TO HIS CHURCHES

Jesus' Final Warning to the Great Basin

A Prophetic Message to Every Church, Every Leader, Every Believer

From Revelation 2-3 and the Whole Counsel of God

TIME IS SHORT. THE HOUR IS LATE. JESUS IS COMING.

The Hour We Are Living In

This message is different from the first four articles. Those were written to individuals - to anyone with ears to hear and eyes to see. This message is written to churches. To congregations. To assemblies of believers gathered in cities, towns, and neighborhoods throughout the Great Basin Region - from Salt Lake City to Reno, from Boise to Las Vegas, from Provo to St. George, from every Mormon ward building to every Christian church, from every assembly of believers to every group claiming the name of Christ.

We are standing at the edge of the end. The 120 Jubilees - the 6,000 years God promised to strive with man - are nearly complete. We are entering the final moments before the Father's Seventh Day, the thousand-year reign of Christ, the Day of Rest when King Jesus will rule with His Bride in glorified, resurrected bodies. The signs are everywhere. Wars and rumors of wars. Israel surrounded by enemies. The nations in uproar. Lawlessness increasing. Love growing cold. Deception spreading. The birth pangs are intensifying.

In America - possibly Mystery Babylon, the Great Harlot drunk on the blood of saints - we see chaos. Political warfare. Constitutional crisis. Open borders and invasion. Drug epidemics and human trafficking. Sexual perversion celebrated. Children targeted and corrupted. The MAGA movement fighting the Deep State. The Swamp refusing to drain. Left versus Right. Antifa versus Patriots. Division, hatred, and violence in the streets. The Beast system rising. The Antichrist spirit manifesting. Babylon approaching its prophesied fall.

And in the middle of all this, the churches sleep. Like the five foolish virgins, they have no oil in their lamps. Like the Laodiceans, they are lukewarm - neither hot nor cold. Like the church at Sardis, they have a reputation for being alive but are dead. The fullness of the Gentiles is being completed. Grace is finishing its work. The Harpazo - the rapture, the catching away - approaches. The separation of wheat and tares draws near. The Great Tribulation looms on the horizon.

This is the message Jesus gave John to give to the seven churches in Revelation 2-3. It was not just for those seven churches in Asia Minor two thousand years ago. It is for every church in every age, and especially for the churches living in the final moments before Christ's return. It is for YOU. Your church. Your city. Your neighborhood. Right now. Today. This is what Jesus is saying to the churches of the Great Basin Region.

To the Church That Left Its First Love

"To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: 'The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands. I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false. I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name's sake, and you have not grown weary. But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.'" (Revelation 2:1-5)

Jesus sees you. He walks among the lampstands. He holds the messengers in His hand. He knows your works. He knows your programs, your budgets, your buildings, your schedules, your activities. He knows you work hard. He knows you endure. He knows you cannot tolerate evil. He knows you test false teaching and reject it. He knows you have not grown weary in religious activity.

But He has this against you: You have abandoned your first love. You left it. You walked away from it. You replaced love for Jesus with love for programs. You replaced intimacy with God with religious performance. You replaced relationship with ritual. You have orthodoxy without affection. Doctrine without devotion. Truth without tenderness. You have a form of godliness but deny its power.

Church in Salt Lake, in Provo, in Orem, in Ogden, in St. George - do you love Jesus? Not His blessings. Not His church. Not His doctrine. HIM. Do you love HIM? When did you last spend time with Him, not in duty but in desire? When did you last worship Him, not because the schedule said to, but because your heart could not help it? When did you last read His Word, not to check a box, but because you were hungry for Him?

Jesus says: REMEMBER where you fell from. There was a time when you loved Him with all your heart. There was a time when He was your joy, your delight, your treasure. There was a time when knowing Him mattered more than anything else. REMEMBER that time. REPENT of leaving it. RETURN to those works - the works of love, the works of worship, the works of intimate communion with the Living God.

