Well, this has changed from a 31-part series to a 30-part series. In these two chapters, there isn’t too much to note. However, there is no unnecessary part of the Bible.
We see repeatedly that John is a messenger and servant of Christ. Christ tells John to write to that churches. Notice that Christ does not ask John to write these letters, He commands him, just as He commands us. Is this to say that John is a slave? By no means! John, like us, is a willing servant, willing to do the will of Christ.
Another important thing to notice is that is all these letters, the churches are equal, yet have their own distinctions. For example, Christ has some compliment to pay to each of the chuches, and also something that He wants each to improve in. Each of these things is different. However, all of these letters contain one compliment and one critique. Something else is that Christ shares the same love with each of these different yet equal churches. This can be seen in Revelation 3:19, where Christ says that all who He loves, He reproves and disciplines.
After this, Christ calls us to repentance, reinforcing the idea of that “already but not yet” concept. We’re already cleansed of our sin, but we are not yet perfect; God has washed us clean in the blood of the Lamb, but we are not yet complete in Him.
The next post will be on Revelation 4.
