The Last Instructions of Jesus
(Before He Comes Again)
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I was preparing myself for the recording of another podcast of my Christian Podcast, “The Great Awareness” (available wherever you get your podcasts) and the Lord led me to Revelation Chapters 2 and 3. As I was reading them, I realized something amazing, these are the last words of Jesus before He comes again. If you have a red letter Bible, Chapters 2 and 3 are completely red letters, just the words of Jesus. As I read through these verses, God showed me some amazing things, and the basis of this book was born. Revelation 2 and 3 are 7 letters to the churches dictated by Jesus and written down by John. The same John who was the “disciple Jesus loved”. It was written around 90-95 AD, while he was in prison on the Island of Patmos. That means they were dictated by Jesus about 60 years after his crucifixion. Enough time for false doctrines and teachings to get hold of the Church. It is almost like Jesus shares, one last time, what the Scripture really says and how we are really supposed to live. Like a final correction from the Master to a group of people that may be starting to get off course. The Letters were written to specific churches in the area around Asia. But like so much of what Jesus taught to His disciples and instructed, the applications apply to us today. These letters were written to churches, to saved people. And that is VERY telling. In these 7 churches you see a faithful church, a compromising church, a loveless church, a lukewarm church, and so on. And around us today we see the same things, faithful Christians, Christians who compromise, Christians who don’t love, Christians who are lukewarm and so on. The letters all take a similar pattern, He says He knows their works, tells them what they are doing well, tells them what they are lacking and tells them what to do to fix it. As I read through them, I was stunned at the ramifications of what Jesus was saying and how different it was from what so many churches are teaching today and I felt like it had to be shared. In this book we will put our pre-conceived beliefs aside and get down to what Scripture ACTUALLY SAYS. There are a lot of “beliefs” out there, better make sure the thing you are believing in is actual truth. A pastor told a great story once, he was on a plane and next to him was a woman. When she found out he was a pastor she started telling him about what she believes about God. As he tells it, the god she is believing in is NOT the God he knows. So when she was done, he didn’t argue with her. He pointed to a man two rows up and said, “you see that man there? He is an adult video star and he is cheating on his wife with the woman next to him.” The lady, shocked, said, “how do you know this?” The pastor said, “oh I don’t, that’s just what I believe about him.” And then he went on to explain who Jesus really is. I thought it was brilliant. Listen, we have to be careful with what we believe. There are MANY people, pastors, influencers, teaching things that are NOT scriptural or that take one section of scripture and twists it and ignores whole sections of scripture. If we want to be right, if we want to get our doctrine right, we need to read what the Bible actually says and allow IT to be the authority on God NOT the guru with the cool podcast. Paul says in 1 Thessalonians 5:21 to “Test all things; hold fast to what is good.” Let’s put that pastor, that podcast influencer that algorithm to the test and see if it matches up to scripture and then HOLD FAST TO THE SCRIPTURE TRUTH! In this book are SPECIFIC instructions from Jesus on how to live, how to be ready, for His Second coming. I believe that time is much sooner than we think. Will we be ready? Wherever you are in your walk, there will be challenging messages in this book and CLEAR directions straight from Jesus Christ Himself on how to be ready. It is a stunning doctrinal discourse in an easy to read format that will convict and challenge and encourage you to make the relationship with Jesus first and foremost in your life. It is not works, but relationship that gets us home and we dive deep into what that means in this powerful book. It is a book you won’t forget any time soon. Read at your own risk……
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Jesus documented His amazing final thoughts in the book of Revelation about sin, the rapture of the church, and what is considered salvation. While Paul wrote letters to 7 churches and they are studied and used almost every day all around the world, Jesus’s letters to 7 churches in Revelation are rarely mentioned! Yet, as you’ll discover in this book, they are clear instructions from Jesus to His end times church. The lessons in this important biblical book are not only powerful when applied, but can also be lifechanging for believers
while preparing for His return.
In a thoughtful examination of Revelation chapters two and three, Brian Peart—a self-professed simple Christian—shares scriptural truths as a fellow journeyman on the road to becoming more like Jesus. While exploring each of the seven letters to the churches as dictated by Jesus and recorded by John, Peart encourages fellow Christians to set aside their preconceived beliefs and dive into what the scripture actually says in order to be truly ready for the second coming of Christ. Included are Peart’s thoughts on how believers can move from where they are now to a place where they are centered on Christ, abiding, obeying, loving, and bringing glory to His name.
The Last Instructions of Jesus examines truths contained in two chapters of Revelation to help faithful Christians apply His lessons to everyday life while waiting for His return.
About the Author
Brian Peart is a successful businessman who has caught the fire of God in his heart. He has a deep love of scripture and the gift of teaching by the Holy Spirit. Peart is the founder and Pastor of The Great Awareness Church in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and host of the Christian podcast, The Great Awareness. This is his third book.