If not - and this is the warning - I will remove your lampstand. Your light will go out. Your testimony will end. Your church will die. Not your building - your LIFE. The Holy Spirit will depart. The presence will lift. You will be left with forms and programs and activities, but no power, no life, no presence of God. You will be a dead church with a reputation for being alive.

This is not about working harder. This is about loving deeper. This is not about more programs. This is about more presence. This is not about better doctrine. This is about better devotion. Return to your first love. Return to Jesus. Not Jesus the doctrine. Not Jesus the system. Jesus the PERSON. The One who loves you. The One who gave Himself for you. The One who is coming back for you. Do you love Him? Really? Prove it. Not with words. With your life. With your time. With your heart.

To the Churches Without Rebuke

Of the seven churches, only two received no rebuke from Jesus. Smyrna and Philadelphia. These are the churches that had NO DOUBT. No mixture. No compromise. No lukewarmness. Just faithful, suffering, trusting obedience. Let us hear what Jesus said to them, because this is what He wants to say to YOU.

Smyrna: The Suffering Church

"And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: 'The words of the first and the last, who died and came to life. I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will not be hurt by the second death.'" (Revelation 2:8-11)

Jesus knows your tribulation. He knows your poverty. He knows the slander, the lies, the persecution. But listen - He says you are RICH. Not in money. Rich in faith. Rich in love. Rich in what matters eternally. The world sees poverty. Jesus sees treasure. The world sees weakness. Jesus sees power. The world sees defeat. Jesus sees victory.

And Jesus warns: More suffering is coming. The devil will throw some in prison. You will be tested. You will face tribulation. But do not fear. Be faithful unto death. Not until difficulty. Not until it gets hard. Unto DEATH. Be willing to die for Jesus. Be faithful even if it costs you everything. Even if it costs your life.

Why? Because Jesus will give you the crown of life. Not the crown of comfort. Not the crown of prosperity. The crown of LIFE - eternal, abundant, unshakable life with Christ forever. The second death - the lake of fire, eternal separation from God - cannot touch you. You are sealed. You are secure. You are saved. Not because you are strong, but because you trust the One who died and came to life.

This is the church with NO DOUBT. Smyrna did not doubt God's goodness in suffering. They did not doubt God's provision in poverty. They did not doubt God's presence in persecution. They trusted. They believed. They remained faithful. NO DOUBT. Only faith. Only trust. Only confidence in the One who conquered death.

Philadelphia: The Church of the Open Door

"And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: 'The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens. I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie - behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you. Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth. I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.'" (Revelation 3:7-11)

Listen carefully. Jesus says: You have little power. You are small. You are weak. You have no influence, no resources, no strength in yourself. But you have kept My word. You have not denied My name. And because of this, I have set before you an open door that no one can shut.

This is the church with NO DOUBT. Philadelphia did not doubt despite having little power. They did not need to be big, strong, wealthy, or influential. They just needed to keep Jesus' word and honor His name. That was enough. They trusted Jesus to open doors they could not open. They trusted Jesus to shut doors that needed to be shut. They lived by HIS power, not their own. NO DOUBT. Only trust in the Holy One, the True One, the One who has all authority.

And Jesus makes a promise to Philadelphia that every believer should be desperate to hear: Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world. This is the promise of the Harpazo, the rapture, the catching away. Philadelphia will not go through the Great Tribulation. Why? Not because they were perfect. Not because they were powerful. Because they kept His word and did not deny His name. Because they had NO DOUBT.

Jesus says: I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have. Do not let anyone take your crown. The hour of trial is coming on the whole world - the time of Jacob's trouble, the Great Tribulation, God's wrath poured out on a Christ-rejecting world. But you - faithful Philadelphia, trusting Smyrna, those with NO DOUBT - you will be kept from that hour. You will be caught up to meet the Lord in the air before the wrath falls.

