The Loveless Church We come to the First Church in the list of Seven, (Rev. 2:1 ā 7), However, if you recall some of the introduction in chapter one, it is the Lord Jesusā revelation to His servant John and in verse three, āBlessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.ā So, what does āis nearā mean? Well God knew just how long it would take Christianity to run its faithful and committed course and He didnāt make me or anyone privy to how long it would actually be until the end of its age and sufferings, of its persecution. We do know that Jesus will come in the clouds and those who sleep in the Lord will rise first, then those of us who are still struggling along, will meet them in the air, in a twinkling of an eye. That will be the close of the church age, when Christ collects His church. Chapter two verse l: -- 7: āTo the angel of the church...