April 6, 2025
The Preparation of the Church for the Rapture - Revelation - Part XLIII
Summary of the president’s message
TThe Sunday Bible School of April 6th, 2025, was held live, directly from the Mahanaim of Domingos Martins, in the state of Espirito Santo, Brazil, with the participations of pastors Gedelti Gueiros and Gilson Sousa.
Message from pastor Gilson Sousa:
We greet all our brethren with the peace of the Lord Jesus!
We are starting the Sunday Bible School. The subject to be presented is the book of Reve-
lation: 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, verse 4, name some characteristics of the Work of the Holy
Spirit in our day, in the context of the remnants of Sardis.
Answer: Characteristics: the body of Christ, obedience, discipline, baptism with the Holy Spirit and spiritual gifts with wisdom and discernment.
“You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall Walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.” Revelation 3:4
Question
Answered through video contribution
Reading Revelation, chapter 3, verses 1 to 4, identify the characteristics of the Work of the Holy Spirit in our day as a remnant of Sardis.
a. Verse 1.
b. Verse 2.
c. Verse 3.
d. Verse 4.
Answer:
a. Verse 1 - Have a name that you are alive
b. Verse 2 - Be watchful and remain strong in the faith;
c. Verse 3 - Keep what you have received and heard;
Pr. Gilson Souza conducting the Sunday Bible School
The Preparation of the Church for the Rapture - Revelation - Part XLIII
d. Verse 4 - There are some people - a faithful remnant.
“And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, ‘These things says He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: “I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead.” Revelation 3:1
“Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before God.” Revelation 3:2
“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.” Revelation 3:3
“You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall Walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.” Revelation 3:4
Question
Answered through video contribution
Reading Revelation, chapter 3, verses 3 and 6, identify the expression that defines the experience of the Work of the Holy Spirit in our midst, as the remnants of Sardis.
Answer: The expression is “hearing”. The Faithful Church hears the voice of the Holy Spirit.
“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.” Revelation 3:3
“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” Revelation 3:6
Pr. Gedelti Gueiros conducting the summary of the Sunday Bible School
The Preparation of the Church for the Rapture - Revelation - Part XLIII
Message from pastor Gedelti Gueiros:
The subject of the pearl refers to the second to last parable, described in chapter 13 of the Gospel of Matthew. But in fact, the subject that relates to Sardis is the parable of the hidden treasure.
What was inside the treasure was the pearl. The treasure was discovered in Sardis. What mattered afterwards? Knowing the pearl. To take possession of the pearl. The pearl concerns the Lord Jesus.
“You have ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; you have ravished my heart with one look of your eyes, with one link of your necklace.” Song of Solomon 4:9 (New King James Version) In the Brazilian Bible Version (Almeida Revista e Corrigida), the end of the verse says, “with just one pearl of your necklace”.
Jesus is highlighted in the life
of the Church in the connection between the head, who is Him, and the body, which is the church.
The Word says in Revelation:
“The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication.” Revelation 17:4
Why pearls? Because the unfaithful Church (the woman in purple) has many saviors: Peter, Mary and many others. But it’s different for us. Jesus is the one and only pearl. Then, when we go to the parable, we see the man who knows a lot about pearls. Who is this man? The Holy Spirit. No one can identify this pearl of great value except the Holy Spirit. Why is that? Because only He knows how the pearl was made. There is a story in the making of the
pearl. It is produced in the depths. When the shell goes to feed, an irritant, sometimes a grain of sand, enters the shell. The oyster is unable to remove the irritant and begins to encapsulate it, making the pearl.
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Sunday Bible School
April 6, 2025
The Preparation of the Church for the Rapture - Revelation - Part XLIII
