THE ASSEMBLY OF SARDIS

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Sardis was a city of Asia Minor and capital of Lydia, situated about two miles to the south of the river Hermus, just below the range of Tmolus, on a spur of which its acropolis was built.  It was 60 miles northeast of Smyrna.  It was the ancient residence of the kings of Lydia, among them Croesus, proverbial for his immense wealth.   Cyrus is said to have taken $600 000 000 worth of treasure from the city when he captured it in 548 B.C.

Sardis was so high up on the mountain that it was very difficult to be reached by the enemy, but it was not so invincible as the Sardians thought it to be.  In the war between Croesus and the Persian Cyrus, Cyrus won the first round of the battle by a ruse that only an Eastern general would think of.

Just because we do not read that the assembly of Sardis had a struggle with false prophets and pagan religions, does not mean that they did not have a struggle.  They had another problem … because they were too much at ease and did not have to fight for their faith, they (except for a few) just fainted spiritually and kind of died off spiritually.  They thought they were alive, but they were actually dead.  

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SARDIS – HISTORY

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The city of Sardis has a storied history that was well known to all the churches of Asia Minor. John uses their history to communicate a lesson about becoming to arrogant.

Just as the invincible city of Sardis has been caught unaware in history because they have not kept watch, so the assembly is also careless as far as their faith is concerned.   They did not watch over it and when YaHUsha would have come like a thief, unexpectedly, they would not have been ready.

Follow the history and cultural background of Sardis with the following videos of both Fig Tree Ministries and Our Daily Bread.

Sardis Thief in the Night
Sardis Part 2

Sardis | The 7 Churches of Revelation

NUGGETS FROM THE STORY OF NOAH

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The Ark of Noah can be seen in all of its aspects as a type or model of our Master YaHUsha in the last days. Consider the ARK as a literal historical happening but also as an allegorical or metaphorical ‘picture’ of Salvation in Messiah YaHUsha. What we have is a historical event that was fashioned in its time to teach us of a deeper biblical theme, meaning that 40 different authors over the space of 4 000 years could never engineer such a thing.

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THE MYSTIC STAR OF JUDAISM AND ISRAEL AS EARTHLY KINGDOM

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The State of Israel’s Zionist “Star of David” is closely intertwined with the mystical side of Judaism from extra-biblical writings such as the Talmud and the Kabbalah.

There are no biblical grounds for the Star of David, but it has to do with the Star god (Saturn) which according to Scripture was already worshipped by Israel in the Old Testament when Israel was an earthly kingdom (Amos 5:26, Acts 7:42).

This mystical star is linked to the messiah who is expected by Judaism. The Jews already in YaHUsha’s time had an expectation of a Saviour regarding an earthly kingdom, but He explained in His parables that He represents a Heavenly kingdom. It was a mystery, like a treasure to be discovered.  

Even today, there is the same trap for not applying Old Testament prophecy to the Heavenly Kingdom, but to an “earthly” Israel.

The “earthly” setup does correlate with the Beast from the earth in Rev. 13 which opposes YaHUsha Messiah’s Heavenly Kingdom.

There are thus two “paths” to choose from on our journey of faith to reach the correct destination.

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DIE MISTIESE STER VAN JUDAÏSME EN ISRAEL AS AARDSE KONINKRYK
	


	
					

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Die Staat Israel se Sionistiese “Dawidster” is nou verweef aan die mistiese sy van Judaïsme vanuit buite-Bybelse geskrifte soos die Talmud en die Kabbala. 





Daar is nie Bybelse gronde vir die Ster van Dawid nie, maar dit het te doen met die Stergod (met die oog op Satarnus as stergod) wat reeds volgens die Woord al in die Ou Testament deur Israel aanbid is toe Israel ‘n aardse koninkryk was (Amos 5:26 en Hand 7:42).





Diè mistiese ster word gekoppel aan die messias wat Judaïsme verwag.  





Die Jode het al in JaHUsha se tyd ‘n verwagting gehad vir ‘n Verlosser ten opsigte van ‘n aardse koninkryk, maar Hy het in al Sy gelykenisse verduidelik dat Hy ‘n Hemelse koninkryk verteenwoordig.  Dit was ‘n verborgenheid, soos ‘n skat wat ontdek moes word.





Vandag nog is daar dieselfde reuse slagyster om niè Ou Testamentiese profesië te interpreteer t.o.v. die Hemelse Koninkryk nie, maar t.o.v. op ‘n “aardse” Israel.





Die “aardse” opset korreleer egter wel met die Dier uit die aarde in Open. 13 wat JaHUsha Messias se Hemelse Koninkryk opponeer.





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THYATIRA – HISTORY
	


	
					

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The letter to the church at Thyatira is a tightly woven masterpiece of Old Testament text and cultural context.  





Thyatira was the smallest of the seven cities in Asia but has the distinction of receiving the longest letter.  





While there are not significant ruins at Thyatira as there are in the other cities the cultural references are quite strong and can be easily seen throughout the letter. 





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Seven Churches of Revelation (pt. 8 of 16): Thyatira













Thyatira & Philadelphia | The 7 Churches of Revelation – Joe Stowell

	


				
	






	
	

		
DIE GEMEENTE VAN THIATIRE
	


	
					

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In Thiatire moes almal meedoen aan afgodery om hulle werk te kon behou.  





