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 ⁷ Behold, I come quickly; blessed is he who keeps the sayings of the prophecy of this book."

 ¹² "Behold, I come quickly! And my reward is with me, to give to every man according to his works.

 ²⁰ He who testifies these things says, "Surely I come quickly. Amen." Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

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 ¹¹ Behold, I am coming quickly. Hold fast to what you have, so that no man takes your crown.

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 ¹ [This is the most misunderstood book in the Bible, particularly the myth of the rapture, (see footnote 1 below), that precedes the tribulation and the myth of the antiChrist, (see Footnote 5 of Revelation 13). This is a book which describes the revealing of Jesus Christ within a purified believer, while still on the earth, and to all unpurified people at their death. Before Christ is revealed in man, the man of sin within must first be revealed and crucified on the inward cross of self-denial. Notice! This book is the Revealtion of Jesus Christ, not the Return of Jesus Christ. "Christ in you, the hope of glory," Col 1:26-27; He who has been hidden in you is revealed. However, as the Word of the Lord within has said: "Narrow is the road that leads to life, and few will find it. These are not paths of glory traveled lightly."

The principal founder of Protestantism, Martin Luther, had harsh words for this book of Revelation, saying that he could "in no way detect that the Holy Spirit produced it." Why?— because Luther insisted no works were required for salvation, and the book of Revelation greatly emphasizes the requirements of Christians to do works, even perfect works. In His messages to the seven churches, Jesus mentions to every church how their works are key; and Jesus said: I have not found your works perfect before God. Rev 3:2-3. He wants perfect works, energized by faith. What Luther and the Protestant sects failed to understand is this:

• faith is not believing that Jesus is the Son of God; even the demons believe that. Faith is hearing the word that is in you heart so that you might obey it; that is the faith that the Apostles preached. The faith that frees you from the law is faith that is received with the fruit of the Spirit, which occurs after you have crucified your selfish, evil spirit on the inward cross of self-denial. Because Luther and the Protestant founders were busy teaching errors, they could not hear the word in their heart; and without the Holy Spirit teaching them, they were lost in darkness and their sins. The Protestant founders did not understand what faith was, nor did they understand what measure of faith freed you from the law, which is to have faith in sufficient measure to be led by the Spirit of God in thoughts, words, and works. It was not only the Protestants who were ignorant of the definition of faith; so to were the other sects including the Roman Catholics and the Orthodox sects.
• works of the law are the cereal offering, the lamb offering, the bull offering, washings, not eating certain foods, circumcision, tithing, sabbaths, celebration of days, feasts, etc.; these are dead works of the law, decided when to be done by the carnal mind of man. These are the works of the Old Testament, which no longer were the means to righteousness; only by faith was righteousness achievable. The Protestant founders classed any work as without merit in the eyes of God, being ignorant that God even required works; and so they had to ignore several books of the Bible: including Revelation, James, Jude, and Hebrews. If they didn't ignore them completely, they just closed their eyes to all the verses that defined salvation's exclusions, requirements, and qualifying conditions. All scriptures are compatible; if you have to disregard one scripture to maintain your understanding, then you don’t understand the other scriptures you think you do.
• works of faith are works that you are commanded to do by God, which you receive as you expose yourself to hear His commands by waiting on God; which is to sit in humble silence, listening for His voice and watching for His revelations. Faith is to hear the word in your heart; that is the word of faith that the Apostles preached. To obey the commands of God that you hear him speak to you are operational works of faith, which Paul declared a must and James declared faith without works is dead. True Christians have crucified their selfish spirit to become a new creature, whose thoughts, words, and works are ordered by God. To obey God's voice and do the works he orders is to love God; such are works of love for Him.

See the Footnote to James 2:24 for more on works of faith vs. works of the law. As you read the letters from Jesus to the seven churches in this book of Revelation, you will see the emphasis on works of faith.]

 ¹ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show to his servants things which must shortly come to pass;¹ and he sent and signified it by his angel to his servant John; [Notice! This book is the Revealtion of Jesus Christ, not the Return of Jesus Christ. "Christ in you, the hope of glory," Col 1:26-27; He who has been hidden in you is revealed.

The rapture is pure theory, invented by John Darby in 1830. A bunch of sinning people who call themselves Christians, are not going to be translated into heaven, polluting it with their lies, covetousness, lusts, anger, immorality, and impurities; the Bible clearly states (Eph 5:5-6,Gal 5:19-21,Mark 7:21-23, Heb 12:14) such people sinning have no inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ. God expelled the fallen angels from heaven; he expelled Adam from Eden, and so he will ban men who still sin from heaven. Corruption does not inherit incorruption.

From the Word of the Lord within: "The rapture — an embarrassment." It is an embarrassment to God and His disciples actually taught by Him. Why? Just like He said regarding those who think God excuses sin in believers: "it's not fair, but they don't care. God is just beyond measure. See myself — thus no sin has a place in me. Sin in believers is intolerable."]