A Whole Bible Look at Revelation 1, 2, & 3: There is No Church in the Bible

A startling statement perhaps, but we here at The Word of God Ministries are not afraid to make it. We stand on His Word, and it's important to understand that many churches do not, and therefore have abdicated any authoritative position they would have had if they had stayed with the Word.

Second in a series on Revelation 1, 2 & 3, Bruce Bertram continues making the connections between church reality and a Bible picture that is much different. Before we get much further into the letters to the seven congregations we need to realize that Jesus is talking about the church in a much different way than most people think. The church is blinded to the identity of groups like the Nicolaitans because they do not realize that, in the words of Pogo, "we have met the enemy, and he is us."

The present day church has duplicated many of the mistakes Jesus is identifying in the seven congregations. But the church (in general) continues to make them because they do not want to admit their faults, repent, and be cleansed. They (in general) are blocking the way into the Kingdom while refusing to enter themselves. We do not need to fear them or even pay attention. We just need to concentrate on God's Word, take it in and do it in spite of the admonitions coming from those who want to rule over the laity.