Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.

John, to the seven churches which are in Asia:

Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth.

To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him.

And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.

 “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

I, John, both your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet, saying,

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and, “What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”

Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the midst of the seven lampstands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band. His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire; His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters; He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength. And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me,

saying to me, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death. Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this. The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands which you saw are the seven churches. -Revelation 1:1-20

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw.

The book of Apocalypses is one of the most wonderful prophetic letters of the bible. It is a special book in its own category, because it’s the one book that Jesus wrote through his angels scribed by John the Apostle while imprisoned on the Island of Patmos in the midst of persecution.

Apocalypse (ἀποκάλυψις, apokálypsis) is a Greek word meaning “revelation”, “the unveiling or the unfolding of things not known. I would say mysteries revealed.

In the English language this book is called “The Book of Revelation”, because it is the Revelation of Jesus Christ to His Bride the Church.

“God gave Him to show His servants”: The Father gave this revelation to the Lord Jesus to unveil mysteries about Himself, the battle plan, and end time events which are soon to take place.

“things which must shortly take place.”

This book is not only a prophetic message for the things “which will shortly take place”, but it has hidden rewards and secret benefits laid out deep inside for those who read it, obey it, and make it keep it during its unfolding. The book itself is the testimony of who Jesus is and His majesty.

And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw.

The Angel of the Lord manifests this message to John. John in turns is given the message to give to the seven messengers of the seven churches in Asia Minor or present day Turkey.

Jesus chose the one apostle who bore witness of Him being the actual “Word of God” and to the testimony of Him being the Christ the messiah.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.-John 1:1-5

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.-John 1:14

For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one.

-1 John 5:7

“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one!-Deuteronomy 6:4

John bore witness to all that he saw and alongside of him is accompanied an intermediary angel who is interrupting the vision and explaining him what he is seeing.

And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”-Revelation 19:10

The Book is called the Revelation of Jesus mainly because it reveals Jesus’ Majesty, intentions, leadership, and battle plan for the end times. You will know Him as King, Priest, and Prophet.  You will also see the majesty and beauty of the Lord Glorified and how He fits in with the Father and Holy Spirit as the Son of Man forever. How He shares His heart to the seven churches to correct, discipline, and bring them to maturity.  The instructions, corrections, and directions laid out for the Bride to know how to “make herself ready.”  He is coming back to a prepared bride. One that is unafraid of the unveiling.

• It’s a book not only about an event, but the man behind the plan—Jesus.
• There are 30 descriptions of Jesus’ Majesty and Ministry.
• Jesus talks about 18 or 22 eternal rewards depending on how you see them (some are possible repeats).
• Prepare the end-time church for the end-time events.
• How to deal with 6 specific temptations: Immorality, Idolatry, The Doctrine of the Nicoleatans, Leaving our first love, having a name that we are spiritually alive but we are actually dead, Luke-warmness (spiritual passivity)
• Three of the seven churches in their individuals’ lives needed to give themselves in a more concerted way.
• There are 7 pictures or letters of how an overcoming church should look like (Jesus’ solutions to these problems).
• Warning against fear, warning against what other people are thinking of you as you serve him faithfully, fear of rejection or persecution
• Promises when they overcome and to lay a hold of something and get a particular reward (18 eternal).

In these descriptions we learn who He is, how he thinks and feels, and what He through Holy Spirit is doing to get the Bride ready.  He is first a King in the lineage of David and then the Priest according to the order of Melchizedek and the Prophet of prophets like Moses.  He is the Bridegroom, King, and Judge.

The content of this book is unlike any other in the level of revelation and blessings which it offers.  The reciprocal is also true for the curses for those who add or remove to this prophecy:

For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. -Revelation 22:18-19

Take away his part in the Book of Life, the Holy City, and the things or Rewards which are written in this prophecy. This is very specific to the book of Revelation not the entire bible as some interpret. Although I believe there is a similar thing for those who add/remove to the other book of the bibles, but I don’t think It is as severe as tempering with the actual prophecy that Jesus gives Himself.

Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.

There are three things or three levels of blessings that Revelation one verse three offers:

Blessings is promised to those who;

• First “read it”
• Secondly to those who “hear it”
• Thirdly those who “keep it” or obey it as a lifestyle. Those who will use it during the time of it taking place and keeping it until death in-order to overcome.

One would argue that hear it means obeying as well and keeping it until death maybe to memorize and becoming the word made flesh, but either way it’s acting on it.

Those who keep the prophecy are acting on the prophecy by obeying Jesus, by saying it, and praying it to come to pass.

John, to the seven churches which are in Asia:

The seven churches which were in Asia minor of the time, present day Turkey:

Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea

Bible History.com photo resource

We will look in details each message to the seven churches and the remedies that Jesus gives to them.

Additional resources found in  Mike Bickle notes on the “Book of Revelation Study Guide.”

photo image credits: https://revelationillustrated.com/ by Paul Marvenko Smith

For those who would like to get a word or .pdf format of this teaching feel free to contact us at me@thierrynakoa.com 

This grace that is coming and is here already is accessible only through hunger and boldness in holiness. This shift and grace is actually an apostolic healing movement. This is the restoration movement that is really needed for the hour.  This is a complete restoration for creative miracles, terminal diseases, and congenital diseases.

Let us sound the trumpet! The Kingdom of Heaven is here! This Apostolic Grace is here! We must not only be embracing it in high expectation, for it to flourish, but we must also exercise it daily—every chance we get. In order for this new gift to be realized we must learn the principles of the release. You won’t know until you try it out, especially with unbelievers outside of a congregation.

Forgiveness is the main ingredient to all types of healing

If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” ^{John 20:23}

Jesus said that those whom we forgive and release their sins are those whom He will also release. Just like the woman caught in adultery.^{John 8:1-11} “When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, ‘Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?” She said, ‘No one, Lord.‘ And Jesus said to her, ‘Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.'” In other words we are the Body of Christ here on earth. We exercise His authority of forgiving sins. If we cannot than we are not a son of man, nor sons of God. “But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—He said to the man who was paralyzed, “I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.”-Luke 5:24 (see also Mark 2:10, Matthew 9:6 ) God has chosen the foolishness of this world to confound the wise. This foolishness is the power of God!^{1 Corinthians 1:18} We must release forgiveness in order for us to truly be the salt of the earth. Salt was used to preserve, not to destroy! The world around us to experiences God’s forgiveness through us—the Light of the World.

Ambassadors of heaven

We are as ambassadors from heaven to the lost. Ambassadors are the direct representative of their nation everywhere. Remember we are citizens of heaven and we must represent the culture of heaven to those who are of this world that they would want to be naturalized (spiritually born) into our kingdom. In order to release heaven here on earth we must be light. How do you think heaven invades earth? By arguing, blaming, and condemning the world of their sins? Absolutely not! Sinners will sin and find more ways to sin.  Our job is to save the lost by loving on them like God did, that “He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”^{John 3:16}  We must love them to the point of forgiveness.  Forgiveness is the key in the year of the release.

Forgive in order to receive forgiveness

Let us focus in this year (5776) of Jubilee in releasing the sins of the nations. Let us release the sins of our fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, and all extended family members. It is commanded of us to forgive in order to receive forgiveness. “But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”^{Matt 6:15} The enemy does not want us to grasp this key.  This is very important for us, in order to access this Wave of Grace which is—a healing movement.   Healing and forgiveness are inseparable, they are in fact congruent.  They need each other in order to function, manifest or exist. We are Christians that’s what we do–we forgive people of their trespasses like Jesus did. “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.”^{Luke 23:34}

Sinners and outcasts loved hanging out with Jesus so much, because He forgave them and they felt clean and felt accepted in His presence. Let us forgive those we want Jesus to touch. It’s time to forgive! It’s time to forgive Obama. Yes, even him! It’s time to forgive both political parties for failing us. It’s time to forgive the homosexuals, and their so called “gay rights agendas.” Yes! Even them! It’s also time to forgive those who murdered countless number of babies while in the womb since the 70’s.  My prayer is that we win all of them to the Lord, and that they would be mass salvations of liars, homosexuals, murders, etc., all over the world.  This is how the justice of the Lord is released!

Kings and Priests

“And He has made us kings and priests to our God;And we shall reign on the earth.” ^{Rev 5:10}

If we claim to be kings and priest and have authority then how do you think we exercise that authority? It’s not only during war that power and authority is exercised. We are the Salt and Light of the earth now. We are the Authority and Power of God on the earth as sons of God. We have the authority to release judgment or mercy. Our God is a god of mercy and grace. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. ^{Matt 7:2} His prayer for us is to bring in as many as we can into the Kingdom before He renders His final judgment. Allow Holy Spirit to do what He came to do;   and when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: of sin, because they do not believe in Me; ^{John 16:8}   Their sin will be because they did not believe in Him. In the end the Lord will Judge all.

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” ^{John 13:34-35}

The Bride of Christ exercising forgiveness is what will bring us into the perfect alignment. The way we win the fight, against powers acting through our enemies’ flesh and blood is when we forgive flesh and blood—people. We change the equations on our enemies. We surprise them with kindness, goodness and mercy. We start praying for them we will see change, transformation and reformation.

Ultimately we must follow Jesus! In order for us to fully awaken this Giant, we must begin to heal those in need of healing.  We must begin to heal and forgive the sins of those who cannot receive forgiveness any other way, but the cross of Christ.

(excerpt from Part 2 below)

We must also release the debt of those who have indebted us in order for us to fully experience the year of Jubilee. We must take the time and moment to find those who are lodged in our hearts and let them go.

Luke 20:34-36 (NKJV)

34 Jesus answered and said to them, “The sons of this age marry^G1060 and are

given in marriage^G1548. 35 But those who are counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage; 36 nor can they die anymore, for they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

In the Previous verses 27-33 the Sadducees where not only trying to stump Jesus about the resurrection (if Jesus believed it existed or not, the Sadducees didn’t) , but also about women spiritual/natural equality to men.  In these verses Jesus answered them by calling both men and women the sons of this age-meaning they are equal. He also provided the two words which in their culture used to signify men and woman.  The first was “the sons of this age marry” and the other “the sons of this age are given in marriage”.  As you can see the original word for “marry” in Greek is gameō  (gam-eh’-o) or to lead in marriage, take to wife. This was directly referring to man who took a wife.  The other ekgamiskō (ek-gam-is’-ko)  or “given in marriage”, which was the action of the father of the daughter who gave away a daughter in marriage.  So Jesus was saying this ;”The sons of this age (present day earth) whether men or women”-are equal;  when these two marry on earth and out of those who are (saved) counted worthy to attain that age (finish the race), and the resurrection from the dead, (who make it to heaven, and  the next age or the new earth), they will have no need to be married, nor will they die but live forever has sons of God, being sons of the resurrection as Myself.

Marry

G1060

γαμέω

gameō

gam-eh’-o

From G1062; to wed (of either sex)

1) to lead in marriage, take to wife

Given in marriage

G1061

γαμίσκω

gamiskō

gam-is’-ko

to espouse (a daughter to a husband)

Derivation: from G1062;

KJV Usage: give in marriage.

G1548

ἐκγαμίσκω

ekgamiskō

ek-gam-is’-ko

From G1537 and G1061; the same as G1547

KJV Usage: give in marriage.

1) to give away in marriage: a daughter

2) to marry, to be given in marriage