This episode focuses on Christ's message to the church in Pergamum. He commends them for remaining faithful to Him despite the persecution they faced, which included the martyrdom of one of their members, Antipas. 

But He also rebukes them for some of the members within the church who hold to false teaching. It's the teaching called Nicolaitans, which is associated with error and immorality, similar to what Balam did in seducing the Israelites to idolatry and sexual immorality 

The challenge for us today is,  will we hold on to the truth of the gospel? Will we preach and live out that truth faithfully? Or will we start to compromise like the church in Pergamum was doing despite their good reputation of enduring persecution 

Here, we will learn that the greatest danger facing the church is not from outside (persecution) but from inside,  that is, it's internal doctorinal and moral decay. And Jesus' promise to those who hold on to the truth to the end is eternal life in the kingdom of God.

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In this episode, we see Jesus addressing the church in Smyrna, a church that was going through tribulation because of their faith in Jesus and more tribulation was coming their way. Among the seven churches addressed in this book, this is also one of the two churches that do not receive any rebuke from Jesus. 

From this message to the church in Smyrna, we get to learn three main things; that Jesus is the Divine Victor, Jesus Knows the present and the future of His church, and He promises to reward those who will remain faithful to the end. In fact, that is the main call of this message. "Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life." May the Lord help us.

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In this episode, we see Jesus commending the church at Ephesus for being good at hating evil and error and for enduring suffering for Christ's name. This commendation is a reminder to us that every good deed done in honour of Christ does not go unnoticed. He sees it and He commends it. The church in Ephesus is also a good example to us today. We should be a church, we should be individual Christians who love the truth of the gospel and are willing to defend it despite the suffering and the persecution that comes with it.

On the other hand. Christ rebukes this church for forsaking their first love. It's a reminder and caution to us today, not to just be believers who are concerned about the truth, about doctrinal purity, but also to be believers who are growing in our love for Jesus and for one another. 

The message ends by Jesus' promise that if we conquer, we will have the right to eat from the tree of life. This is a promise of everlasting life with God, for all those who will persevere to the end.

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 In this Episode, we see the Author John, exiled on Patmos, receive a powerful vision of the glorified Christ standing amidst the lampstands. This vision reveals Christ's divine authority and commission to John to record what he sees and send it to the seven churches.

The seven churches were Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.  

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In this Episode, we ask ourselves four questions. Who is the book of Revelation from? Who is it for? What is the book all about? And why should we read it? 

We will see that the book is a revelation from God. It is, therefore, the Word of God, not merely John’s thoughts or ideas, and therefore, we should pay attention to what it teaches, as we should to the rest of the Scriptures. We will also see that the book is for all Christians, which means that all Christians can understand what is written therein. Therefore, we ought to read and keep what is written in it. The book is about “the word of God” and “the testimony of Jesus,” which is John’s way of talking about the Gospel. So Revelation does not teach us a new gospel. It doesn’t add to or subtract from the gospel. It only tells us the same gospel, only with a different language, a language of pictures and symbols. Finally, we will see that the book is meant to keep us faithful, holding on to Christ until He returns despite the opposition and the suffering we will experience in this world. That is why we should read it today because it is as relevant to us as it was to the seven churches in Asia in the first century.   

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In this episode we will we will be hearing about the introduction to the book of Revelation

What comes to your mind when you hear about the book of Revelation? Is it an unhealthy obsession with the so-called “end-time events”? Or maybe it is the fear that the book has weird images which are not relevant for us today? Maybe for you the book is scary. Or could it be the discouragement not to read it because of the many controversies and differing views about the book? Through these devotional series, we will discover that the book of Revelation is one of the most encouraging and hope-inspiring book for us believers. Just like the rest of the Scriptures, Revelation is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that we may all be equipped for every good work as 2 Timothy 3:16 – 17 would remind us. 

The book of Revelation was written by the Apostle John, the same Apostle who wrote the Gospel of John, while he was a prisoner on the island of Patmos. This book is a mix of three types of writing: it's revelation, a prophecy, and a letter. To understand it, people have come up with four main ideas: Preterist, Futurist, Historicist, and Idealistic. These ideas explain the events in Revelation in different ways, either as past, future, or ongoing events in history.

We will focus on the Idealistic view, which sees Revelation as full of symbols. This view believes the book describes the ongoing struggle between good and evil throughout the church's history, leading up to Jesus's return and the final judgment. We'll look at the book in seven parts, where each part tells the same story of this struggle, but with different symbols and details, giving us a clearer picture of the end times as we go along.

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