To the Lukewarm Church That Makes Jesus Sick

"And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: 'The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's creation. I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see. Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.'" (Revelation 3:14-20)

This is the most terrifying message Jesus gave to any church. Not to the persecuted. Not to the poor. Not to the suffering. To the comfortable. To the prosperous. To the self-satisfied. To the LUKEWARM.

Great Basin churches - Salt Lake, Provo, St. George, Reno, Boise - are you Laodicea? Do you have nice buildings and comfortable pews? Do you have programs and activities and budgets? Do you have reputations and influence? Do you say, 'We are rich, we have prospered, we need nothing'? Do you pride yourselves on your doctrine, your organization, your growth, your success?

Jesus says: You are neither hot nor cold. You are lukewarm. You make Me sick. I will VOMIT you out of My mouth. You think you are rich. You think you have it all together. You think you need nothing. But you do not realize - you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. You have nothing that matters. Your riches are worthless. Your clothing is filthy rags. Your sight is blindness. You are spiritually bankrupt and do not even know it.

This is DOUBT in full bloom. Laodicea doubted they needed anything from Jesus. They doubted they were in danger. They doubted they were poor. They doubted they were blind. They doubted they were naked. They were so full of SELF - self-sufficiency, self-satisfaction, self-righteousness - that they had no room for Jesus. They said they needed nothing, which meant they needed nothing from Him. This is the ultimate expression of SELF. And Jesus says it makes Him sick.

The Most Shocking Picture in Revelation

And then Jesus says something that should shake every comfortable church to its core: 'Behold, I stand at the door and knock.'

Read that again. Jesus is OUTSIDE the church. He is knocking on the door, trying to get IN. The church is so full of itself, so busy with its activities, so satisfied with its success, that Jesus has been locked out. He is not inside leading, guiding, empowering. He is outside, knocking, begging to be let back in.

This is the church that will be LEFT BEHIND. This is the church that will miss the Harpazo. This is the church that will wake up one day and realize - too late - that they were playing church while Jesus was standing outside, knocking. They will be left to face the Tribulation, the wrath of the Lamb, the judgments of God. And many will repent during that terrible time, crying out for mercy in their hour of need. But how much better to repent NOW, while grace is still available, before the door closes.

Jesus says: Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline. This hard word is LOVE. This rebuke is MERCY. Be zealous - be on fire, be passionate, be desperate - and REPENT. Stop being lukewarm. Stop being self-satisfied. Stop being comfortable. Stop being blind. Buy from Me gold refined by fire - real faith that has been tested. Buy from Me white garments - real righteousness that comes from Christ, not self. Buy from Me salve for your eyes - real spiritual sight that sees the truth.

If anyone hears His voice and opens the door, He will come in. Not to the whole church. To ANYONE. To any individual who will hear, who will respond, who will open. Jesus will come in and fellowship with that person. Even in a dead church, even in a lukewarm assembly, even in a self-satisfied congregation - if one person will open the door, Jesus will come to that person.

To the Other Churches: Specific Warnings

There are four more churches with specific issues Jesus addresses. Each one represents churches today. Each one has a warning. Each one must repent or face consequences.

Pergamum: Compromise With the World

"And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: 'The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword. I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might eat food sacrificed to idols and practice sexual immorality. So also you have some who hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans. Therefore repent. If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth.'" (Revelation 2:12-16)

Pergamum lived where Satan's throne was. They faced intense spiritual warfare. But they held fast to Jesus' name and did not deny His faith, even when it cost them lives. Jesus commends this. But then He rebukes: You tolerate those who teach compromise. You allow the teaching of Balaam - mixing worship of God with worship of idols, mixing holiness with sexual immorality, mixing truth with lies.

Great Basin churches - do you see Pergamum in your mirrors? Do you hold orthodox doctrine while tolerating worldly living? Do you preach holiness on Sunday while embracing the culture's sexual ethics Monday through Saturday? Do you say Jesus is Lord while living like SELF is lord? Do you stand firm on some truths while compromising on others?

