This is my exhortation for today and until my Elohim and Father Yahweh call me home to be with my Master and Savior Messiah Yahwehshua:

1 John 2 New King James Version (NKJV)

Do Not Love the World

15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world–the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life–is not of the Father but is of the world. 17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God (Elohim) abides forever.

Messiah Yahwehshua, the Son of Elohim says, He hates the “practices (deeds or works) of the Nicolaitans”:

In the very first message of the Book of Prophecy to the Messenger (Angel) of the Messiah’s community of the Living Elohim in Ephesus, the Messiah mentions the teaching of these “Nicolaitans” (Revelation is believed to have been inspired writings of around 68-70 A.D. – see this Ministry Post “Books of the Holy Scriptures – Inspired Writings”):

This Holy Spirit inspired Book of Revelation, a book of Prophecy ends in chapter one with this saying write what is currently happening at the time of this prophecy and what will happen later – mysteries revealed by the Messiah Yahwehshua to the seven churches in Asia Minor (churches of the Gentiles – yesterday and today’s Christianity):

• Revelation 1:19-20 New International Reader’s Version (NIRV)… ¹⁹ “So write down what you have seen. Write about what is happening now and what will happen later.
• ²⁰ Here is the meaning of the mystery of the seven stars you saw in my right hand. They are the angels of the seven churches. And the seven golden lampstands you saw stand for the seven churches.

Then, the Messiah began speaking to the angels of the churches of Yahweh about the Messianic communities during the time of the prophecy (68-70 A.D.), times past, present times, and future times saying (Please read that these messages are to the “angels” of the churches):

• Revelation 2:1-7 New International Version (NIV)… “To the angel ^[Messenger] of the church (Assembly, Messianic community) in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands (Ref. Rev. 1:19-20).
• ² I know your deeds, your hard work, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not and have found them false.
• ³ You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name and have not grown weary.
• ⁴ Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. ⁵ Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
• ⁶ But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
• ⁷ Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches (Messianic communities). To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God (Elohim).
• Verse 6 NKJV says…
• ⁶ But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

• Verse 6 American Standard Version (ASV)…

• ⁶ But this thou hast, that thou hatest the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

• Verse 6 New Century Version (NCV)…

• ⁶ But there is something you do that is right: You hate what the Nicolaitans do, as much as I.

First, let the reader with “eyes to see and ears to hear” understand that the seven (7) messages to the seven (7) churches are sent to the seven (7) “angels or messengers” of these actual churches and the symbolic churches representing all churches, and individual followers of the Messiah throughout the ages in this present evil and adulterous world. The number seven-seven-seven (777) are representative of Elohim completeness – see “seven times” and the number of man today (Revelation 13:18) in the Holy Scriptures, as it is written:

• Isaiah 64:8 Lexham English Bible (LEB)…Yet now Yahweh, you are our Father; we are the clay, and You are our Potter, and we all are the work of Your Hand.
• Psalm 12:6 NIV “Yahweh’s Word is Perfect and Complete” …And the words of the Lord (Yahweh) are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times.
• Deuteronomy 32:4 NIV “Yawhew’s Works are Perfect” …He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God (Elohim) who does no wrong, upright, and just is he.
• Matthew 5:48 NIV “We are Created for Perfection” …Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
• Hebrews 12:22-24 NIV We, Yahweh Works will be Made Perfect – a Number ‘777’ (Isaiah 19:25; Isaiah 64:8) … ²² But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God (Elohim), the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, ²³ to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven.
• You have come to God (Elohim), the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, ²⁴ to Jesus (Yahwehshua) the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

Therefore, this Ministry teaches that these messages are to the Messiah’s communities at the time of the inspired writing of Revelation around 68-70 A.D., the individuals who consider themselves followers of the Messiah then and now and throughout this present current age of the churches of the first fruits – Joel 2:28-32; Acts 2:16-21; 1 Peter 4:17-18 …this is a “time for judgment to begin” with Yahweh’s household.

In Revelation 2:1-7, there are several things to focus on here in these verses describing this group of (followers of the Way – Acts 9:2) later called Christians as the gospel begin to be preach to the Gentiles-Greeks and Romans (Acts 11:26) in the assembly (church) at Ephesus it says, “you cannot tolerate wicked people”; second “you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false”; third “you have forsaken the love you had at first”; fourth “you hate the practices (deeds) of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate”.

• Today, as they did then, the leaders of Mystery Babylon, the mother, and daughters (so-called shepherds) welcome wicked people within their ranks – tolerating the wick proclaiming to be one of the followers of the Messiah – Acts 20:29-30 NIRV… I know that after I leave, wild wolves will come in among you. They won’t spare any of the sheep. ³⁰ Even men from your own people will rise up and twist the truth. They want to get the believers to follow them.

• Today, as they did then, these followers of the Messiah accepted all who claim to be apostles without testing them as it is written in Matthew 7:15 LEB…“Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inside are ravenous wolves. Matthew 24:4-5 NCV…⁴ Jesus (Yahushua) answered, “Be careful that no one fools you. ⁵ Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ (Messiah),’ and they will fool many people. 1 John 4:1 NIV…”do not believe every spirit but test the spirits to see whether they are from God (Elohim), because many false prophets have gone out into the world”.

