The most Holy Government

Rev 1:12  I turned toward the voice which was talking to me, and when I turned, I saw seven gold lamp stands.
The Apostle John writes to us about hearing a voice that sounded like a trumpet commanding him to write down what he has to say to the 7 churches. John turned around to look at the one speaking to him and sees the most glorious thing. So astounding is the vision of what he sees that it is the first thing that he writes about in this glorious vision. The 7 gold lamp stands. Throughout time, we have been teaching that John saw the 7 church ages. We have taught and preached, from chapter 1 to chapter 4 in Revelation, is the breakdown of the 7 ages of Christendom until the tribulation period. This has been a lesson that can be traced back to almost 600 yrs of teaching. There would be 7 church ages until the tribulation period and the revised Roman empire would rise through the power of the anti-Christ. Only in the last few years has the interpretation of this vision changed. Why? Because of the vision of Daniel. Daniel’s vision was one that had been purposely sealed by the Lord for just this time period. God’s purpose for sealing this vision and concealing it’s understanding has been two fold. First, to conceal from the enemy important battle strategies, because this is a war. Secondly, as a sign of the times for Christians and Jews alike to look for the appearance of the Messiah. So, if these things have been concealed for these purposes, then what does that tell us about the teaching that has been instructed to the church for the last 600 yrs. It has been a teaching that has had serious misunderstandings and flaws in it’s instruction. Could this have happened before?

Yes. The greatest atrocity perpetrated upon a people in the last 20th Century was against the Jewish people in Germany. 6 million Jews were slaughtered all because of a false teaching that was started in the Christian church. Martin Luther like most Christians during his time period in the 16th century believed that the Jews were responsible for killing Jesus. Even though, they taught a religion based on the sacrifice of God’s only Son for all mankind, these men instructed the church that the Jews killed Jesus. Even though, Jesus boldly proclaimed that no man could take His life, that He laid it down, these men instructed that the Jews killed Jesus. Some were very hostile in their anti-Semitic railings. Martin Luther himself taught that all belongings and housing should be removed from the Jewish residents. They should be offered the plan of salvation, and if they refused the Jews should be kicked out of the country.
 The Antisemitism was taught in Germany for 500 yrs before a corporal by the name of Adolph Hitler began his railings against the Jewish people. Understand, the things that Hitler spoke in his political rants were what people had heard for 500 yrs in sermons from preachers in their churches. The wrong teaching had  programmed the people for this political smear against  the Nation of Israel. God never wanted or desired the murder of His chosen people. However, wrong teaching paved the way. God made a statement in Hosea, my people perish due to a lack of knowledge. Understand, that Israel is still God’s chosen people. Though great evil has and still is being perpetrated against the Nation of Israel, it is not because God is in favor of it. It has happened, due to wrong and false teaching. There is an enemy to all mankind and especially to Israel. The devil. He has pledged from the beginning to destroy God’s chosen people. The devil accomplishes this with man’s ignorance. He desires to ascend a throne above God’s throne and make a mockery of all that God has spoken. One of the best ways to accomplish this is through wrong or false teaching and preaching. However, we and Israel have this promise from God. That His spoken word will not return to Him void, but will accomplish that which it was sent forth to do! So, wrong teaching has gone out before. It has been instructed to the church for hundreds of years before. God does not want to destroy mankind. God does not want to destroy the world. God loves the world. Jesus told us that Himself in Joh; 3:16. What John saw was not 7 church ages but a 7 regional government. The Government of Christ. Now, let us delve into this magnificent government of Christ. First, it stands to reason that Jesus chose a 7 regional government. The number 7 is a Holy number. God created the Earth in 6 days and on the 7th He rested and declared that the 7th day would be a Sabbath day, a Holy day, a day of rest for all time. So Jesus designed His government around Holiness. The next thing that we see is very important for us to understand in order for us to understand the positioning of the 7 regional government in Revelation. Let us take a look at something important that Jesus told Peter. To set the story up, Jesus had asked the disciples a question.   Mat 16:13  When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?"

