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LESSON 1 * PART 3 * BOOK 59
REVELATION 1:1-10
Revelation 1:4a
"John to the seven churches…" The seven churches – Jewish churches, remember. Jews have been scattered out of the Jewish Jerusalem Church, which had begun in Christ’s earthly ministry. James 2:2a
"For if there come unto your (now the English translations have the word) assembly…" Synagogues…" Revelation 1:4b
I think I can safely say anytime you see a reference to the seven Spirits of God, or the seven Spirits of Christ, this is the best Biblical explanation. Isaiah 11:1-2
Revelation 1:5a
"And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth.…."
Now, I suppose that’s another term that has been totally, totally misunderstood across a good portion of Christendom "The only begotten Son of God."
Most people have got the idea that refers to Bethlehem when He was born a babe in the manger, the Son of God. God the Son has been just as much pre-eternal as God the Father and God the Spirit. "God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm (Psalms 2) Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. No one had ever died and been resurrected before Christ. See, the widow’s son was called back to life, but he died. Lazarus died, was called back to life. He wasn’t resurrected – he died again.
But when Christ died and rose from the dead, never again to face death or corruption, he then became the only begotten Son of God because no one else had ever died and been raised from the dead.
Now, let’s follow that up then with Romans chapter 1. Romans 1:1-4
"Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, 2. It’s His resurrection power.
Now of course, everybody has been talking, talking, talking about the movie, "The Passion of Christ." It opposed death, it opposed the satanic powers, it opposed all the false religions of this world. The resurrection set everything free.
Never forget that!! Back to Revelation chapter 5, again.
Revelation 1:5a
"And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten (or called to life) from the dead,…" Never to face death again! And Jesus Christ was the first to have experienced that. Now, finishing the verse. Revelation 1:5b
Revelation 19:16
Revelation 1:5c
"…loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood." We, too, have been cleansed from sin, we’ve been forgiven, as Paul says in Roman. Go back to Romans chapter 3. Romans 3:24
Now, I always remind my listeners, when did God lose the human race? By paying the price. And what’s the price of redemption? The blood of Christ. "Whom (Jesus Christ in verse 24) God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood,…" Here we have Jesus about to wash the disciples’ feet. All right now, let’s just go all the way up to verse 2, let’s just take this verse by verse. John 13:2a
"And supper…" John 13:1-6
3. Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and he was come from God, and went to God; (speaking of Jesus of Nazareth now)
6. Then cometh to Simon Peter; and Peter said unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?" What do you suppose Peter did with his feet? Put ‘em back under and he says, "Lord you’re not going to wash my feet!" John 13:7-8a
8. Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet…." Peter was a master at putting his foot in his mouth. You’re not going to wash my feet!! John 13:8b
"…Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me." John 13:9
"Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord not my feet only, but also my hands and my head." In other words what’s he saying? Now, look what Jesus answers in verse 10:
John 13:10
"Jesus saith to him, He that is washed (he that’s been to the bath house) needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all."
That’s the purpose of the bath, and so Peter you’ve been bathed. John 13:11
Now, what was the purpose of the foot washing? We’re cleansed by saturating ourselves with the Word.
God knows we are constantly rubbing elbows, we are constantly having concourse with the unbelieving world. Ephesians 5:26
"That he (God) might sanctify and cleanse it (that is members of the Body of Christ. You and I as believers are not washed with the blood of Christ here, but with what?) the washing of water by word." Well, there’s only one way you can wash it. "By heeding thereto the Word of God." We are defiled by simply living in this sin cursed world. The Word of God. And you wake up in the middle of the night, you should be thinking the Word of God.

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