The Seven Churches Threads
are the Horizontal Threads in the following verse Matrix

The 7 Angel threads listed on the left of the following table may prove to be the most interesting for many people as they look up about their own or another religion by simply clicking on the accompanying horizontal link.

Presented above is the verse matrix for the Book of Revelation. Many do not realize it, but the Book of Revelation is a beautiful tapestry weaving together the threads of Scripture from the past, present and for the future.

Among the masses there are few who appreciate the artistry of a fine Persian tapestry or are aware of the themes that are often hidden there in its multicolored thread. We use this analogy here to disclose the Book of Revelation, pointing out the various threads and showing how they are interwoven.

Some may be appalled, because they prefer simplicity in their diet, music and literature, but here they are invited to a feast of many delightful dishes. It is not a random smorgasbord, but rather a carefully and Divinely crafted menu giving us a taste of a future heavenly banquet. It is kaleidoscopic and in a sense also holographic, sometimes recounting and evaluating the same theme from many different perspectives, such as that from each of the Seven Major Religions/Cultures in the world.

There are those who prefer the monotony of a single theme repetitively delivered to them each Sunday. They will be repelled by ideas so foreign to them just as some prefer the well known sounds of a bagpipe or the conventional melodies of western music, and care not for complications of a classical symphony represented in the variety of notes and annotation for each of the many kinds of instruments in the orchestra.

The Book of Revelation uses the powerful device of recursiveness, just as does classical music and much of the mystery of life as represented in the mathmatical analysis of the double helix. For those who are open to learning more about the Infinite Variety of the Creator that will be eternally available to them, then recognition of what is being presented in the Book of Revelation may well be a turning point in their life.

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There are many threads in the Book of Revelation but presented here are those that this author feels are the most important to comprehend.

The most obvious threads are the SIX VERTICAL Threads. (Look at the Column headings in the above matrix). One follows follows these threads by reading vertically down through the thread, or by reading through each of the chapters in order.

The vertical SIX threads are lists of verses representing parts, stages, times. You can follow down each thread, verse by verse, to see that they are like six strings of pearls, or more accurately like six strings of seven different kinds of jeweled beads. Each jeweled bead may be thought of as being a diamond, a ruby, etc. (a similar actual list is in Rev.21:18-19). The astounding thing here, is that EVERY string/thread has the exact same DIFFERENT seven jewels/beads in the exact same order as every other thread.

The seven individual/different jewels/objects on each thread/string represent the seven world religions in the order of their appearance on eartho,. The jewels are usually represented by an angel in the verses, but alternatively the SEVEN Angels/Churches/Religions/World Cultures/Manifestations of God - are referred to in 17 different identities/categories/groups/jewels of SEVEN in the Book of Revelation, as seen in the table below. Always, without exception seven. Always without exception archetypes for each of the Seven World Religions individually and in turn and for each of their Seven Prophets/Cultures. Repetition/clarification/verification - substantiated by the exeternal reality.

Rev1:20 and Rev4:5 and Rev5:6 make very clear all identities/groups are identical, just being different archetype symbols. As Rev1:20 says, this was the MYSTERY and a part of what kept the Book of Revelation sealed until the 'Time of the End'.

1:4 Churches 1:4 Spirits 1:12 Golden Candlesticks 1:16 Stars

4:5 Lamps 5:1 Seals 5:6 Horns 5:6 Eyes

8:2 Trumpets 10:3 Thunders 12:3 Heads 12:3 Crowns

15:1 Plagues 15:7 Golden Vials 17:9 Mountains 17:10 Kings

Sometimes, as with the plagues, vials, and horns, what happens to the religions/cultures is not pleasant when those religions and cultures turn away from the path they are supposed to follow, and indeed in all cultures often becoming quite perverted even to the point of being associated with the bad beast.

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The Seven Horizontal Threads:

Alternatively, to following down the six vertical threads (as described above) which show what happens individually to each of the seven chuches (world religions) at some particular stage (point of time) in the Book of Revelation, one can instead follow across the horizontal thread for any one of the Seven Churches (world religions). The verses in the matrix for each church/religion have been gathered together in one place for each church (religion) so that one can look at the verses for any particular religion by just clicking on the link for that religion (the link being on the left-side of the matrix), rather than having to look up the individual verses.

It is this cross linking of the two threads - the vertical and horizontal - that creates the matrix and shows the correctness of the assignment of each verse to each religion, just as a double entry bookkeeping system prevents the entry of a number in a wrong column, and so it is a marvelous proof of the integrity and accuracy of the Book of Revelation.

Below is a map showing John's Seven Churches of Asia, as to where they are located in modern day Turkey. Where the churches themselves still exist today, they are small insignificant congregations. There significance in the Book of Revelations is an archetypes for the Seven Major Religions of the World.