Jesus says: Repent. Stop tolerating compromise. Stop allowing mixture. Stop accepting one foot in the Kingdom and one foot in the world. If you do not repent, I will war against those who teach compromise with the sword of My mouth. My Word will cut. My truth will judge. My holiness will not be mocked.

Thyatira: Tolerating Jezebel

"And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: 'The words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze. I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first. But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants to practice sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols. I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality. Behold, I will throw her onto a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her I will throw into great tribulation, unless they repent of her works, and I will strike her children dead.'" (Revelation 2:18-23)

Thyatira had love, faith, service, endurance. Their works were increasing. But they tolerated Jezebel - false teaching, sexual immorality, idolatry - and called it prophecy. They allowed someone to teach and seduce God's people into sin while claiming to speak for God.

Churches of the Great Basin - do you tolerate Jezebel? Do you allow false teaching to go unchallenged because you do not want to be divisive? Do you permit sexual sin to flourish in your midst because you do not want to be judgmental? Do you celebrate what God calls abomination because you do not want to be unloving? Do you call evil good and good evil?

Jesus gave Jezebel time to repent. She refused. Now judgment comes. She will be thrown on a sickbed. Those who commit adultery with her will face great tribulation. Her spiritual children will be struck dead. This is not hypothetical. This is not symbolic. Jesus is deadly serious about protecting His Bride from defilement.

Sardis: Dead While Having a Reputation for Life

"And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: 'The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God. Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you.'" (Revelation 3:1-3)

Sardis had a reputation. People thought they were alive. They looked alive. They sounded alive. But Jesus says: You are DEAD. All the programs, all the activities, all the appearances - dead. The Holy Spirit has departed. The presence has lifted. Only the form remains. You are a corpse with makeup, a zombie church going through the motions.

Is this your church? Do you have a reputation but no reality? Do you have form but no power? Do you have programs but no presence? Do you have activities but no anointing? Do you look alive but feel dead inside? Does everyone think you are a great church, but Jesus knows you are dead?

Jesus says: WAKE UP. Strengthen what little remains before it dies completely. Remember what you received. Remember when the Spirit moved. Remember when God was present. Remember when lives were changed. Remember when you were alive. Keep that. Hold onto that. And REPENT of becoming dead while maintaining appearances.

If you will not wake up, Jesus will come like a thief. You will not know the hour. You will be caught sleeping. You will miss the Harpazo. You will be left behind to face what is coming. WAKE UP before it is too late.

The Complete Destruction of Doubt

Running through every warning to every church is one common enemy: DOUBT. Doubt dressed as wisdom. Doubt pretending to be discernment. Doubt claiming to need understanding. But doubt is SELF. Doubt is the child of Lucifer. Doubt is the enemy of faith. And doubt must be utterly destroyed.

What Doubt Really Is

Doubt is not honest questioning. Doubt is faithless demanding. Doubt does not say, 'Lord, help my unbelief.' Doubt says, 'I will not believe until You prove Yourself to me.' Doubt does not seek understanding to believe. Doubt seeks reasons not to trust. Doubt is SELF refusing to surrender control.

Doubt complains: Why is this happening to me? Doubt demands: I need to understand why. Doubt insists: I must know what is going on. Doubt requires: Prove it to me first, then I will trust. Doubt controls through fear: What if God is not good? What if His plan fails? What if I get hurt? Doubt is SELF-focused, SELF-centered, SELF-absorbed, SELF-protective.

And here is the insanity of doubt: Doubt does not even trust its own experience. Doubt has seen God work and still doubts. Doubt has experienced God's faithfulness and still fears. Doubt has received answered prayer and still questions. Doubt is like a dog chasing its tail - endless circling, never catching, never satisfied, never at rest.

