The church in Ephesus was commended for its hard work and perseverance but was rebuked for losing its first love. This mirrors the modern challenge of maintaining passion and depth in our faith amidst the busyness of life. It underscores the 'offer' of a transformative, love-filled relationship with God, not just a religious routine.
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Eretz Israel and the Prophetic
Ephesus, first of seven communities within the City of faith mentioned in Rev 2-3 whose guardian angel Alethiea stood against the spirit of religion and idolatry embodying the prophetic eye gift in the NT ecclesia representing the prophetic genius to decode and define the mysteries of God and patterns of modalities that unpack realities beyond the tables and chairs in the church. These are kingdom shifts that bring God’s people back into alignment with the will of the Father through gifts that energise and produce ever-increasing productivity where there was formerly blindness, darkness and apathy.