<h1>The Book of Revelation, Part 42 -&nbsp;Rick Joyner</h1>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; As we study the seven churches Jesus addressed in Revelation, we need to see how they apply to their time, our time, our churches, and to us personally. As we see our connections with the church in history, we will see how closely the history of our own local church can mirror the churches in Revelation, for good or bad. As we will see in the Lord’s message to the first church He addresses in Ephesus, it is when we lose our first love for Him that we get diverted from following Him. The same is true in our congregations and in our own lives.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Getting the message of what went wrong in the other churches is important, but they may not be relevant to us if we keep our first love for the Lord and stay on track following Him.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A major factor that helps us get back if we have deviated from loving and following Him is seeing the city He is building to dwell among us. There has never been a project in the world that is as important or as great as this one. Seeing it will give us the resolve to, like the patriarchs, leave even the greatest things men are building to be a part of what He is building.&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://publications.morningstarministries.org/word-for-the-week/book-revelation-part-42?lang=en&amp;_kx=GhgqhNfviHFNBdC9RexkbdzTRT3H3zwgnzdTrn5yWhmfxDsa0cfTPMvMH10Ffb1r.U4gNJ5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">READ MORE</a></p>
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