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Chapter 2-3
Chapters 2 and 3 in the Book of Revelation contain John's letters to the seven churches in Asia Minor. John Cassinat has published fifteen (15) podcasts for the individual verses in chapter 2 and nine (9) podcasts for the individual verses in chapter 3. These verse-by-verse podcasts can be accessed from this page by clicking on the image or podcast title listed below. Each podcast title includes a section number [§], which corresponds to the section number in The Book of Revelation Doctrinal Commentary: Unveiling Jesus Christ, where John Cassinat explains the content of the same verses.
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This podcast discusses, explains and interprets the John’s writings found in Revelation 2:1-3. These verses contain Christ’s commendations of the ancient Ephesian saints who withstood evil in their midst, who tried and rejected the false apostles in their midst that were liars. The Ephesian saints are a foreshadow for members of the latter-day church.
This podcast discusses, explains and interprets the prophecies of John the apostle found in Revelation 2:4-5. These verses contain Christ’s condemnation of the ancient Ephesian saints who had forsaken their “first love,” Jesus Christ. This means they lost the Christian virtue of charity and no longer possessed the ardent love of the Savior that they once possessed. Christ threatens to remove his church from among them if they do not repent and return to their first love. The Ephesian saints are a foreshadow for members of the latter-day church, who also run the risk of forsaking their love for Jesus Christ in the midst of great worldliness.
This podcast discusses, explains and interprets the prophecies of John the apostle found in Revelation 2:4-5. These verses contain Christ’s condemnation of the ancient Ephesian saints who had forsaken their “first love,” Jesus Christ. This means they lost the Christian virtue of charity and no longer possessed the ardent love of the Savior that they once possessed. Christ threatens to remove his church from among them if they do not repent and return to their first love. The Ephesian saints are a foreshadow for members of the latter-day church, who also run the risk of forsaking their love for Jesus Christ in the midst of great worldliness.
This podcast discusses, explains and interprets the prophecies of John the apostle found in Revelation 2:6. This verses describes the hatred that the Ephesian saints had for the immoral, worldly and perverse teachings of the Nicolaitan’s within the ancient church at Ephesus. The Savior also makes an unusually strong, if not atypical, claim that he also hates the deeds of the Nicolaitans. This podcast will discuss the possible origins of name of this perverse group and what their deeds were that aroused the hatred of even Jesus Christ.
This podcast discusses, explains and interprets the prophecies of John the apostle found in Revelation 2:7. This verse directed the ancient Ephesian saints to listen and hearken to the words of John’s prophecy with the promise that those who overcame the world of sin would be given to eat of the tree of life in the midst of the paradise of God. This podcast discusses the epiphone “he that hath an ear…” as well as other topics of interest, including the Spirit of the Holy Ghost, what it means to overcome, and the tree of life.
This podcast explains the meaning and content of Rev 2:8-10, including John’s letter to the ancient saints at Smyrna. The letter was written by John but comes from Christ who identifies himself as “the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive.” The Savior knows the works of the saints in Smyrna, and their tribulation and poverty caused by the blasphemies of the Jews, who are Jews in name only—but not in practice because they belong to the synagogue of Satan. These verses give some perspective to the question of why righteous people suffer. The Savior tells the Smyrnian saints not to fear suffering even as he predicts tribulations for a symbolic period of ten days. He promises that if they are faithful unto death, they will receive a crown of life.
This podcast describes the visions of John the Revelator in Revelation 1:4-6. These verses contain John’s salutation to the seven churches in Asia Minor. The name-title of Christ “which is, which was, and which is to come” is explained. The Seven Spirits are interpreted as the seven servants or leaders of the seven churches. This podcast further explains what it means for Jesus, “the faithful witness” to be the “first begotten of the dead and the prince of the kings of the earth,” and how his atonement washed or loosed us from sin. Revelation 1:6 describes “God and his Father” which refers to God the Father (our Heavenly Father) who also has an exalted Father. The discussion of this verse includes a description of how creation is multi-generational and one generation is patterned after every other generation. We are literal children of a Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother in this generation of their spirit offspring. This podcast concludes with a discussion of the two-fold doxology or worship of Christ included in Revelation 1:6.
