Holy Kiss: Greeting: Grace unto you, and peace,
from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Revelation - Chapter 1: 4-6 Commentary

John to the seven churches which are in Asia (no more)

  commentary ... continued from Revelation Chapter 1: 1- 3

Intro: Many commentators of Revelation say there were seven letters to seven churches, but it's a book (of prophecy) written as one letter (the letter "killeth": 2Corinthians 3:6) to all seven churches; Actually it's to seven "angels" (stars, church leaders) of seven churches (discussed later). John evidently did write to such seven, which Paul titles The Revelation (Uncovering) of St John The Divine, and ends it with his Pauline "token" of grace. John even wrote unto "the church" in 3John 1:9. As noted in 3John (John's flattering letter to bewitch Gaius, one of the seven angels), John's letter to "the church" was rejected by Diotrephes (perhaps a nickname for Barnabas, since Doitrephes is not mentioned elsewhere, but means 'nourished by Jove', another name for "Jupiter", which they called "Barnabas" in Acts 14, who is Joses: son of consolation in Acts 4:36). John vows to avenge Diotrephes (accuses him of being malicious, but it's actually John who maligns). John notes Demetrius had a good report, which likely speaks of  Acts 19:26, which speaks 'against' Paul. The rivalry of John and Paul is well documented in Acts and Galatians. Paul names John as one of three bewitchers (James, Cephas, John) of the churches of Galatia whom he refers to as "dogs" (beware of dogs) and as the "somewhat" (I know not what) who "seemed to be" pillars. Like two opposing bishops in a chess game, it seems John was popish Peter's bishop over churches in Galatia (Asia), where Timothy was Paul's bishop sent to guard against subversion; both from Ephesus.

Revelation 1: 4 - 6 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; And from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and His Father; to him [be] glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 1:4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;

John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Here law dog John, a servant (not a friend), who turns back to his own vomit like a fool returns to his folly, writing to the seven churches which are in Asia; Notably seven churches which Paul The Apostle and seven angels who accompanied him into Asia established. So why is John writing to churches Paul and seven angels established? To subvert their souls (Acts 15:24 ... 2Timothy 2:14) by both flattering and upbraiding them, and telling them they must keep the law, by way of prophecies similar to the "night" visions of Daniel. Such can only come from the LORD whose day is darkness, and not light: Amos 5:18. So we have John greeting the seven churches which are in Asia (which Paul and seven with him established) with perverted Grace and false peace. Looking closer at John's greeting, it goes from bad to worse by giving "Amen" to err concerning the gospel of grace and the gospel of peace of God and Son.

Grace unto you, and peace: Such is the first part of a holy kiss greeting (Greet ye one another with an holy kiss) of Paul in all his epistles excepting Hebrews, a mini bible itself: Romans 1:7; 1Corinthians 1:3; 2Corinthians 1:2; Galatians 1:3; Ephesians 1:2; Philippians 1:2; Colossians 1:2; 1Thessalonians 1:1; 2Thessalonians 1:2; 1Timothy 1:2; 2Timothy 1:2; Titus 1:4; Philemon 1:3. So we have John copying such and perverting the Pauline holy kiss greeting with law. For what comes next in John's greeting is as if such greeting is from an evil spirit returning with seven other spirits more wicked. For in Paul's epistles first pure grace and true peace is from God our Father, not him which is, and which was, and which is to come; Which is Law (Enmity), not Grace (Friend). Eternal God (Grace) never was. Rather God (His Grace) always is. For you don't get pure grace nor true peace from Law, nor from seven Spirits. Rather what you get from unjust law is perverted grace having partiality and false peace that suddenly changes to destruction. For law worketh wrath, and wrath is destructive, not constructive. Grace is constructive, not destructive. So let's look further at John's greeting, to see this perverted grace and false peace is not from God our Father, who is merciful and upbraideth not. That God neither tempts (laws) nor can be tempted (lawed).

from him which is, and which was, and which is to come: Here is where the perversion and subversion comes in. Eternal God always is, never was. What was God, in the beginning, was law, and it got abolished for being enmity, not friend. So let's notice this imperfect phrase occurs five times (the number of law books, of Moses) in Revelation in different variations; each time giving us a little more info about what was, but is not, yet is, and wants to come again with a vengeance:
1) Revelation 1:4 him which is, and which was, and which is to come
2) Revelation 1:8 which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
3) Revelation 4:8 Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come
4) Revelation 11:17 Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come
5) Revelation 16:5 Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be
In Revelation 1:8 law calls itself Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, the Almighty. But with the Almighty in Genesis 17:1 it's not Spirit led: follow me, but Ghost driven: walk before me. Paul notes in Galatians 5:18 we're not under (Almighty) law if led of the Spirit (Grace). So it's law, which began as fear (hath torment): Psalms and Proverbs, began again as sorrows: Matthew 24, and also wants to be the ending. So thank God the ending already Pauline written is grace void of law, not awful lawful. In Revelation 4:8 it notably involves no rest day or night, and it's Lord God Almighty. In Revelation 11:17 it notably involves vengeance, wrath, and destruction, so it's law for sure. In Revelation 16:5 it's a bloody mess. So it's obviously almighty law (which we are delivered from) trying to make a come back, along with seven other spirits more wicked. Not on my watch.