Doubt cannot learn. Doubt cannot grow. Doubt cannot trust. Why? Because doubt is rooted in SELF, and SELF cannot believe anyone but SELF. And SELF knows it cannot deliver, so SELF doubts even itself. This is hideous. This is demonic. This is the poison that kills churches, destroys faith, and leaves believers powerless and miserable.

Jesus Knows NO Doubt

Jesus has zero doubt. Not one atom of uncertainty. Not one moment of questioning the Father's goodness. Not one second of fear that God's plan might fail. Jesus walks in perfect, complete, absolute trust in the Father's faithfulness. This is the faith Jesus offers us - HIS faith, the faith OF the Son of God, faith that has NO DOUBT.

When we receive the faith of Jesus, we receive faith that has no doubt. When we live by His faith rather than trying to generate our own, we live free from doubt's poison. When we abide in Him, we rest in His trust of the Father. We do not need to understand everything. We do not need to know why. We do not need to see the whole plan. We simply trust the One who knows, the One who sees, the One who has never failed.

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." (Proverbs 3:5-6)

Do not lean on your own understanding. Do not trust your own wisdom. Do not depend on your own insight. Trust the Lord with ALL your heart. This destroys doubt. This crushes SELF. This brings rest.

Children Have No Doubt

Jesus said we must become like little children to enter the Kingdom. Why? Because children trust. Children do not demand explanations. Children do not need to understand the plan. Children do not require proof before they believe. Children simply trust their father and rest in their father's care.

"Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 18:3-4)

Humility is childlike trust. Pride is adult doubt. SELF must understand, must control, must know, must manage. But the child simply trusts. The child has no doubt because the child knows the Father is good, the Father is wise, the Father is powerful, the Father loves him. That is enough.

We can only enter God's rest, God's heart, God's goodness, God's eternal life through FAITH - HIS faith, not ours. And there is NO DOUBT in His faith. When we live by His faith, we rest. We stop demanding. We stop controlling. We stop fearing. We simply trust the Father who loves us, who gave His Son for us, who will never fail us.

If Jesus Came to Your Church This Sunday

Imagine Jesus, Peter, John, James, Paul, Timothy, and Jude showing up at your church this Sunday morning. They walk into your service. They look around. They observe. And then the pastor, surprised and scrambling, gives them 15 minutes to address the congregation.

What would they say?

To the Congregation

Jesus would stand up, and the first words out of His mouth would be: 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Not 'Feel better about yourselves.' Not 'You are doing great.' Not 'Keep up the good work.' REPENT. The hour is late. Time is short. The King is coming. Are you ready?

He would ask: Do you love Me? Not love My blessings. Not love My church. Not love My teachings. Do you love ME? Have you abandoned your first love for programs and activities? Have you replaced intimacy with Me for religious performance? Are you hot or cold, or are you lukewarm and making Me sick?

He would warn: Are you ready for My return? Have you oil in your lamps? Are you watching and waiting? Or have you fallen asleep, comfortable and self-satisfied, assuming you have plenty of time? The Harpazo is near. The door is about to close. The foolish virgins will be left outside. Are you wise or foolish? Are you ready or sleeping?

Paul would add: Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you really know Christ, or do you just know about Him? Do you really have His Spirit, or do you just have religious activity? Are you truly saved, or are you deceived?

Peter would say: The end of all things is at hand. Therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. Judgment begins with the household of God. If it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel? Are you living like the end is near? Or are you living like you have forever?

John would declare: Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. What are you loving? Where is your treasure? Where is your heart? Is it with Christ or with the world?

To the Pastors and Leaders

Jesus would turn to the pastors, elders, and leaders with fire in His eyes: 'To whom much is given, much will be required. You shepherds - are you feeding My sheep or fleecing them? Are you leading them to Me or to your programs? Are you teaching them My Word or entertaining them with stories? Are you preparing them for My return or lulling them to sleep?'

"Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness." (James 3:1)

Leaders will face stricter judgment. Shepherds will give account for every sheep. Teachers will answer for every word. Are you ready for that day? Are you faithfully teaching the WHOLE counsel of God, or are you avoiding hard truths to keep people comfortable? Are you warning about judgment, hell, and the wrath to come? Or are you only preaching prosperity, blessing, and positive messages?

Paul would say: I am innocent of the blood of all, for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God. Can you say that? Have you declared the WHOLE counsel? Have you warned about sin, judgment, hell, and wrath? Have you taught about holiness, separation, and the cost of discipleship? Or have you avoided these topics to keep people coming back?

Peter would warn: There will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies. Many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. Are you one of these false teachers? Are you teaching lies mixed with truth? Are you leading people into compromise? Are you causing the way of truth to be blasphemed?

Jude would cry out: Contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints! Are you contending or compromising? Are you standing firm or bending with culture? Are you bold or cowardly? Are you a shepherd or a hireling who runs when the wolf comes?

To the Angel Over the City

Jesus would address the messenger, the angel assigned to watch over that city, that church, that territory: 'Have you been faithful? Have you delivered My messages? Have you warned My people? Have you fought the enemy? Have you protected My Bride? Or have you allowed compromise, mixture, and lukewarmness to flourish on your watch?'

The angels over the seven churches in Revelation were held responsible for the condition of their churches. The angel over Ephesus was responsible for the church leaving its first love. The angel over Laodicea was responsible for the lukewarmness. The angel over Sardis was responsible for the deadness. These are serious charges. These messengers will give account.

And what about the human messengers - the pastors, the leaders, those who carry the message? You are co-laborers with the angelic messengers. You are accountable for the spiritual condition of the flock. You will give account to the Chief Shepherd. Are you ready? Have you been faithful? Have you done everything you could to prepare the Bride for the Bridegroom's return?

To the Little Children

Jesus would kneel down to the children, look them in the eyes with infinite love, and say: 'Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven. You are precious to Me. You are loved. Do not let anyone lead you astray. Do not let anyone teach you lies. Know that I love you. Trust Me. Follow Me. I will never leave you or forsake you.'

And then He would turn to the adults with holy anger: 'But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe to you who teach children lies! Woe to you who corrupt their innocence! Woe to you who lead them away from truth! Your judgment will be severe!'

Churches - what are you teaching the children? Are you teaching them the truth about Jesus, sin, salvation, judgment, and eternal life? Or are you entertaining them with games and activities while failing to ground them in Scripture? Are you protecting their innocence or exposing them to the world's corruption? Are you training them to love Jesus or training them to love the world? You will give account for every child in your care.

To the Desperate Sinner Just Walking In

There he is in the back row. The drug addict. The alcoholic. The prostitute. The criminal. The person who just walked in off the street, desperate, broken, at the end of their rope, reaching for their only hope - Jesus.

Jesus would walk straight to that person, push past all the comfortable religious people, and say: 'Come to Me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance. I came to seek and save the lost. You - right now, just as you are - I receive you. I love you. I died for you. Believe in Me and you will be saved.'

"And he said to him, 'Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.'" (Luke 23:43)

The thief on the cross had no time to clean up. No time to go to church. No time to learn doctrine. No time to prove himself. He simply cried out, 'Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.' And Jesus said, 'Today you will be with Me in paradise.' Not someday. Not after you get better. TODAY. Right now. This moment.

If you are that person - if you have just walked into a church desperate for hope, at the end of yourself, knowing you need Jesus - hear this: You can be saved RIGHT NOW. You do not have to clean up first. You do not have to understand everything. You do not have to be good enough. You simply cry out: 'Jesus, save me. I believe You died for my sins. I believe You rose from the dead. I trust You as my only hope.' And He will save you. Not someday. TODAY.

To the Broken, Ashamed, and Condemned

And there are others. The ones who have been in church their whole lives but are drowning in shame. The ones who have tried and failed so many times. The ones who believe they are too broken, too sinful, too far gone. The ones religion has heaped with condemnation until they can barely lift their heads.

