Haralan

Popov
Bulgarian Pastor
 “When you love
someone,
you will do anything
for them.”
 Structure of the 7 letters
Name of the Phila Lao
Ephesus Smyrna Pergamos Thyatira Sardis
Church delphia dicea

Title

Commendation

Condemnation

Counsel or
Correction

Command or He who has an ear, let him hear what

Call to Hear
the Spirit says to the churches
Challenge/
Promise
 Structure of the 7 letters
Name of the Phila Lao
Ephesus Smyrna Pergamos Thyatira Sardis
Church delphia dicea

Title

Commendation
+ + + + X + X
Condemnation

Counsel or
Correction

Command or He who has an ear, let him hear what

Call to Hear
the Spirit says to the churches
Challenge/
Promise
 Structure of the 7 letters
Name of the Phila Lao
Ephesus Smyrna Pergamos Thyatira Sardis
Church delphia dicea

Title

Commendation

Condemnation
- o - - - o -
Counsel or
Correction

Command or He who has an ear, let him hear what

Call to Hear
the Spirit says to the churches
Challenge/
Promise
 Laodicea
The Lukewarm Church
 Laodicea
The Lukewarm Church
Solution
Revelation 3:19
19
Those whom I love I
rebuke and discipline. So
be zealous and repent.
 Sardis:
The Dying Church
 Only the faint pulse
of a faithful remnant remains
Christ’s ER to resuscitate Sardis
 Christ’s ER to resuscitate Sardis
1) Wake up! (Don’t pass out on me!)
2) Strengthen the remnant! (Keep the
flicker of hope alive!)
3) Remember your purpose (Keep on
remembering what you have
received)
4) Apply the truth! (Life-saving
application of practical faith)
5) Change your direction! (Doctor’s
 Philadelphia:
The Awakened Church
 Philadelphia
Church of the Open Door
 Five Promises to the church at
•
Philadelphia
An open door that no one can shut

• Your enemies will be humbled

• Kept from the hour of trial

• You will be made strong and secure

• A new identity
Missionary Movement
 SMYRNA:
The Suffering or Persecuted
• cannibals
• fire-starters
• having orgies
• atheists
• insurrectionists
• destroyers of
families
 PERGAMUM:
The Compromised Church
 EPHESUS:
The Loveless Church
 Revelation 2:1-7
1
To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:
These are the words of him who holds the
seven stars in his right hand and walks
among the seven golden lampstands. 2I know
your deeds, your hard work and your
perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate
wicked people, that you have tested those
who claim to be apostles but are not, and
have found them false. 3You have persevered
and have endured hardships for my name,
and have not grown weary.
 Revelation 2:1-7
1
To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:
These are the words of him who holds the
seven stars in his right hand and walks
among the seven golden lampstands. 2I know
your deeds, your hard work and your
perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate
wicked people, that you have tested those
who claim to be apostles but are not, and
have found them false. 3You have persevered
and have endured hardships for my name,
and have not grown weary.
 Revelation 2:1-7
1
To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:
These are the words of him who holds the
seven stars in his right hand and walks
among the seven golden lampstands. 2I know
your deeds, your hard work and your
perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate
wicked people, that you have tested those
who claim to be apostles but are not, and
have found them false. 3You have persevered
and have endured hardships for my name,
and have not grown weary.
 Revelation 2:1-7
1
To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:
These are the words of him who holds the
seven stars in his right hand and walks
among the seven golden lampstands. 2I know
your deeds, your hard work and your
perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate
wicked people, that you have tested those
who claim to be apostles but are not, and
have found them false. 3You have persevered
and have endured hardships for my name,
and have not grown weary.
Commendation
 Revelation 2:1-7
1
To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:
These are the words of him who holds the
seven stars in his right hand and walks
among the seven golden lampstands. 2I know
your deeds, your hard work and your
perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate
wicked people, that you have tested those
who claim to be apostles but are not, and
have found them false. 3You have persevered
and have endured hardships for my name,
and have not grown weary.
 Commendation

1. Your deeds
 Revelation 2:1-7
1
To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:
These are the words of him who holds the
seven stars in his right hand and walks
among the seven golden lampstands. 2I know
your deeds, your hard work and your
perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate
wicked people, that you have tested those
who claim to be apostles but are not, and
have found them false. 3You have persevered
and have endured hardships for my name,
and have not grown weary.
 Commendation

1. Your deeds
2. Your toil
 Revelation 2:1-7
1
To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:
These are the words of him who holds the
seven stars in his right hand and walks
among the seven golden lampstands. 2I know
your deeds, your hard work and your
perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate
wicked people, that you have tested those
who claim to be apostles but are not, and
have found them false. 3You have persevered
and have endured hardships for my name,
and have not grown weary.
 Commendation

