Practica Prophetica

The Church in Ephesus is the first of the Seven Churches of Revelation.

The messages to the churches are divided into three parts:

• The name or description of Christ by which He introduces Himself to the church;
• The charge to the angel of the church, consisting of positive and negative observations;
• The Spirit’s exhortation and promise to the overcomers in the church.

The Ephesus Church is a symbol, historically for the apostolic church, and experientially, for the first love of a believer to Christ. Losing the first love is the cause of every other departure from God. 116p

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Christ’s First Designation
   • Likened to Stars
   • Relation to the Candlestick
   • In the Right Hand
   • Walking in the Midst of the Candlesticks
3. His First Charge
   • Testing Apostles
   • Bearing and Laboring with Patience
   • Leaving the First Love
   • The Deeds of the Nicolaitanes
4. The Spirit’s First Exhortation
   • The Spirit Speaking to the Churches
   • Placement of the Exhortation
   • An Ear to Hear
5. His First Promise
   • The Tree of Life
   • The Paradise of God
   • To Eat of the Tree
   • Him that Overcomes
6. Conclusion

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