698 - Les Feldick Bible Study - Lesson 1 Part 2 Book 59 - The Seven Jewish Churches in Revelation 2

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 1 * PART 2 * BOOK 59 THE SEVEN JEWISH CHURCHES IN REVELATION - 2 REVELATION 1:1-10 Remember, now, that this is a book of prophecy, tied to the Old Testament prophecies; Daniel and Revelation just fit hand and glove and it’s all Jewish. Christ would return and bring in the Kingdom promised to Israel ever since Abraham and David. The same Old Testament promises - the crucifixion, the ascension, but instead of the wrath and the seven years, we’ve now had 1900 and something years of the Church Age. As the Tribulation begins, Israel will go back under the Law, the Church is under Grace, the promises made to Israel are not given to the Church and so I can see no way for the Church going even into the first half because, after all, nowhere does the Old or New Testament say that only three and one half years are Tribulation. John writes: Revelation 6:8 Alright, verse 2, speaking of John in verse 1: Revelation 1:2 "Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all the things he saw." Now, look what John writes in his gospel, chapter 1, might as well start with verse 1. John 1:1 "In the beginning (whenever it was, who cares, I don’t care if it was a million years or six thousand or whatever, it matters not) was the Word, (the capitalized Word) and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1:2-4 John 1:14 Alright, now, we’re going to cover that word "begotten" a little bit later in chapter 1 of Revelation so come back with me. Now, in verse 3, John by the inspiration of the Spirit writes: Revelation 1:3a "Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy,…" To whom is "all prophecy" directed? There is no distinct prophecy concerning the Body of Christ. Now, let me go back to Genesis 15 and give what I call, the first true prophecy in Scripture. This Book is one hundred percent. Now, look at the first true prophecy. Genesis 15:13 Genesis 15:14 Well the plagues were God’s judgment. Genesis 15:15 "And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. It’s still a distinct prophecy. Prophecy fulfilled to the last jot and tittle. Deuteronomy 30:1 A prophecy. And here’s the prophecy) when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you, and thou shalt call them to mind (at some future time) among all the nations, where the LORD thy God hath driven thee." Jews ended up in every nation under heaven. James Michner, who wrote the book "The Source" which was a fictional book concerning a Jewish family all the way up through history to the present time. Every nation under heaven had Jews. The next verse: Deuteronomy 30:2 Now back to Revelation, verse 3. Revelation 1:3 "Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, (the one that is about to come from the pen of the Jew, John, and it’s a Jewish prophecy) and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is (what?) So far as John was concerned, and I think Peter, James, and Jude, and all those Jewish believers, this seven year period of David’s prophecy was now right out in front of them. They had no idea, as I’ve said a hundred times in the last 6 months, of a Church Age. For the time is at hand. Now, in light of that, the most obvious Jews for John to write to would be these believing Jews who had been scattered out of the Jerusalem church because of Saul of Tarsus’ persecution. Israel, coming out of Egypt under Moses, was called the church in the wilderness in our King James, or in our New Testament. That wasn’t a New Testament Church. God called them to Himself and they were out of Egypt, but the New Testament called it a church in the wilderness. That’s not a church. Well, the same way with the church at Jerusalem. The Jerusalem church was comprised of Jews who had separated themselves from the mainstream of Judaism and were detested by their fellow Jews, and that’s why old Saul, the orthodox, is trying to stamp them out of Israel. It was an ecclesia – a called out assembly. the apostles." Jews only." The Twelve are staying in Jerusalem and the Jews being scattered because of the persecution are still not approaching anybody but Jew only. Alright, once again back to Revelation, and we’re going to run out of time again, So let’s finish verse 3. Revelation 1:3a Revelation 1:3 "Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, (this book of Revelation) and keep those things which are written therein: (that is in this prophecy) for the time is at hand." Christ has already ascended back to glory. The Jews today should be reading this, and realizing what is ahead of the nation, because God will not return Christ to set up the Kingdom until this is all fulfilled. #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible