Grace and Peace by mackmck

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Grace and Peace
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Revelation 1:4 (KJV)
*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;*

The commentaries all style this as “the usual salutation.” I notice that it does not come from usual sources and neither does it extend, in this case, to a common audience. 
**From the three Persons of the Godhead**
**-The I Am
-The Spirit 
-The Lord Jesus Christ** 
How remarkable to receive a wish of grace and peace and to receive it from God. 

**To the seven churches** 
These are distinct churches. They each had their own circumstances and they had each responded to those circumstances in their own way. Some of them were great churches. Some of them just thought they were. 

These churches seem to represent what any church might face and how any church might respond to what they face at different times in their lives. 

These churches also seem to provide a time map of church history. Some reject this idea, and there is certainly a lot of room for human speculation when you allow for it. 
What amazes me is that God has the same desire for every one of these churches. 
**Some of them receive a severe rebuke from Jesus.** 
Nevertheless God’s heart is that they have grace and peace. 
**Some of them are said to be dead.** 
God still offers them grace and peace. Some of them are suffering. 
**Some of them are distracted.** 
The desire of God is nevertheless, grace and peace. 

God desires for each of us His grace and His peace. 

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@simms50 ·
I have some thoughts around the following verse...

Revelation 3:20 - Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

If Yeshua is outside of the church knocking on the door that would indicate that He is not inside the church, with that being said then who IS on the inside? Which Jesus are they worshiping? Which then brings to mind,  Matthew 7:21-23 21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’
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@mackmck ·
I completely agree with you.
And yet it is still Jesus' desire that they experience His grace and peace (which would, I believe, mean salvation.) My thought is that God desires all to be saved. Though not all will be. Not even all (or - in my opinion - most) who attend church.
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@simms50 ·
Yes and Yeshua says so just a few verses before the ones I just mentioned.

13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

Who finds it..."few" that is a scary thought!
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