and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne: seven Spirits are mentioned four times in Revelation:
1) Revelation 1:4 Johnny law's greeting is also from the seven Spirits which are before his throne
2) Revelation 3:1 the priestly figure like unto vengeful Son of man hath the seven Spirits of God
3) Revelation 4:5 seven lamps of fire burning before the throne are the seven Spirits of God
4) Revelation 5:6 seven horns and seven eyes of a slain lamb are the seven Spirits of God
Mention of seven Spirits should ring a memory bell from Matthew 12: 43-45 (Luke 11:24-26), where we are told the unclean spirit kicked out of man finds no rest (peace), and returns with seven other spirits more wicked. The result is the last state of man is worse than the first. The throne of him which is, and which was, and which is to come, seems to involve a stately chair having a footstool; but with Law the footstool is a stomping place to stomp on enemies (The LORD said to my Lord: sit at my right hand until I make thine enemies thy footstool), not a resting place for feet shod with the gospel of peace (rest). Plural spirits suggest unclean, evil, familiar, and seducing Law. So let us investigate the seven Spirits of Law masquerading as seven Spirits of God. God [is] a Spirit, not seven Spirits. Of this/that Spirits, the Lord is now "that Spirit", which involves liberty. Seven Spirits suggests looking at Isaiah 11, where seven end with fear. God hath not given us the spirit of fear (2Timothy 1:7). So let us not go there, to fear hath torment. When dealing with God cannot lie nor die, it is always and only the spirit of truth, never both spirit of truth (grace) and spirit of error (law), as with John, who says try the spirits, whether they be of God. But true God does not see both good and evil, truth and error, only good, only truth. Revelation 5:6 notes the seven Spirits of Almighty Law on high are sent into all the earth.

When it comes to "God [is] a Spirit" (one only), to being "joined unto the Lord", and to "unity" of the Spirit, it's not seven Spirits, but "one Spirit": 1Cor 6:17; 1Cor 12:13; Eph 2:18; Eph 4:4; Phil 1:2. Of twain (this/that Spirits), the Lord is now "that Spirit", and where "the Spirit" of the Lord there liberty (2Cor 3:17). Liberty speaks of complete and total deliverance from all law, which is both source (Rom 5:13) and strength (1Cor 15:56) of sin; Also the source of fear, the source of accusations, the source of condemnation, the source of infirmities, even the source of death.

One Spirit, the Spirit, of the Lord by which grace came, is "the Spirit of grace". His Grace makes no compromise at all with law. Rather by the coming of grace (Jn 1:17) law gets "abolished" (Eph 2:15) to the point of "blotting out" ordinances (Col 2:14). Every Mosaic law written in stone and in ink is to be "done away" (2Cor 3). He "taketh away" the first (law) to establish the second (grace) as noted in Heb 10:9. For law and grace are contrary things, which cannot coexist in peace, the mixture being an oxymoronic perversion (Gal 1:7). The "gospel of Christ": "the end of the law", speaks of no law at all, lest the latter state be worse.

Seven Spirits mentioned are "before (enopion) his throne" (not on nor in it), as law of law/grace is before of before/after in the old of old/new testaments. Seven spirits are also spoken of in Revelation 4:5 as seven "lamps of fire", again in Revelation 5:6 as seven "horns" and seven "eyes" of a lamb "slain". A lamb speaks of the child part of child/man, which many adult Christians take pride in being, ignorant God said let us make "man" (not child) in the beginning where the end is declared: let there be light (not light + darkness). Paul put away the childish part of child/man to become man kind in 1Cor 13:11. Horns also speak of wicked (Ps 75:10) law, or attempted atonement (soulish affliction) by law that shall be cut off (done away, taken away) by the Messiah since law could not make anything or anyone perfect (Heb 10:1); and be ye perfect (Mt 5:48) is not only a be attitude, but also the only condition of the Abrahamic covenant (walk before me and be perfect). So seven spirits added makes it worse.

In Matthew 23 those who sit in Moses' Seat: Law are seven things: 1) scribes 2) Pharisees 3) hypocrites 4) fools 5) vipers 6) serpents 7) blind guides; And when such compass land and sea to make one proselyte, what is made is twofold: more the child of hell (law): worse. Worse is also mentioned in Mt 12:45 and 2Peter 2:20, which involves entangled again, and overcome by law. Twofold suggests highminded (left and right), also double minded = unstable in all his (plural) ways. More the child suggests more the servant, since know not child and know not servant differ nothing, and require forgiveness since they know not what they do nor what their master doeth. Last state of man worse speaks of greater damnation, for those who'd be greater of great/greater. For in the long run there is no respect of persons with God, and only the greatest of three things never fails. So even though reconciliation to God is through Jesus-->Christ, reconciling the world to God is done in Christ, not in Jesus; And reconciled is neither to two Sons Jesus nor to false/true Christs arise, but to that God cannot lie nor die. So let us be reconciled in Christ by and unto that God, and thereby receive the ministry of world wide reconciliation and the word of reconciliation: grace. For both grace and law is as both reconciliation and alienation, both gathering and scattering; And we are told it should not be both, but either gathering or scattering, which is with or against.