1. Your deeds
2. Your toil
3. Your perseverance
 Revelation 2:1-7
1
To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:
These are the words of him who holds the
seven stars in his right hand and walks
among the seven golden lampstands. 2I know
your deeds, your hard work and your
perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate
wicked people, that you have tested those
who claim to be apostles but are not, and
have found them false. 3You have persevered
and have endured hardships for my name,
and have not grown weary.
 Commendation

1. Your deeds
2. Your toil
3. Your perseverance
4. Your stand against evil men
 Revelation 2:1-7
1
To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:
These are the words of him who holds the
seven stars in his right hand and walks
among the seven golden lampstands. 2I know
your deeds, your hard work and your
perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate
wicked people, that you have tested those
who claim to be apostles but are not, and
have found them false. 3You have persevered
and have endured hardships for my name,
and have not grown weary.
 Commendation

1. Your deeds
2. Your toil
3. Your perseverance
4. Your stand against evil men
5. Your spiritual discernment
 Revelation 2:1-7
1
To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:
These are the words of him who holds the
seven stars in his right hand and walks
among the seven golden lampstands. 2I know
your deeds, your hard work and your
perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate
wicked people, that you have tested those
who claim to be apostles but are not, and
have found them false. 3You have persevered
and have endured hardships for my name,
and have not grown weary.
 Commendation

1. Your deeds
2. Your toil
3. Your perseverance
4. Your stand against evil men
5. Your spiritual discernment
6. Your spiritual strength
 Revelation 2:1-7
4
Yet I hold this against you: You have
forsaken the love you had at first. 5 Consider
how far you have fallen! Repent and do the
things you did at first. If you do not repent, I
will come to you and remove your lampstand
from its place. 6But you have this in your favor:
You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which
I also hate. 7Whoever has ears, let them hear
what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one
who is victorious, I will give the right to eat
from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of
 Revelation 2:1-7
4
Yet I hold this against you: You have
forsaken the love you had at first. 5 Consider
how far you have fallen! Repent and do the
things you did at first. If you do not repent, I
will come to you and remove your lampstand
from its place. 6But you have this in your favor:
You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which
I also hate. 7Whoever has ears, let them hear
what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one
who is victorious, I will give the right to eat
from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of
 Condemnation

You have forsaken your first love

FIRST
LOVE
FIRST
LOVE

LOVE GROWN
COLD
 Revelation 2:1-7
4
Yet I hold this against you: You have
forsaken the love you had at first. 5 Consider
how far you have fallen! Repent and do the
things you did at first. If you do not repent, I
will come to you and remove your lampstand
from its place. 6But you have this in your favor:
You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which
I also hate. 7Whoever has ears, let them hear
what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one
who is victorious, I will give the right to eat
from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of
1 Corinthians 12:31-13:3
“And yet I will show you the most excellent
way.
If I speak in the tongues of men or of
angels, but do not have love, I am only a
resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2If I
have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all
mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a
faith that can move mountains, but do not
have love, I am nothing. 3If I give all I
possess to the poor and give over my body
Cure for a Love Grown Cold
Cure for a Love Grown Cold
Remedy for a Love Grown Cold

1) Remember your Past

FIRST REMEMBER THE HEIGHT
LOVE

LOVE GROWN
COLD
Acts 19
Remedy for a Love Grown Cold

1) Remember your Past

2) Repent of your Error
FIRST 1. REMEMBER THE HEIGHT
LOVE

2. REPENT / TURN BACK

LOVE GROWN
COLD
Remedy for a Love Grown Cold

1) Remember your Past

2) Repent of your Error
3) Repeat what you were initially
doing
 3. REDO WHAT YOU DID
BEFORE

FIRST 1. REMEMBER FIRST

LOVE THE HEIGHT LOVE

2. REPENT / TURN BACK

LOVE
GROWN
COLD
 Revelation 2:1-7
4
Yet I hold this against you: You have
forsaken the love you had at first. 5 Consider
how far you have fallen! Repent and do the
things you did at first. If you do not repent, I
will come to you and remove your lampstand
from its place. 6But you have this in your favor:
You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which
I also hate. 7Whoever has ears, let them hear
what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one
who is victorious, I will give the right to eat
from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of
1 John 5:4-5
4
for everyone born of God
overcomes the world. This is the
victory that has overcome the
world, even our faith.
5
Who is it that overcomes the
world? Only the one who believes
that Jesus is the Son of God.