Die sewe kerke

Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: she hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table (Spreuke 9:1-2)

Die sewe kerke

Jesus has built His house upon the seven churches. The seven churches are also the golden candlesticks. And in the midst of the golden candlesticks is where Jesus walks.

Die sewe kerke, who are mentioned in the Book of Revelation are:

The church of Ephesus
The church of Smyrna
The church of Pergamos
The church of Thyatira
The church of Sardis
The church of Philadelphia
The church of Laodiceans

Jesus advises the seven churches

Jesus gives the following advice to the seven churches:

The church of Ephesus: I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; anders kom ek gou na jou toe, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent

The church of Smyrna: Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: kyk, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days:be thou faithful unto death

The church of Pergamos: Thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling block before the children of Israel, om te eet wat aan afgode geoffer is, en om te hoereer. So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. Bekeer jou; anders kom ek gou na jou toe, en sal teen hulle veg met die swaard van my mond

The church of Thyatira: Thou suffered that woman Jezebel, wat haarself 'n profetes noem, om te leer en my dienaars te verlei om te hoereer, en om te eet wat aan afgode geoffer is. En ek het haar ruimte gegee om haar van haar hoerery te bekeer; en sy het haar nie bekeer nie. Sien, Ek sal haar in 'n bed gooi, en die wat met haar egbreuk pleeg in groot verdrukking, behalwe hulle bekeer van hul dade. En Ek sal haar kinders met die dood doodmaak; en al die gemeentes sal weet dat dit Ek is wat niere en harte deursoek: en Ek sal aan elkeen van julle gee volgens jou werke

The church of Sardis: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee

The church of Philadelphia: I know thy works: kyk, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and has kept my word, and hast not denied my name. Sien, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; kyk, 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 patients, 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. Sien, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown

The church of Laodiceans: I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou were cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of 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. Sien, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hears my voice, and opens the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me

What is the reward for born-again Christians?

Keep Jesus His commandments and take His advice, which He gave to the seven churches. Listen to what the Spirit says to the church. If you hold on to the Word, en wandel na die Gees; na die wil van God, then every church and every person, Wie is wedergebore and therefore belongs to the church, shall overcome and shall receive the following reward:

Jesus will give to eat of the Tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God
Jesus will give him the crown and shall not be hurt of the second death
Jesus will give him to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name is written, which no man knows saving he that receives it
Jesus will give him power over the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as Jesus received of His Father. And Jesus will give him the morning star
Jesus will clothe him in white raiment, and He will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but He will confess his name before His Father, en voor sy engele
Jesus will make him a pillar in the temple of His God, and he shall go no more out: and Jesus will write upon him the name of His God, and the name of the city of His God, which is new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from His God: and Jesus will write upon him his new name
Jesus will grant him to sit with Him in His throne, even as He also overcame, and is set down with His Father in His throne