Revelation 1:5 And from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, [and] the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

The greeting of John is notably from these three sources:
1 - from him which is, and which was, and which is to come
2 - and from the seven Spirits: which are before his throne
3 - and from Jesus Christ: faithful witness; first begotten of the dead; prince of the kings of the earth


Jesus Christ: the faithful witness: A faithful witness will not lie (Proverbs 14:5): allegory - a faith full witness will not law (law was a lie according to Jn 1:17's allegoric comparison of law/grace as lie/truth). So Jesus Christ is indeed "the faithful witness", who did not lie(law). For in Pauline epistles, where the Revelation of Jesus Christ is made known by his witness unto all men, we find that "whatsoever is not of faith is sin" (Romans 14:23) and "the law is not of faith" (Galatians 3:11); So a faith full witness does not lie (law: sin) is the allegoric meaning. Indeed it says of him: "in him there is no sin" (no law). Rather he came to call sinners (Mt 9:13 - those adding law to grace, sacrifice to mercy, death to life) to repentance, and by him "we are delivered from the law" (Romans 7:6).

Moses was also said to be faithful (Hebrews 3:2), but the clarification is Moses was faithful in his house (the house of law, which imputes sin, so the house of sin) which was being faithful to the law, which terrified him (Heb 12:21) then also killed him prior to entering & receiving the promise. When looking at Hebrews 11, we find two sorts of faith compared: blind faith and seeing faith, blind faith in law being good, seeing faith of grace being "better". When it comes to salvation, the eternal sort rather than saved + destroyed after as those saved out of Egypt (Jude 5) were, by mixing grace + law; such eternal salvation is authored by the faith of the Son of God, seeing faith, by which we are saved (delivered from the law). Mosaic faithfulness was as martyr-Dumb.

"the first begotten of the dead": Jesus Christ isn't simply the first begotten of the dead, but the only begotten of God; and all are in him, who was firstly born under the law as "Jesus", died and then begotten from the dead  (grace + law is as life + death = dead end) as "Christ": is the end of the law. Hence God given victory over law: sin & death, and peace with God is notably said to be "through" Jesus-->Christ. He took oxymoronic grace + law, made it grace vs law, then took such to the cross where law got nailed as the "enmity", and abolished for being "against" us. Grace went on through to risen and seated: denoting the matter of grace vs law forever settled: His grace is one winner take all. He could not be holden of death because he gave no place to the law other than being a counter part (to be done away) in a comparative teaching of law vs grace; law the imperfect part (Hebrews 8-10) of imperfect/perfect, child part of child/man (1Cor 13) in such a before/after shew.

"the prince of the kings of the earth": Here is where a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump, for kings "of the earth" are earthy and plural, whereas the Lord from heaven is heavenly and singular. In Acts 4:26 "the kings of the earth" are "against" both the Lord (Grace) and his Christ (the end of the law). So to say prince of kings, rather than King of Kings, is to suggest a servant greater than his lord, a student greater than his teacher, as if he that is sent is greater than he that sent him: Not! JC clarified such nonsense as err, and it's in the gospel according to John (John 13:16). So of three things John mentioned, it makes Jesus Christ 2/3=0.666 to infinity of nothing; But in Pauline Epistles we learn he is 3/3=1.000 to eternity of everything.

"Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,": when it comes to "him that loved us" in Romans 8, we find the wording to be tricky; For the love is of Christ, and of God, but mention is also made of CJ rather than JC. It seems John is borrowing phrases from Paul and perverting such. Washed in blood? Blood bath is a law thing, not a grace thing. Blood shed does not purge all things, rather almost all things, leaving sacrifice adherents a tad short of purged.

Again we have three things mentioned:
- him that loved us
- him that washed us from our sins in his own blood
- him that hath made us kings and priests unto God and His Father
But again 2/3 does not properly describe Jesus Christ; for we are not kings nor priests (both being plural, which is allegorical for grace + law), but rather made one by Christ. Solomon said, in addition to "with all thy getting, get understanding", when understanding embraced it results in thy head being crowned, but only with one crown, one glory: "grace" glory, the glory of God.

"to him [be] glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen": Giving glory and dominion, for ever and ever, to such err, is not only johnny law attempting to give glory and dominion to law, but one too many evers. And to "Amen" such err, such blessing (grace) + cursing (law) = accursed, is something James said "ought not so to be" (neither spoken nor given an amen if spoken).
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