Jesus would go to them with tears in His eyes and say: 'There is therefore now NO condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. NONE. I do not condemn you. Go and sin no more, but know this - I love you. I died for you. I rose for you. Your sins are forgiven. Your shame is removed. Your guilt is gone. You are clean. You are righteous. You are Mine. Not because you deserve it. Because I have chosen to love you and give Myself for you.'

"Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool." (Isaiah 1:18)

White as snow. Not gray. Not mostly clean. WHITE AS SNOW. That is what Jesus does with sin. That is what His blood accomplishes. That is what grace provides. If you are drowning in shame, suffocating under condemnation, crushed by guilt - this is from the enemy, not from Jesus. This is from religion, not from God.

This is from SELF-righteousness, not from Christ's righteousness.

Jesus says: COME. Come as you are. Come broken. Come ashamed. Come guilty. Come dirty. I will wash you. I will cleanse you. I will heal you. I will restore you. I will give you a new heart, a new spirit, a new life. Not because you are strong. Because I AM strong. Not because you are worthy. Because I have made you worthy. Not because you can save yourself. Because I have already saved you.

The Final Warning: Time Is Running Out

The Bride of Christ - the true Church, those who have died to SELF and live in Christ, those who have NO DOUBT and live by HIS faith, those who love Jesus with all their heart - will be caught up to meet the Lord in the air before the wrath falls. This is the Harpazo described in 1 Thessalonians 4 and 1 Corinthians 15. This is the promise made to Philadelphia: 'I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world.'

But the lukewarm, the compromising, the self-satisfied, the sleeping churches will be LEFT BEHIND. They will face the Tribulation. They will go through the time of Jacob's trouble. They will experience the wrath of the Lamb. And many will repent during that terrible time, crying out for salvation when it is most costly, when martyrdom is the price of faith. But how much better to repent NOW, while grace is still freely available, before the door closes.

"For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, 'There is peace and security,' then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape." (1 Thessalonians 5:2-3)

The day of the Lord comes like a thief. Sudden. Unexpected. Without warning. People will be saying 'Peace and security' - everything is fine, we have time, no need to worry - and then sudden destruction. They will not escape. The foolish virgins will wake up and find the door shut. The sleeping church will realize too late that they missed the Harpazo.

What Must You Do Right Now?

If you are part of a church that has left its first love - REPENT. Return to Jesus. Make Him your first priority. Love Him with all your heart. Stop substituting programs for His presence.

If you are part of a lukewarm church - REPENT. Stop being comfortable. Stop being self-satisfied. Stop saying you need nothing. Recognize that you are wretched, poor, blind, and naked. Buy from Jesus gold refined by fire, white garments, and salve for your eyes. Be zealous and repent.

If you are part of a dead church - WAKE UP. Strengthen what little remains. Remember when God moved. Remember when the Spirit was present. Remember when you were alive. Hold onto that and repent of becoming a corpse with a reputation for life.

If you are part of a compromising church - STOP. Stop tolerating Balaam's teaching. Stop allowing Jezebel to seduce God's people. Stop mixing holiness with immorality. Stop blending truth with lies. Stand firm. Be separate. Be holy.

And if you are part of a faithful church like Smyrna or Philadelphia - HOLD FAST. Do not fear suffering. Do not be ashamed of having little power. Keep Jesus' word. Do not deny His name. Endure patiently. The crown of life awaits. You will be kept from the hour of trial.

Destroy All Doubt - Live by His Faith

Whatever you do, DESTROY DOUBT. Do not tolerate it. Do not coddle it. Do not rationalize it. Doubt is SELF. Doubt is sin. Doubt is the enemy of faith. Doubt will keep you from the Kingdom. Doubt will cause you to miss the Harpazo. Doubt will leave you behind to face the wrath.

