Sunday Bible School
July 13, 2025
The Preparation of the Church for the Rapture - Revelation - Part LVI
The
Sunday Bible School
July 13, 2025
Preparation of the Church for the Rapture - Revelation - Part LVI
Summary of the president’s message
The Sunday Bible School on July 13th, 2025,was held live, directly from the Mahanaim in Domingos Martins, Espírito Santo, with the participation of pastors Alexandre Gueiros, Gilson Sousa and Josias Junior.
Message from pastor Gilson Sousa:
We greet all our brothers and sisters with the peace of the Lord Jesus! We are starting the Sunday Bible School. The
subject to be presented is the book of Revelation: the message of the Holy Spirit resonates in the midst of the Faithful Church, in relation to the prophetic markers that are being fulfilled in our day, in the preparation of the Church for the rapture.
Pastor Gilson Sousa presented the answers given by various brethren to the questions posed, as well as various experiences and testimonies.
Question
Answered through video contribution
Reading Revelation, chapter 3,
The Preparation of the Church for the Rapture - Revelation - Part LVI
verse 10, highlight the prophetic figures of the Trinity.
Answer:
The Father -“...because you have kept my command to persevere...” –The Word (doctrine) of the Father
The Son-“...because you have kept my command to persevere...” –The prayer Jesus said for us.
The Holy Spirit-“...I also will keep you from the hour of trial...” –The Holy Spirit will take the church before the time of the Great Tribulation.
“Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.” Revelation3:10.
Question
Answered through video contribution
Reading Revelation Chapter 3, verse 13, identify the prophetic figures of the Word and the Blood.
Answer:
The Word –the act of “hearing” identifies the Revealed word,
which is what is being said by the Holy Spirit
The Blood –identifies the figure of the Holy Spirit Himself.
“He who has an ear,let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” Revelation3:13
Question
Answered through video contribution
Reading Revelation chapter 3, verses 2 to 10, identity three of the main doctrines for this last hour, found in Sardis and Philadelphia:
Answer:
The Blood–Revelation3:5.
PHILADELPHIA
Revealed Word-Revelation3:8 (keep the Word).
The Body of Christ–Revelation 3:8 (“for you have a little strength”–Church with few
resources provided by humans).
The Blood-Revelation3:9 (“to know that I have loved you” –Love is a representation of the Holy Spirit).
“Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have
not found your works perfect before God.” Revelation3:2.
“Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.” Revelation3:3.
Pr. Gilson Sousa conducting the Sunday Bible School
Pr. Alexandre Gueiros conducting the Sunday Bible School
The Preparation of the Church for the Rapture - Revelation - Part LVI
“He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments,and will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.” Revelation3:5.
“I know your works. See, I have set before you anopen door, and no one can shit it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name.” Revelation3:8.
“Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie –indeed I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.” Revelation3:9
Pastor Alexandre Gueiros:
We have experienced a time in which everyone has suffered -that is why we need the prayers of the church so that we can overcome this difficuly period. However, we are still dependent on the Holy Spirit, on the government of the Holy Spirit. That is our security.
We continue to live as one body, not only as a local church, but throughout the world. We have committed ourselves to the revealed doctrine that has been entrusted to us. Thus, we will continue steadfastly on this Journey.
We are studying about the treasure discovered by a man at the time of Sardis. The treasure is the Word of God. It is the Word revealed by the Holy Spirit. At the time Martin Luther lived, many monks
read the Word of God, but the veil was drawn over their eyes. But Luther understood the mystery. That's what happened to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. Only when Jesus revealed himself were they able to understand.
Philadelphia means “brotherly love”. This is the expression of the body. The body only exists when the members are united by the love that comes from the Holy Spirit. Only in this way can we live the inheritance that Jesus left us.
The letter to Philadelphia shows that they received the treasure found at the time of Sardis. The command was to “keep the Word”.
“Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the Whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.”
Revelation3:10
Philadelphia kept the Word and found the pearl of great price. Philadelphia discovered
The Preparation of the Church for the Rapture - Revelation - Part LVI
Revelation21:19
Pastor Marcelo Ferreira
This love, mentioned in Philadelphia, is the love of lost souls. This is what moved the Church of Philadelphia to go into all the world and proclaim salvation in Jesus. We are the Church of Philadelphia. It is the church that will be raptured. The Lord will keep us from the great tribulation that will come upon the whole world after the rapture.
Sardis and Philadelphia
Jesus as the door to salvation and the announcement of salvation took place all over the world. It was the period of the great revival that took place in Europe, Africa and the Americas, announcing the door to the sheep, the door to salvation.
The door and the pearl
Let's make a connection between the open door in Philadelphia and the pearls that John will see in the new Jerusalem.
The door in Philadelphia is Jesus. When John sees the new Jerusalem, he sees the city surrounded by a wall of precious stones. The city had twelve gates. Each gate had a pearl. Jesus is the gate of salvation and the pearl of great value. To enter the city, you had to pass through the gate and enter through the pearl.
“The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones...”
Sardis and Philadelphia are churches that continueto this day. The doctrine of the apostles has not changed. What has changed is our refinement of our doctrinal understanding.When we talk about Philadelphia, we are speaking of a time concurrent with Laodicea. In Philadelphia, the Lord said: “Behold, I am coming quickly!”. But in Laodicea, the Lord says:“Behold, I stand at the door and knock”. Pastor Gilson Sousa
May the Lord bless us Pr. Alexandre Rubem Milito Gueiros President of the Maranata Christian Church
Sunday Bible School
July 13, 2025
The Preparation of the Church for the Rapture - Revelation - Part LVI