So we all know the rest of the scripture. They began telling Jesus different answers. However, Jesus then asked another question that we want to study. Mat 16:15  He asked them, "But who do you say I am?" 
Understand, that your revelation of Christ is important! 
Jesus wants you to know, to understand who He is and what His plan is. Why? Because, you have an active role in His plan. Peter exclaimed to the Lord that He was the Messiah, the Son of the Living God. Jesus was excited and explained to Peter that this was a revelation from God in heaven. He wanted Peter and you to understand the relevance of this statement. Why? Mat 16:18  And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 
First of all, the rock was not Peter. The rock the foundation. The building of Christ government. Jesus used the term church. That was the first time that the term church had been used by a Jew. It was a Roman term. It was derived from the term style of government utilized by Caesar. A church was the inner circle of government advisers that expressed the ideas of the Emperor to the senate. So the core structure of His government would be established on two facts. One- that he was the Messiah that had been prophesied about and written about in scripture. Two- that he was not just the Messiah, but also the Son of God. Now, Jesus stated that on these two principles His government would be established and that the gates of hell would not prevail against it.

In days of antiquity, most cities or kingdoms were walled and protected by gates. These gates were established to protect the kingdom inside and to provide a place for judgment to citizens and strangers alike. Today, countries will utilize the media to establish the verdicts of a nation against it’s citizens and strangers, but in the days of Antiquity the gates were used for that purpose. Kingdoms would use men of renown for righteous judgments. For example, you can study Genesis to find that Lot, Abraham's nephew, was a righteous judge that sat in the gates of Sodom. Once you comprehend this you will understand that Jesus was saying that even the judgments of hell would not prevail against His government. Why? Because, the citizens of His government were made clean (above hell's judgment)through the spilling of His Righteous blood. Now, John sees the 7 churches, the 7 regional government, of Jesus in this vision. For centuries, we have associated the meaning of church as a fellowship or gathering of people rather than a government term that it was originally intended for. We have taken our understanding from our body is the temple of God and the church is a club of holy temples rather than it’s original intention. This divisional government was established for rule and reign, but also for battle. We talked about examples being given to us. One example for the 7 regional government of Christ, was Israel.

When they entered into the promise land a nation they were told that every place that they set their foot upon was theirs. However, we fail to understand that Israel also fought for every piece of land that they marked off as theirs. Most people don’t realize it, but there are rocks in Saudi Arabia that have the outlines of sandal-ed feet chiseled into rocks from where the Nation of Israel began it’s journey into the promised land. The 7 regional government of Christ does battle everyday in the heavenlies for every rock of victory you place your feet upon. When John saw the glorious kingdom and government of Christ, Jesus began explaining to John the importance of what he saw. First, Jesus explained the regions of His government; Rev 1:11  saying, I am the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last. Also, What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea. 
Just a little study time you will discover that there were plenty of other churches throughout the land and into Israel. Now, what was so important about these 7 churches? Again, we have lost sight of the truths set out by the Lord from the beginning regarding the “Church”.

When you look at an Ancient map, your bible map, you will discover that these 7 churches were in Turkey. This would be where the Ottoman Empire would rule and reign from for over 600 yrs. Why was the 7 divisional government of Jesus in Turkey? Jesus tells us in Matthew 16, the gates of hell would not prevail against it. In the image of the metal man of Daniel the iron legs kingdom is Turkey. Notice what Jesus said in the beginning of this verse. 
Rev 1:11  saying, I am the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last. 
Turkey would be the beginning kingdom and Islam would be it’s false religion. Jesus is showing where the kingdom is and where the 7 divisional government would fight at and where it would end at.
Jesus then began to explain the meaning of the other mysteries to John. What we have taken as allegories need to be taken as they are explained.  Rev 1:20  the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand and the seven golden lamp stands  The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lamp stands which you saw are the seven churches.
The 7 stars in his right hand are Angels. They are the regional leaders in the divisional governments of Christ. The 7 churches are his regional governments in which we are all assigned. So, we can understand that these 7 regions will begin and end in it’s battle with the devil and his false religion Islam. Now we already know that the devil has created a 10 divisional government to oppose the regional government of Christ and establish a one world government. I explained that the 10 divisions are the basic 10 denominations( for lack of a better word) of Islam.

Now as a Muslim, you vow to make the trek to Mecca at least once in your lifetime. You agree to participate in what they call Hajj. There are many rituals that you perform but eventually you end up at the Kaaba  and walk around the Kaaba chanting the prayers of the priests that are chanting over the loud speaker. The chanting is various different chants including curses be chanted against Christians and Jews. The curses include all manner of disease and cancers and chants of death. The Muslims then collect 7 stones. There are 7 effigies that are supposed to be replicas of devils. As they go around the Kaaba each time they go around chanting they throw a stone at each of the effigies as they pass. It is interesting that there are not 8 devils or 10 devils but 7. The term devil comes from the root word which means enemy. So they are throwing rock at their 7 enemies. The 7 regional government of Christ. The enemy knows of the 7 regional governments of Christ. Do you?