Instead, live by HIS faith. Receive the faith of Jesus. Trust the Father's faithfulness. Rest in God's goodness. Stop demanding to understand. Stop requiring explanations. Stop needing to know why. Stop trying to control through fear. Simply trust like a child. Believe God is who He says He is. Trust that God will do what He says He will do. Have NO DOUBT.

"For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin." (Romans 14:23)

Whatever does not proceed from faith is sin. Doubt is sin. Unbelief is sin. Fear is sin. Stop sinning by doubting. Start living by faith - HIS faith, the faith of the Son of God who loved you and gave Himself for you.

The Door Is Closing

The door is closing. The time is short. The hour is late. Jesus is coming. The question is: Are you ready?

Are you hot or cold, or are you lukewarm? Are you watching or sleeping? Are you ready or unprepared? Do you have oil in your lamp or are you foolish? Are you wheat or tares? Are you part of the Bride or part of the harlot system? Do you love Jesus or do you love yourself? Do you live by faith or by doubt?

These are not rhetorical questions. These are life and death questions. Eternal questions. Rapture or tribulation questions. Heaven or hell questions. You must answer them. You must answer them NOW. You cannot wait. You cannot assume. You cannot presume. You must KNOW.

"Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? - unless indeed you fail to meet the test!" (2 Corinthians 13:5)

EXAMINE YOURSELVES. Do it now. Test yourselves. Is Jesus Christ in you? Really? Not do you attend church. Not do you know doctrine. Not do you do religious activities. Is JESUS CHRIST IN YOU? Does He live in you? Does He reign in you? Have you died to SELF and is Christ now your life? Or are you still living from SELF, for SELF, by SELF?

If you realize you are not ready - if you realize you are lukewarm, asleep, unprepared, living in SELF, full of doubt - REPENT RIGHT NOW. Do not wait for Sunday. Do not wait for an altar call. Do not wait for a better time. RIGHT NOW, cry out to Jesus. Confess your sin. Confess your SELF-life. Confess your doubt. Confess your lukewarmness. Ask Him to save you. Ask Him to fill you with His Spirit. Ask Him to give you HIS faith. Ask Him to make you ready for His return.

And if you are ready - if you are hot, watching, prepared, living in Christ, full of faith - HOLD FAST. Do not let anyone take your crown. Do not fall away. Do not grow cold. Do not fall asleep. Keep watch. Keep faith. Keep trusting. Keep loving Jesus. The Bridegroom is coming. Soon. Very soon. Be ready.

Jesus' Final Words

Jesus ends the book of Revelation - the final book of the Bible, His final message to His Church - with these words:

"Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates. Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches." (Revelation 22:12-16)

I am coming SOON. Not someday. Not eventually. SOON. And when I come, I will bring My recompense. I will repay each one. Rewards for the faithful. Judgment for the unfaithful. Blessing for the prepared. Wrath for the unprepared. Which will you receive?

Blessed are those who wash their robes. Have you washed your robes in the blood of the Lamb? Have you been cleansed? Are you ready? Or are you outside with the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood?

"The Spirit and the Bride say, 'Come.' And let the one who hears say, 'Come.' And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price." (Revelation 22:17)

The invitation is still open. Come. Are you thirsty? Come. Do you desire life? Come. Take the water of life without price. It is FREE. It is available. It is offered RIGHT NOW. But soon - very soon - the door will close. The age of grace will end. The tribulation will begin. Come NOW while you still can.

"He who testifies to these things says, 'Surely I am coming soon.' Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen." (Revelation 22:20-21)

Surely I am coming soon. This is Jesus' final promise. This is His last word to His Church. He is coming. Soon. Are you ready? Will you be caught up to meet Him in the air? Or will you be left behind? The choice is yours. The time is NOW. Choose Jesus. Choose faith. Choose life. Destroy doubt. Repent of SELF. Live in Christ. And be ready when the Bridegroom comes.

BEHOLD, I AM COMING SOON.

ARE YOU READY?

EVEN SO, COME, LORD JESUS.