In today's Prophecy Club we continued our study of Zechariah's 5th vision, found in Zechariah 4:1-14.
In our study, we continued looking at Revelation chapters 2 and 3, which show the details about the seven churches, represented in Revelation and in Zechariah as the seven candlesticks.
Today, we focused on the churches of Smyrna and Pergamum, as follows:
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Smyrna – Revelation
2:8-11 –
§ Good Qualities:
Yahweh knows their works – “knowing” in Hebrew is a Marriage Covenant concept. “The
tree of the knowledge of good and evil”. This group is in the Marriage Covenant
relationship with Yahweh. Yahweh sees (and is with them) in “tribulation”. They
are poor, in earth’s eyes, but really they are rich.
§ Promises/Instructions: Yahweh tells this group to NOT fear the things they will suffer.
Suffering is a given. Some will be cast into prison – a trying of the faith (as
gold is tried in the fire). This group will have tribulation “ten days”… connecting the meaning of TEN gives light on
this for its spiritual meaning. Ten, in Hebrew is connected with Torah… Ten Commandments,
Ten Divisions of the Law, it is the Hebrew letter yod, the hand,
representing works… So the whole picture
of ten is obedient works in keeping Yahweh’s
Law. The promise is to those who are faithful with every breath, they will be
given a Crown of Life.
§ Source of Persecution: Synagogue of Satan (Church of the Accuser) say they are “Jews” (this
has literal and spiritual fulfillment)… The spiritual is those who claim to be
partakers of the Covenant, and yet have the character of the kingdom of hell… They are the persecutors of Yahweh’s End-time
people… This group killed Messiah.
In the Mazzaroth, the two saved candlesticks are represented as fish, which are those who are “born of water,” having been baptized and having professed Messiah. The fish constellation is called Dagim in Hebrew (Pisces). One fish is rising up in the heavens, representing Philadelphia – the saved who are translated without seeing death at the End of the World. The human representative for this group is Elijah (who was translated without seeing death). The second fish is lying down in the heavens representing the church of Smyrna, who are martyred, passing through the grave, but saved. The band which binds both fish by the tails is representing persecution and suffering, which is caused for both candlesticks (fish) by the same entity: Cetus aka the Synagogue of Satan. Appropriately, this entity is a dragon-fish.
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Pergamum – Revelation
2:12-17 –
§ Presentation of Messiah: Yahshua presents Himself to Pergamum as having a sharp Sword
in His Mouth (representing His Word), which connects with the slaying of the “remnant”
in Revelation 19:21.
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Rev 19:21 “And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon
the horse, which sword proceeded out
of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.”
§ Good Qualities:
they dwell where satan’s seat is (Jerusalem?... but the qualities of Pergamum
are found throughout the professed Body of Messiah, not just believers in literal
Jerusalem). They hold fast Yahweh’s Name (Yahshua’s Name), and have not denied
the faith.
§ Sinful Problems:
they have among them, those who hold the doctrines of Balaam. Balaam’s doctrine
includes sorcery. Balaam tells Balak (Moabites) to seduce Israel, like a “unicorn”
(re’eym) is caught. The Moabites, according to Jasher, (Jasher is a very old
historical book, contemporary with Chronicles. It is referenced in the Bible,
as a historical book, but it shouldn’t be viewed as Scripture) set up tents to
sell linen – this is what Israel wore…
When the men went into the tents to buy the linen, they found
seductresses… Many fell. So this is
talking about “believers” falling away through fornication and seduction.
MONDAY'S REVIEW:
At the start of class, we'll have a five-ten minute review, which will be given by a class participant/volunteer. The following is the review information for this coming class:
Presenter: Kathy Dever
Topic: Why the Sabbatical years and Jubilees are a key in understanding/interpreting End-time Prophecy
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CURRENT EVENTS LINKS/VIDEOS:
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CLASS SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER, 2022:
Please make a note of our class schedule for October, as it is unusual... October's Prophecy Club Zoom classes will be only happening at the end of the month. This is because, in October, we have the Day of Atonement - October 6 (Yom Kippur) and the Feast of Tabernacles - October 11-18 (Sukkot). Mark and I will be hosting the Lighted Way Ministries' annual Fall Retreat for Sukkot.
We would love for you to join us online or in-person for the upcoming Feasts! Click here to learn about the upcoming broadcasts, the Fall Retreat, and the schedule:
Lighted Way Retreat Information
This involves not only the joyous time of the Feast itself, and the daily meetings, it also involves much work in the planning and preparation of food, Power-point presentations, and getting our home and ministry facilities in order to accommodate the retreat, our guests, and the scheduled meetings in the most Yahweh-glorifying way possible.
As a result, I will not be holding any online classes from October 3 to 21, as explained below:
- WEEK OF OCTOBER 3-7 - NO PROPHECY CLUB MEETINGS THIS WEEK - Week of Fall Retreat preparations (for my husband and I) and Day of Atonement (October 6) worship and broadcast.
- WEEK OF OCTOBER 10-14 - NO PROPHECY CLUB MEETINGS THIS WEEK - October 10 will be our final retreat preparation day, with guests arriving during this day. The retreat begins October 11th and runs through the 18th.
- WEEK OF OCTOBER 17-21 - NO PROPHECY CLUB MEETINGS THIS WEEK - October 17-18 will be the final days of the Fall Retreat. The rest of the week will be needed (by my husband and I) to clean up, rest, and get our household and lives back to normal after this wonderful and busy time.
- Monday, October 24 - Prophecy Club will meet on Zoom at 9 AM (PST)
- Wednesday, October 26 - Prophecy Club will meet on Zoom at 9 AM (PST)
- Monday, October 31 - Prophecy Club will meet on Zoom at 9 AM (PST).
Most of you have sent in the donation amount for the month of September. But there are a couple of class participants who have not yet sent in the amount for September.
Please remember, the monthly fee for participating in Prophecy Club is $100.00/month/household. This means that an unlimited number of people (all living under your roof) may participate in this class for this one monthly rate. You may send in the course fee for September online by making a $100.00 donation to Lighted Way Ministries.
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HELPFUL RESOURCES:
To help in that understanding the Five Keys, you may want to pick up a copy of Shauna Manfredine's new booklet, Five Keys that Unlock Bible Prophecy. Click on the image below to learn more and request your copy:
NEXT SESSION OF PROPHECY CLUB:
The next session of Prophecy Club will meet online on Zoom on Monday, September 19 at 9 AM (PST). Here's the Zoom link to join online (remember the Zoom link only works at the scheduled time of the class):
NEXT SESSION OF PROPHECY CLUB:
The next session of Prophecy Club will meet online on Zoom on Monday, September 19 at 9 AM (PST). Here's the Zoom link to join online (remember the Zoom link only works at the scheduled time of the class):
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