This podcast describes the visions of John the Revelator in Revelation 1:4-6. These verses contain John’s salutation to the seven churches in Asia Minor. The name-title of Christ “which is, which was, and which is to come” is explained. The Seven Spirits are interpreted as the seven servants or leaders of the seven churches. This podcast further explains what it means for Jesus, “the faithful witness” to be the “first begotten of the dead and the prince of the kings of the earth,” and how his atonement washed or loosed us from sin. Revelation 1:6 describes “God and his Father” which refers to God the Father (our Heavenly Father) who also has an exalted Father. The discussion of this verse includes a description of how creation is multi-generational and one generation is patterned after every other generation. We are literal children of a Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother in this generation of their spirit offspring. This podcast concludes with a discussion of the two-fold doxology or worship of Christ included in Revelation 1:6.
This podcast explains the content and meaning of the hidden manna in Revelation 2:17. This verse is addressed to the saints in Pergamos who were guilty of compromising their standards by eating meats sacrificed to idols. The hidden manna foreshadows Christ as the bread of life and stands as an opposite image of the meat of idols that offers no life whatsoever.
This podcast explains the meaning of the white stone mentioned in Revelation 2:7 as a Urim and Thummim that overcomers receive when they are exalted in the celestial kingdom. The ancient and modern uses of the Urim and Thummim are by persons on both the eastern and western hemispheres are explained. Joseph Smith’s used the Urim and Thummim to translate the Book of Mormon and to receive other modern revelations. This podcast also describes a seer stone that Joseph Smith had in his possession. The Urim and Thummim as an oracle and revelatory instrument on earth foreshadows the white stone that exalted saints will receive in the celestial kingdom to see kingdoms of a higher order. This earth in its celestialized condition will also be a great Urim and Thummim through which kingdoms of a lower order will be manifest.
This podcast discusses and explains the new name written on the white stone in Revelation 2:17 that exalted men and women receive as part of the temple endowment. This new name is the key word that worthy people receive and which is necessary to be able to walk by the angels who stand as sentinels at the portals of heaven. This podcast discusses the use of new names for people in the scriptures as part of life changing events. The new name always accompanies some form of new birth, rebirth or changed conditions in the life of the person receiving the new name. This podcast also discusses the origin of the key words used in the temple today from the writings of Abraham including specifically Facsimile 2 found in the Book of Abraham, chapter 3.
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This podcast discusses and explains the content of the verses in Revelation 2:18-19. These verses are part of John’s fourth letter to the church at Thyatira and they contain the commendations of Christ to the saints in that City. The Thyatirans were commended for their improved works of charity, service, faith, and patience in a city where the worship of the sun god Apollo was prevalent. To counter this pagan influence, Christ addressed himself to the Thyatiran saints as the Son of God. He also described his omniscience and power over paganism as one who “hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass.”
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This podcast explains and interprets the many symbols found in Revelation 2:20-23. These verses describe the condemnations of Christ upon the saints in the ancient church of Thyatira. He condemns them because they allowed a woman named Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to seduce church members to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed to idols. She is in everyway the antitype for the woman named Jezebel in the Old Testament that was married to king Ahab and caused all of Israel to worship idols. Christ threatens Jezebel of Thyatira with destruction with all her followers, just as Jezebel of old was destroyed together with her family. As with Jezebel, the Lord knows our “reins and hearts” (innermost feelings) and has promised to give to everyone according to our works.
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This podcast explains and interprets the vision of John the Revelator in Revelation 2:24-25. These verses are a continuation of John’s letter to the saints in Thyatira, including the rest of the saints that did not engage in and know the doctrine of Jezebel—which is called the “depths of Satan by Jesus Christ. The saints are told that they shall have no other burdens placed upon them than what they have already been asked to do, which is to abstain from fornication, idol worship, and meats offered to idols. In short, their burden is to hold fast to the gospel and not to the dogmas to Jezebel, the Gnostics, the Nicolaitans, or the doctrine of Balaam. The saints are to hold fast “till I come” as an admonition to endure to the end.
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This podcast explains and interprets John the Revelator’s vision in Revelation 2:26-29. In these verses to the overcoming saints in Thyatira, they are promised power over nations. This is synonymous with godhood, as shown by many other scriptural references discussed in this podcast. This podcast also explains how Christ will rule over the nations with a rod of iron at his Second Coming, breaking them to pieces like potter’s clay. Finally, faithful and overcoming saints are promised the morning star, which is a reference to Jesus Christ. This is synonymous with the Second Comforter, as discussed in this podcast.