Die feit dat daar gepraat word van “die dieptes van Satan”, dui op ‘n onheilige verbintenis aan geheime rites uit Babel en wat dalk reeds uit die valse Joodse “Sefer Yetshira” gekom het, die voorloper van die Kabbala.  





Die feit dat Isebel wat bekend was vir die Baälgodsdiens in Israel genoem word, verwys na die feit dat daar okkulte beoefen is en bordele bedryf was.





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THE ASSEMBLY OF THYATIRA
	


	
					

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The major threat to Christians within Thyatira may have been the trading guild.  They incorporated pagan practices into their business dealings.  Members of the guild were expected to participate. 





No other city seems to have had so many guilds as Thyatira:  coppersmiths, bronze workers, tanners, leather workers, dyers, workers in wool and linen, porters, bakers, and slave dealers.  





Josephus tells us that Seleucus probably settled a colony of Jews in Thyatira early in his rule, knowing that a garrison of soldiers alone could not produce a viable community.  This is substantiated by inscriptions indicating the many trade guilds in the city.





As this assembly made no effort to control the prophetess Jezebel, it  was a cause of concern.  The original Jezebel was a Phoenician Baal-worshipper and wife of Ahab, King of Israel.  She left behind her a name for “obscene idol worship and monstrous sorceries” (II Kings 9:22).





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TIME, TIMES AND HALF A TIME
	


	
					

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This is a term that appears in the book of Daniel and in the book of Revelation.  Daniel gives us the prophecy and in the book of Revelation the prophecy is revealed as it would play out in the future concerning the Followers of YaHUsha, namely the 7 Assemblies and also those who will come from them.





It is related to Dan. 9:24 – 27’s very important and outstanding prophecy and more specifically with the 2 halves of the 70th week of years namely verses 26 and 27. 





This prophecy is about YaHUsha who would come as the Anointed One at a specific time in history and then it is also about the role of the Adversary on the other side.  





Consequently, it also involves the proclamation of the gospel of YaHUsha and the Kingdom of Heaven to all nations, tongues and peoples, but not only that.  It is also about the role of the Adversary in thwarting the expansion of YaHUsha’s Heavenly Kingdom and trying to hijack it for himself by the persecution of Believers in YaHUHsa, but in the end the Adversary is defeated.





Thus “time, times and a half time” has a physical and historical meaning as well as a prophetic meaning. The prophetic meaning is in other words built on the physical events which were historical, meaning that that history must be examined if we are to gain insight about the term.





This writing leads the reader to understand how “time, times and a half time” relate to the Heavenly Kingdom’s New Testament Church (as Spiritual Israel whose Tabernacle is the Heavenly).





As it appears in the book of Revelation, it is a prophetic period that has been going on for more than 2,000 years already because it also involves the entire period of the last part of Daniel’s Image with the Babylonian head, namely that of the Roman Empire, where we now are at its toes.  





From where we find ourselves, therefore, this period is historical, present and future and not just future as popular eschatology spreads it.





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TYD, TYE EN ‘N HALWE TYD
	


	
					

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Dit is ‘n term wat voorkom in die boek van Daniël en in die boek van Openbaring.   Daniël gee vir ons die profesie en in die boek van Openbaring word die profesie geopenbaar soos wat dit toekomstig sou afspeel t.o.v. die Volgelinge van JaHUsha, nl. die 7 Gemeentes en ook vir diè wat uit hulle sal voortkom.





Dit staan in verband met Dan. 9:24 – 27 se baie belangrike en uistaande profesie en meer spesifiek met die 2 helftes van die 70e jaarweek naamlik vers 26  en 27.





Diè profesie handel oor JaHUsha wat as Gesalfde op ‘n spesifieke tyd in die geskiedenis sou kom en dan ook die rol van Sy Teenstander aan die anderkant.  





Dit behels gevolglik ook die verkondiging van die evangelie aangaande JaHUsha aan alle volke, nasies en tale, maar nie net dit nie.  Dit handel ook oor die Teenstander se rol om die uitbreiding van JaHUsha se Hemelse koninkryk te kortwiek en vir homself te probeer kaap deur die vervolging van Gelowiges, maar uiteindelik word die Teenstander oorwin.





So het “tyd, tye en ‘n halwe tyd” ‘n fisiese en geskiedkundige betekenis asook ‘n profetiese betekenis.  Die profetiese betekenis word m.a.w. gebou op die fisiese gebeure wat histories was en diè geskiedenis moet  ondersoek word as ons insig oor die term wil bekom.





Hierdie skrywe lei die leser om te verstaan hoedat tyd, tye en ‘n halwe tyd in verband staan met die Hemelse Koninkryk se Nuwe Testamentiese Kerk (as Geestelike Israel  wat ‘n Hemelse Tabernakel het). 





Soos die term in die boek van Openbaring voorkom is dit ‘n profetiese tydperk wat al meer as 2 000 jaar lank aan die gang is want dit behels tegelykertyd ook die hele tydperk van die laaste gedeelte van Daniël se Beeld met die Babiloniese kop, nl. diè van die Romeinse Ryk, waar ons nou al by die tone daarvan trek. 





Van waar ons ons bevind is diè tydperk dus geskiedkundig, teenswoordig en toekomstig en nie net toekomstig soos gewilde eskatalogie dit versprei nie.





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