Prophetic School

Studying the prophecies of the book of Revelation, I gain a special divine blessing described in Rev. 1:3: "Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near." Also, if I read this aloud or share with others, they too receive a blessing from the written prophecies. It's worth paying special attention to the word "take to heart". It implies that having heard God's message, I will do everything possible on my part that is expected of me and depends on me.

The prophecies of this book tell about many world events and regimes that will sequentially replace each other until the culmination of the great confrontation between good and evil, after which Jesus will put an end to sin and destroy everyone and everything that is declared unclean.

Knowledge of the beautiful future and Christ's final victory over sin and the progenitor of all evil gives me strength and confidence in the victory of God's love in my heart as well.

Chapters 2-3 contain messages to seven churches that are geographically located in the order indicated in the prophecies. It's impossible to get from Ephesus to Philadelphia without passing through Smyrna, Pergamum, and Thyatira. The road goes through these cities, which cannot be bypassed.

The Lord makes it clear that the events indicated in the messages to the seven churches will be sequentially fulfilled, and they cannot be avoided. As a result, we come to Laodicea, after which there is nothing. This is the last prophetic period, after which the chronology of messages ends.

I believe that our time is the period of Laodicea, the beginning of which is considered to be 1844. It was in this year that Daniel's longest prophecy about 2300 evenings and mornings, telling about the cleansing of the Sanctuary, was fulfilled.

The message to Laodicea itself is prophetic and contains the advice that must be followed by those who wish to become winners and receive the corresponding reward.

This message to Laodicea will cause a sifting among God's people, and also prepare a special people for special relationships with the Lord.

Although this message from the Faithful Witness is short in itself, it is very deep in content and meaning and teaches what should be.

The message consists of Christ's sequential actions. First, He declares Himself and His faithfulness to the word, then He accuses me of my miserable state. I agree and understand that this is so. But the Lord gives me a way out and advises me to buy what will enrich me, clothe me, and make me wise.

He doesn't demand, order, command, or threaten, but advises. Such an approach gives me complete freedom of choice. And the Lord waits for what I will decide.

He sells me what He offers, making it clear that there will be no gifts here, that I need to give everything that is valuable to me to get what He calls true wealth. I won't be able to bypass this and get the winner's reward.

If I don't become a buyer, then all the following verses are not for me, but for those who observe the prophecies of this book. And I will have to continue living in my miserable lukewarm state, believing that I will be given another light and another path to the reward will be devised.

To people who buy what is offered, Jesus speaks of His love, about punishment, and asks to be zealous in further acquisition of goods. He advises repenting of the lukewarm state. And this is all about me. The Lord doesn't say unnecessary words, but expects my interest in my salvation.

After such statements, it is said that the Lord desires to have personal relationships with everyone who has entered into trade relations with Him. He strives to dine with me, to calmly open to me personally what I would never know elsewhere.

The Lord Jesus is my Friend and Teacher, and if He comes to me, it means He has plans for our joint time. He teaches me to be a winner.

What is my victory? In that I, observing what is written, get to know Christ personally when I open the mysterious door to Him. Any communication with Jesus teaches me something. And the Lord is so pleased with my company as a disciple and friend that He even offers me to be next to Him on His throne for all Eternity. And this message is contained in the message to Laodicea.

But although this message is short, it doesn't open up at once to the one who begins to study it.

The Agape Love School appeared thanks to the message to the Angel of the Laodicean Church. The Lord drew attention to this message and began to reveal the importance of what was written. And recent world events show that the time is near, and we must be ready for the culmination of prophecies.

All the teaching of the Bible brings me to the message to Laodicea, as to what I absolutely need to understand and accept. Can a casual reader of this message become a winner?

To win, you need weapons, uniforms, and the ability to attack. This is all offered to me in the form of advice to buy in Rev. 3:18.

When I go to the store, I take a means of payment with me. I choose what I need or what is offered. I find out the quality, freshness, originality of the offered goods. I'm not threatened that I won't leave without a purchase, but they wait for my decision.

I decide to buy. I pay for the purchase. I bring it home and eat it. I became rich, clothed, and sighted. But the next day I cool down again and once again come to the Heavenly Merchant. I acquire what I already know the taste of, and I'm satiated again. My zeal in acquiring the goods interested the Seller, Who seems to love me. And He personally came to explain to me what I acquired and teach me how to use it. I thought these goods were sold to me for enjoyment, but it turned out that this is an offensive weapon and the fighting spirit of the attacker.

A winner is not one who sits in defense, but one who attacks, captures, and destroys the enemy, who takes possession of trophies.

The One Who has already won in this war teaches a person who will win like Him. Communicating with the True Winner, I receive a militant spirit of love and become part of His army.

The Agape Love School already contains a message of victory in its name. After all, it was Love that conquered the world of evil. Love revealed all of Satan's secret plans, love healed the wounded and resurrected the dead. And this is what is offered to me in the form of gold refined by fire.

A terrible crisis awaits us. The Lord will sift all of us through His sieve. Everything empty and unclean will be removed. All our idols will be destroyed or swept away with us. Only the divine, pure, eternal, and holy will withstand this test.

The message to Laodicea invites everyone personally to enter into trade relations with Jesus and learn from Him. This is His message, and He will not let us go empty-handed. And as payment for goods, the Lord accepts my time, my sins, and myself. I will receive exactly as much as I decide to contribute to the cash register. But for a start, even a little is better than nothing.

Being a winner today is good, but the Lord offers to be zealous in my victory and to be a winner always. If I don't want to learn this in peacetime, I will have to master this science in difficult conditions. I can't bypass the School of Winners. It lies on the path to Eternity in the final events. This is a prophetic School. It is predicted. It will take place, and it will teach.

Questions for reflection on this chapter

1. Please read: Rev. 3:14-22; 16:15; 17:14; Isa. 54:17; Deut. 8:2-5; 29:29; Prov. 15:30; 27:5; Song of Sol. 8:2; Amos 3:7 in light of this chapter.

2. What did you understand from this chapter?

3. What other Bible verses came to your mind?

4. Are you interested in understanding the depth of the message to Laodicea?

5. Do you believe that at the end of time the Lord will teach us something very important and reveal something main?

6. What should I do if I want to know everything but don't want to learn?

7. Can I learn something without dedicating my time to it?

8. Do you think the time devoted to studying the laws of love and friendship will be wasted?

9. Will the message to Laodicea become irrelevant during another crisis?

10. What can hinder learning in the Agape Love School?

11. What to do if I understand the importance of the last message, but can't find time to study it?

12. Does God have other messages for the last time, besides the message to Laodicea?

13. Do you find the lessons of this book useful for yourself?

14. Does Heaven observe my interest in God's message?

15. What will the message to Laodicea give me if I start studying it?