my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich,
and increased with goods, and have need
of nothing; and knowest not that thou art
wretched, and miserable, and poor, and
blind, and naked: I counsel thee to buy of
me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest
be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest
be clothed, and that the shame of thy
nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine
eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten:
be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold,
I stand at the door, and knock: if any man
hear my voice, and open the door, I will
come in to him, and will sup with him, and
he with me (Revelation 3:15–20).
Will you pay the price?
Today, the chosen few are the members of the
Bride of Christ. They are paying the price and
living the Jesus life in this present world. Their
spiritual garments are spotless, and they will be
raptured when Jesus returns. When compared
to the world church, the Jesus Church has little
strength, meaning they are fewer in number
and less in wealth and popularity. Jesus said
to the church at Philadelphia, which signifies
today’s glorious Church, I know thy works:
behold, I have set before thee an open door,
and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little
strength, and hast kept my word, and hast
not denied my name. Behold, I will make
them of the synagogue of Satan, which
say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie;
behold, I will make them to come and worship
before thy feet, and to know that I have
loved thee. Because thou hast kept the word
of my patience, I also will keep thee from the
hour of temptation, which shall come upon
all the world, to try them that dwell upon the
earth. Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast
which thou hast, that no man take thy crown
(Revelation 3:8–11).
With little strength, the Jesus Church has
been ordained with the great task of taking
this Gospel to the world. God has now provided
an open door of technology that no man
or government can shut, and we are using that
technology to reach people all over the world.
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miraculous victory over the enemies of Israel.
And they stood every man in his place round
about the camp; and all the host ran, and
cried, and fled (Judges 7:21).
The Narrow Way Is Hard
Gideon’s 300 had denied self, and that is
what followers of Christ must do today. Jesus
said, If any man will come after me, let him
deny himself, and take up his cross, and
follow me. For whosoever will save his life
shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life
for my sake shall find it (Matthew 16:24,25).
The narrow way that leads to Rapture ground
is not an easy path. Paul said, We must
through much tribulation enter into the
kingdom of God (Acts 14:22). Jesus said, All
these are the beginning of sorrows. And then
shall many be offended, and shall betray
one another, and shall hate one another. And
many false prophets shall rise, and shall
deceive many. And because iniquity shall
abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But
he that shall endure unto the end, the same
shall be saved (Matthew 24:8,10–13). Does
that sound like an easy path to Glory? To be
able to make it, you must deny self, be a doer
of truth and be led by the Spirit.
Beware of the World Church
The world church today is made up of multitudes
of people from all over the world. It
is strong in number, popularity and worldly
wealth; but its people have embraced the
world’s ways and sins. They have chosen to
walk an easy, self-fulfilling path. They have
heard the Word, but they only act on part of it
or maybe none of it. They care more for self
and the things of this life than they do for truth,
the Spirit of God and His Kingdom. They
declare they are following the Lord, and they
group themselves in with the obedient; but they
refuse to obey the direction and leadership of
truth and the Spirit of truth.
Jesus gave this warning to the church of
Laodicea, which signifies the world church: I
know thy works, that thou art neither cold
nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So
then because thou art lukewarm, and neither
cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of
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