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This podcast discusses and explains the meaning of John’s letter to the saints in the City of Sardis in Revelation 3:1-3. The topics of these verses include a discussion of how the Saints in Sardis were physically alive, but spiritually dead. They were Christians in name who lived off the faith and reputation of church members who preceded them. Their condition exists today in the modern church. The Sardian saints were commanded to be watchful and strengthen those truths that remain among them. They are told to remember their testimonies from before and repent to avoid their spiritual deadness.
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This podcast discusses and explains the letter of John the Revelator to the church in Sardis in Revelation 3:4-6. The saints in Sardis were fixated on their name and reputation instead of having their lives focused on the Savior. Christ states that there are few in Sardis—a city famous for its woolen garment industry—that had not defiled their garments. The garments discussed in this verse symbolically describe the moral and spiritual status of the people, as discussed in this podcast. Those with clean and white garments are promised that they will be clothed in white raiment as a symbol of purity and eternal life. They also will not have their name blotted out of the book of life, which is explained in more detail during this podcast. This podcast also discusses the manner by which people have their name included in the book of life during premortality or during mortality. Christ will advocate with the Father for people who have their names in the book of life.
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This podcast discusses and explains the vision of John the Revelator in his sixth letter to the saints at Philadelphia in Revelation 3:7-8. These verses describe the commendations of Christ to the Philadelphian saints who, despite their little strength, had remained true to the gospel and to his name. They were holy and true as Christ is the Holy and True. These verses also describe how Christ holds the key of David as a symbol of absolute power. With this power Christ can open the door to heaven to those worthy of it, and he can exclude those who are unworthy.
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This podcast describes and explains the letter that John the Revelator wrote to members of the church in the city of Philadelphia in 96 AD, as set forth in Revelation 3:9-10. In these verses the Philadelphian saints were told that the source of their persecution was those people that called themselves Jews but were of the synagogue of Satan. These persecutors would one day know the error of their way and would prostrate themselves before the Christian people to pay homage to them. The Savior also promised the Philadelphian saints that their calling and election to eternal life was made sure because they had kept his word in patience. To have one’s calling and election made sure is to have the more sure word of prophecy and to have the guarantee of eternal life. These topics are explained in this podcast.
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This podcast explains and interprets the various symbols used by John the Revelator in his letter to the saints in Philadelphia in Revelation 3:11-13. Christ promises to come to the saints quickly and warns them to guard against anyone taking their crown, which represents eternal life. He further promises that the faithful saints will be made pillars in the heavenly temple of God, which is also a symbolic promise of eternal life. The saints will bear the name of the Father, the name of the New Jerusalem as the city of God, and the new name of Jesus Christ. All these things are a symbol of eternal life that come to those that overcome evil in this life.
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This podcast discusses John the Revelator’s letter to the church at Laodicea in Revelation 3:14-16. John’s letter comes from Christ who declares himself to be the “Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God.” All these names and titles express the power of Christ to bring about the destruction of the Lukewarm Laodiceans who were spiritually apathetic members of Christ’s church. This podcast explains why Christ told this church that he would rather that they be either “cold or hot” and why he would vomit them out of his mouth because of their lukewarmness.
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This podcast explains the symbolism about the lukewarm Laodiceans found in Revelation 3:17-18. In these verses John the Revelator describes the Laodicean saints as wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked because they thought themselves rich because of their temporal wealth. Christ counseled them to buy spiritual gold tried in the fire and then they would be truly rich and clothed in white raiment as a symbol of eternal life. They were also counseled to anoint their eyes with eye salve to cure their spiritual blindness. This podcast explains how the Laodiceans came to be spiritually blind and how this condition relates to the human condition today.
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This podcast explains the symbolism of the lukewarm Laodiceans found in Revelation 3:19-20. In these verses John the Revelator describes the Savior’s love for the Laodiceans despite their spiritual apathy. He tells them, and all people, that he loves those whom he rebukes and chastens as a loving father. He commands the Laodiceans to be zealous and repent. He also tells them that he is standing at the door of their hardened hearts knocking and waiting for a receptive ear to open the door to him. Those who open their heart to Christ will be blessed with his presence and will share with him an intimate meal as a symbol of eternal life.
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This podcast explains the images and symbols found in Revelation 3:21-22. These verses describe the promise of eternal life given to people such as the saints in Laodicea who overcome their lukewarm condition in the gospel. This is reflected in the symbolism of overcomers sitting on the throne of God the Father and with Jesus Christ. These verses contain the admonition found in all seven letters by John the Revelator for saints everywhere to hear what the Spirit says to the seven churches.