REVELATION ITS GRAND CLIMAX AT HAND!/Chapter Ten - Maintain Integrity

 This message must have encouraged the Christians in Thyatira greatly. Just imagine -the glorified Son of God in heaven had personally spoken to the Christians in Thyatira about some of their problems!  Surely, at least some in the congregation responded to such loving shepherding.  This longest of the seven messages also  helps us to  identify the true Christian congregation today.  In 1918 when Jesus came to Jehovah's temple for judgment, the vast majority of organizations  claiming to be Christians were sullied by idolatry and spiritual immorality. (James  4:4) Some based their beliefs on the teaching of strong-minded women of the 19th century, such as Ellen White of the Seventh Day Adventists and Mary Baker Eddy of the Christian Scientists, and more recently many women have been preaching from the pulpit.  (Contrast  1 Timothy 2:11, 12) Among the different forms of Catholicism, Mary is often honored ahead of God and Christ.  Jesus did not so honor her.  (John 2:4; 19:26) Could organizations that admit such unlawful female influence really be accepted as Christians?

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