS HAVE NOT THIS DOCTRINE, AND WHICH HAVE NOT KNOWN THE DEPTHS OF SATAN, AS THEY SPEAK; I WILL PUT UPON YOU NONE OTHER BURDEN. BUT THAT WHICH YET HAVE ALREADY HOLD FAST TILL I COME. AND HE THAT OVERCOMETH, AND KEEPETH MY WORKS UNTO THE END, TO HIM WILL I GIVE POWER OVER THE NATIONS: AND HE SHAL RULES THEM WITH A ROD OF IRON; AS THE VESSELS OF A POTTER SHALL THEY BE BROKEN TO SHIVERS: EVEN AS I RECEIVED OF MY FATHER. AND I WILL GIVE HIM THE MORNING STAR. HE THAT HATH AN EAR, LET HIM HEAR WHAT THE SPIRIT SAITH UNTO THE CHURCHES. 

To whom much  is given much is required. Those who are faithful over a few things He will make ruler over many things. He will give the overcomer the desires of his heart. The Lord makes it clear that there are many kingdoms but His Kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom. Those who endure and overcome will receive power meaning more than what they have. He already gave the power of the Holy Spirit to overcome. However, this power is with a governing position to rule over nations. These nations that are ruled with an iron rod are non believing nations, nations of other kingdoms and kindred. Therein is the victory over the enemy and victory over sin. Therein is the patience of the saints. 

​It is necessary to make mention of the Prophet Elijah for a moment. The Lord Jesus Christ (The Word) used Elijah to work some miracles and wonders during a time where there was a famine, there was much corruption, and there was spiritual wickedness in high places. Jezebel had commanded that the true prophets of the Most High be put to death. They had erected alters to make sacrifices unto idol gods and they ate food at her table which had been sacrificed unto idols. Though these things appeared to be natural these situations are spiritual. Spiritually many of us are dealing with famine. It seems like there is not much spiritual growth and abundance, but there is just enough to get by. The government is corrupt and the true men and women of God are being persecuted for their beliefs of righteousness. The truth is being eliminated. People would rather believe a lie. They heaped their own teachers and put people in place who will create and change laws that will be beneficial to those operating in covetous practices. The Lord Jesus Christ is still there beholding the good as well as the evil. You may have heard about Elijah several occasions. However, during that time where such wickedness was taking its course. Elijah had much power and authority given by God. Oftentimes, instead of using that authority he ran. Obadiah the Prophet took the time to gather the true prophets and give them food and shelter. We don’t hear so much about Obadiah working miracles the way that Elijah did but he was a man who loved the Lord. He loved life and he cared enough for his brothers and sisters in the spiritual battlefield to cover them and help preserve their life while in survival mode. His role seemed so little compared to Elijah, but he was used to do a lot more because he didn’t run. He focused on what was right in front of him. People who were true believers needed help. Elijah had more Holy Ghost power ,but used it to save his own life. He called down fire and destroyed captains of fifty on several occasions. He also destroyed several people when he thought his life was in danger. However, when you compare how many people he destroyed to the amount of people that he healed, delivered, or set free during that time period requires some consideration. It is needful to mention these to you because during these times where the enemy is approaching with fear and intimidation the true saints of God are reluctant to walk worthy of their calling because they have allowed the enemy to convince them that what the Lord has already given them is not enough. The Holy Spirit is not enough. The gifts and talents are not enough. The job is not enough. They need more when in fact Obadiah did more with less and he had given his whole heart to do the will and purpose of the Lord. Moses had no clue what the Lord was going to do, However, when he got to the sea with enemies heavily approaching; he simply took what he did have and put one foot forward and the faith moved God. It wasn’t about how many people, or how much power, or even the anointing, but about expectation for what the Lord was willing to do because of the obedience to trust him. One will chase a thousand. Fear not neither be discouraged. Despise not small beginnings or allow intimidation to have you think its nothing you’re doing. Be faithful over a few things and the Lord will make you ruler over many. For those who do not have the Spirit you must seek him for the Holy Spirit to keep you and hide you. Those who do have the Spirit must be obedient and yield. Quench not the spirit. Grieve not the Spirit of God. Go forth and walk in your calling. Allow his spirit to do the work. Be not weary in welling doing. You shall reap if your faint not. See 1 Kings 17.