• Today, as they did then, there were those who have abandoned the faith – not standing firm in the faith but leaving their first love, as it is written: 1 Timothy 4:1 NIV…The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. Jude 1:4 Tree of Life Version (TLV)…⁴ For certain people have secretly slipped in—those who from long ago have been marked out for this judgment. They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God (Elohim) into indecency and deny our only Master and Lord (Sovereign), Yeshua the Messiah. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 NKJV…for not all have faith.

• Today, as they did then, there are shepherds those wanting to be first among them, the followers of the Way (the sheep) setup practices to control and rule over the people – Ezekiel 34:2122 NIV…the shepherds began …”butting all the weak sheep”…they plundered the sheep…Jeremiah 23:1 NIV…“Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of my pasture!” declares the Lord (Yahweh)”. 3 John 1:9 TLV…⁹ I wrote something to Messiah’s community, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn’t welcome us.

Finally, the Spirit by the disciple Jude also called “Judas” in Matthew 13:55 (Hebrew name Judah), a servant of Yahushua the Messiah, and brother of James (Hebrew name Jacob) says, these deceitful workers who the few true followers are worshiping under were prophesied to sneak into the congregations in the beginning of the churches of the Way long ago claiming to have the Spirit of Yahweh while still practicing sins using phrases such as “I’m only human or I’m just a man or woman” after committing sins which is actually excusing their sins; as it is written:

Judah (Jude) 1:3-4 The Sacred Scriptures Bethel Edition…3 Beloved, while I was giving all diligence to write to you of our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

4 For there are certain men who sneaked in secretly, even they who were of old written of beforehand to this condemnation, lawless men, turning the grace of our Elohim into lasciviousness, and denying our only Master and Sovereign, Yahshua the Messiah.

1 Corinthians 3:3 NIRV…³ You are still following the ways of the world. Some of you are jealous. Some of you argue. So, aren’t you following the ways of the world? Aren’t you acting like ordinary human beings?

Again, the Messiah Yahwehshua, the Son of Elohim in His third message of the Book of Prophecy to the Angel (Messenger) to the Messiah’s community of the Living Elohim in Pergamum, the Messiah again mentions these “Nicolaitans”; therefore, this teaching is permanent and settled deeply within the churches by those practicing this teaching then and today – see 3 John 1:9 listed above and Catholic and Protestants hierarchies below.

We, see the Messiah Yahwehshua, the Son of Elohim says, He hates “those who hold the doctrine (teaching) of the Nicolaitans”:

• Revelation 2:12-17 NKJV…12 “And to the angel (Messenger) of the church (Messiah’s community) in Pergamos write,
  “These things says He who has the sharp two-edged sword: 13 “I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. And you hold fast to My name and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
• 14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.
• 15 Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.
• 16 Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and will fight against them with the sword of My mouth. 17 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it.”‘
• Verse 15 NKJV says…
• 15 Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.
• Verse 15 NIV says…
• ¹⁵ Likewise, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
• Verse 15 Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) says…
• ¹⁵ Likewise, you too have people who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.

In Revelation 2:12-17, there are several things to focus on here in these verses describing this group of (followers of the Way) later called Christians (Acts 11:26) in the assembly (church) at Pergamum which are first, “you dwell, where Satan’s throne is” and “where Satan lives”; the second phrase is “those who hold the doctrine (teaching) of Balaam”; and the third phrase is “hold the doctrine (teaching) of the Nicolaitans” (Nic-o-laitans).

Teaching of Nicolaitans: First, this Ministry must point out that this “teaching (doctrine) of the Nicolaitans” is different from the “teaching (doctrine) of Balaam” which is mentioned as a separate teachings of Satan’s deceitful workers setting up worshiping where Satan has his throne and lives in Revelation 2:14; I repeat, this “teaching of Balaam” is different from the “teaching of the Nicolaitans” – let the reader with ears hear what the Spirit is saying here.

This world churches are dwelling where Satan’s throne is and these Nicolaitans are living where Satan lives; these so-called “Christians” who are teaching and practicing the “works” of the Nicolaitans along with the “so-called deep secrets” of Satan are false leaders, deceitful workers, who are disguising themselves as “Jews”.

Scripture itself give us the meaning as to who are real Jews worshiping in the “synagogues of Satan” – true followers of the Messiah – see Romans 2:28-29 NIV… ²⁸ A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. ²⁹ No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a person’s praise is not from other people, but from God [Elohim] as it is written:

Revelation 2:9 NIV…⁹ I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich! I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not but are a synagogue of Satan.

Revelation 3:9 NIV…⁹ I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.

Click Here for this Ministry Full Teaching on the “Doctrine of the Nicolaitans”

Therefore, I exhort those seeking to be ministers in the service of Messiah Yahwehshua to heed the exhortation of the Apostle/Elder Peter who includes himself as equal to other “fellow elders”:

1 Peter 5:1-4 NIV…To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s (Messiah’s) sufferings who also will share in the glory to be revealed: ² Be shepherds of God’s (Elohim) flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God (Elohim) wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve; ³ not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. ⁴ And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.

Philippians 3:15 NIV…

All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently that too God (Elohim) will make clear to you.