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The One Who Knows It All

Let us muse today on the Church at Smyrna in Revelation 2:9. The first thing to catch my eye is the phrase ‘I know’. The one who claimed to be the first and last, and the one who was dead and is now alive says ‘I know’. I am glad we…
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The Basics Of A Letter

Let us muse today from Revelation 2:8 and the very Basics Of A Letter. There are two basic truths we look for in my letters. We find them in our today’s world on the front of the envelope. One, is who is the letter addressed to. We find it…
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The Founding Of The Church At Smyrna

Let us begin today to muse from Revelation 2 on the church at Smyrna. What a blessing it would be to receive an encouraging letter from the Lord with no words of criticism about our manner of life. The word Smyrna means to be strengthened and…
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For We Hath

Let us muse today from Revelation 2:6-7 and some final thoughts about the church in Ephesus. In these verses our Lord mentions some things this church hath. He says in verse 5 'they have a hatred for evil.' The Nicolaitians were a religious…
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First Love Departure

Let us muse from Revelation 2, verses 4 and 5 today where we find another of our Lord's admonitions to the Church at Ephesus. It is here He rebukes them for leaving their first love. I have found two interpretations of this verse. One, is their…
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Christ’s Knowledge Of This Church

Let us muse from Revelation 2, verses 2 and 3 and see Christ's Knowledge Of This Church. He begins these remarks with the words 'I know'. The phrase means to be fully aware because one is looking. Let this be a warning to the church we attend…
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Characteristics Of A True Church

Let us muse from Revelation 2:1 today. It is here that our Lord addresses His thoughts to the church at Ephesus and we find characteristics of a true church. The thoughts are addressed to the angel of the church. The word angel is our word messenger.…
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The Setting Of The Ephesus’ Church

Let us muse today on the place where Paul planted this great church. Ephesus was a major sea port town which had a population of about a third of a million people. It was known for its Temple of Artemis which was one of the seven wonders of…
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The Founding Of The Ephesus’ Church

Let us begin to muse on the first church addressed in Revelation 2 and that is the church at Ephesus. This church was planted by Paul during a brief visit there. It was nurtured along by Priscilla and Aquila, a husband and wife who loved the…
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The Church Age

Let us begin these days to muse upon Revelation, Chapters 2 & 3. In these chapters we find seven churches described. They were the church at Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. These were seven local…