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Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. Yes. Amen. Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after these things;
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Today’s message
I started repeating what I need to carry in my head and in my heart: He is coming, He is coming, He is coming and I am not afraid. I live sent, not by Caesar, nor by public opinion, but by Jesus: a sheep among wolves. The system is more frightened by love, compassion, and forgiveness than by shouting and force. That is why they treat John — and treat us — as a danger. It is not because we hurt; it is because we heal. It is not because we take; it is because we free. Courage here is not bravado; it is readiness to suffer for Christ without retreating.
I return to Patmos. John, our brother and companion in affliction, hears the voice like many waters and falls as dead. He sees who is the First and the Last; he receives a clear order: write. And in the midst of the prison, hope ignites: Behold, He is coming with the clouds. The revelation organizes the heart: write what you have seen, what is, what will be. This is how resistance is born: not in flight, but in practical faithfulness to what Christ showed, even when the bars say otherwise.
The seven churches that John wrote to
- Ephesus
- Smyrna
- Pergamum
- Thyatira
- Sardis
- Philadelphia
Your strength is to resist.
Listen: I send you with power — not to curse, destroy, or imprison, but to free, transform, build. Love will shake the system. Compassion will shake the system. And when the system trembles, it will try to shake your house and your reputation. Do not fear. The courageous do not flee from suffering; they offer the other cheek and maintain holiness. The church is the resistance. And your strength is not to perform success; it is to persevere holy when the wind blows against.
Things I urge you to resist
- Resist pornography — do not negotiate your gaze or your heart.
- Resist marijuana — do not surrender the mind that Christ freed.
- Resist gossip — silence the tongue and cover with love.
- Resist masturbation — discipline the body and thoughts.
- Resist sex before marriage — holiness is resistance.
Prison also opens church. Remember Paul and Silas? Praise in the squeeze, the earth trembles, chains fall, the jailer finds life. The system plans to silence; heaven plants testimony. So, do what I send you to do: love when they hate you, forgive when they hurt you, remain pure when they provoke you. Lift your head, put your hand on the shoulder of those walking with you and declare: your strength is to resist. And, over your soul, proclaim without shame: I am free.
Did you know
- Patmos is an island in the Aegean Sea used by the Roman Empire as a place of exile; there John received the revelation of Revelation.
- The seven churches of Revelation were located in Asia Minor, in the region of present-day western Turkey.
- The episode of Paul and Silas occurred in Philippi: imprisoned, they sang, there was an earthquake and the jailer believed in the Lord.
Key phrases
- He is coming, He is coming, He is coming and I am not afraid.
- I, John, your brother and companion in affliction.
- Love will shake the system, compassion will shake the system.
- Your strength is to resist.
Translated from the Portuguese original.
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