God has called his people together to be one in him, however today there is division within the Church. Mark 3: 27, “No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.” Many Christians apply this scripture only to binding Satan; however what many people do not know is that Christians can bind the Holy Spirit. Through this work the reader will gain valuable insight into the reason for the division within the Church. You will gain insight into how we can come together as one, end the division within the Church and serve God in a more perfect way. We must work together to identify traditions that are contrary to the word of God and then end the traditions that prevent the proper edification of the body of Christ.
Chapter seven gives a detailed report card to the seven churches and a status report on the Bride of Christ. The appendix gives detailed information on the history of the kings of Israel and Judah. This information is invaluable for anyone who has read the history of the Kings and wanted more detailed information Excerpt from book:
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Kingdom of Judah
Rehoboam reigned in Judah (1
Kings 12: 17)
~ He was 41 years old; he '
reigned for 17 years (1 Kings 14:21)
~ Judah did evil in the sight
of the Lord, and they provoked him
to jealousy with their sins which they
had committed, above all that their
fathers had done. (1 Kings 14:22)
Abijam
~ Reigned King of Judah (1
Kings 15:1)
>- He reigned three years in
Jerusalem (Jeroboam was still king
over Israel) (1 Kings 15:2)
>- He walked in all the sins of
his father. For David's sake, the
Lord gave him a lamp in
Jerusalem. (1 Kings 15:3-4)
>- There was war between
Rehoboam and Jeroboam all
the days of his life. (1 Kings
15:6)
Asa
>Asa the son of Abijam
reigned in his stead. (1 Kings
15:8) (Jeroboam was still
king of Israel)
>He reigned in Jerusalem for
41 years and he did what
was right in the sight of the
Lord as his father, David. (1
Kings 15: 10-12)
>He took away the Sodomites
out of the land and removed
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Kingdom of Israel
Jeroboam was made king oflsrael
(l Kings 12:20)
>- He reigned for 22 years (1
Kings 14:20)
>- He did not hearken to the
commandments of God - he did
evil above all that were before him
- made other gods, and molten
images to provoke God to anger. (1
Kings 14:9) God shall give Israel
up because of the sins of
Jeroboam, who did sin, and made
Israel to sin. (1 Kings 14:16)
>- In the eighteenth year of
King Jeroboam's reign, Abijam
began to reign over Judah (1 Kings
15:1)
Nadab
>Nadab the son of Jeroboam
began to reign over Israel in the
second year of Asa, King of Judah.
(1 Kings 15:25)
>He did evil in the sight of
the Lord. (1 Kings 15:26)
>He walked in the way of his
father, and in his sin - he made Israel
to sin. (lKings 15 :26)
> In the third year of reign of
Asa, King of Judah, Baasha did slay
him, and reigned in his stead. (1
Kings 15:28)
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