Shincheonji Fulfillment Testimony: Revelation 2:1-7

 

The Testimony of Fulfillment of Shincheonji

[Revelation 2:1-7]

 

• Revelation 2:1-7

1. "To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the worlds of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands:

2. I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false.

3. You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.

4. Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love.

5. Remember the height from which 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.

6. But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

7. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.

This is the letter Jesus commands John, his messenger, to send to the messenger of the church in Ephesus, one of the churches of the seven golden lampstands. John says in Revelation 2:1, "This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who has a firm grasp on the seven stars in his right hand-the one who walks among the seven golden lampstands." This tells us he is sending the letter on behalf of Jesus.

According to Rev 1:13-16, "the one who has a firm grasp on the seven stars in his hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands" is Jesus whom John saw. Let us find out what Jesus commands John to include in the letter.

Jesus mentions the good deeds of the messenger of the Ephesian church in Rev 2:2-3. In Rev 2:4-5, Jesus rebukes the messenger saying he has departed from his first love. Jesus warns him to remember the high state from which he has fallen and repent. If he does not repent, Jesus will remove the lampstand from its place.

This first love of the messenger of the Ephesian church refers to Jesus the groom. The high state from which the messenger has fallen is the right hand of Jesus (Rev 2:1). when Jesus tells the messenger he has fallen form his hand, Jesus is revealing that the messenger has left Jesus, forsaken his words, and is now walking the road of betrayal.

The lampstand refers to the "seven flaming torches, which are the seven spirits of God, burning in front of the throne,"(Rev 4:5). God had previously given these spirits to the seven messengers. If the lampstand is removed form its place, the spirit of god and the commission God gave them will be taken away and given to someone else.

Nicola(u)s was a gentile living who converted to Judaism roughly 2,000 years ago(Acts 6:5). His name means conqueror of the people or destroyer. Accordingly, Nicolas created a sect of Nicolas is fulfilled. This destroyer is a false pastor who joins God's chosen tabernacle of the seven golden lampstands, teaches people Satan's doctrines, and creates his own sect. The Nicolaitans (Jesus asks the messengers to fight against and overcome mentioned in Rev 2:6) are all followers(the group) of this false pastor.

The fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God refers to the world of truth, the spiritual food that gives eteranl life to our spirits(Gn 3:22). Proverbs 3:18 says wisdom is the tree of life to those who obtain it. Since wisdom comes from the word of God, the tree of life is a person with the world of God(Jas 1:18). The tree of life in Revelation 2:7 is Jesus, who called himself the true vine(Jn 15:1) and life itself(Jn 14:6). Therefore, the living words form Jesus' mouth are the fruit of the tree of life.


These events of Revelation 2:1-7, including the delivery of the letters, have already taken place at the base of Cheonggye mountain, which is  in the city of Gwacheon, Gyeonggi province, Republic of Korea.
   
The book of Revelation is as evidence for physical fulfillment.
The prophecies of Revelation that were sealed in parable physically fulfilled today.

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