This is mentioned twice in Revelation in the letter to the church of Philadelphia. Also, do these 7 churches in Revelation encapsulate the current churches today (or in the last days?)
The way most understand this is that the 7 churches represent the actual communities of the early movement, but the message can be applied to all believers throughout all time (because people are still the same in nearly 2000 years; so a particular church can represent a
type of believer, thematically).
Out of the seven churches, only two had a "good report" while the rest had cleaning up to do before it was too late. The fact that Messiah says several times to clean up
before He comes further supports that His words can be applied to all believers throughout time since (a) He still hasn't appeared since these words were first shared and (b) the book begins by saying these words were sent to the servants of God to show them what must come to past (and clearly we have servants of God that exist today).
I know thy works and tribulation and poverty (but thou art rich), and I know the blasphemy of them that say they are Jews and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. Revelation 2:9
Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but do lie — behold, I will make them to come and worship at thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. Revelation 3:9
Taking the first passage (
Rev 2:9), there's a distinction that the Messiah is making between the two groups.
The true Jews (whoever they are) were/are:
- suffering tribulation
- poor (i.e., without money/substance/riches)
By reason, this means that on a basic level, the fake Jews
were not or have not suffered tribulation and
were/are monetarily wealthy...but they claim the identity of Jews. Now history proves that there were two groups that claimed the identity, but one was persecuted terribly while the other amassed tremendous wealth through their dealings (particularly through banking).
History will also show that one group is genetically descended from Jacob while the other group converted to a religion called "Talmudism" which was first created by
Pharisees in Babylon after the fall of Jerusalem. Talmudism was later renamed "Judaism", where - specific to this religion - there was a rule established that when a person converts to this faith they become
genetic descendants of Jacob too, which
I don't think is particularly how The Almighty reckons familial covenants.
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Next, you have the phrase "synagogue of satan". If you recall in Stephen's speech where he judged the Pharisees, he mentioned a time in Israel's history when they worshipped false gods. Stephen then references how The Almighty condemned them through the prophet Amos...
Amos 5:25-27 (referenced in Acts 7:43)
Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god [remphan], which ye made to yourselves.
27 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts.
The Almighty judged ancient Israel for many offenses including bearing a star they made in the worship of a false god. Next, history will show that there were certain synagogues found with five-pointed and six-pointed stars etched into their structures during the time of the gospel. There are even ruins of an ancient synagogue in Capernaum - led by the
Pharisee religious leadership - that still bear the
six-pointed star.
The Almighty never had a star that represented Him and said not to learn the way the pagans worship and do it for Him.
Yet, we currently have the state of Israel that - upon its establishment - chose to bear
the same star as its banner, calling it the Star of David. David never had a star either.
This was also the banner of who became the wealthiest and most powerful Jewish family in the world, the Rothschilds.
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Next, the Amos passage says that the punishment of Israel for not worshiping The Almighty the way He commanded was
expulsion from the land. This was the covenant that Israel and The Almighty established. As long as Jews do not accept the New Covenant (i.e. the Messiah) the covenant at Sinai remains in full effect, which means full obedience is required to remain in the land...and yet the Jewish people of the State of Israel:
- Do not accept the Messiah
- Are predominantly atheistic
- Do not obey the commandments but obey manmade religious traditions added by the Pharisees (which is exactly what Messiah condemned)
- Sin terribly (Tel Aviv is the 2nd LGBT capital of the world)
- Persecute others in the land
In other words, this group of people is doing everything that kicked the ancient children of Israel out of the land, and yet not only had they received the land in 1948 but have remained there...
almost as if they weren't the descendants of those who ever established the Sinai covenant with The Almighty, so why would they ever be in violation of it? Never mind the fact that prophesy says that the Messiah Himself gathers them and leads them back into the land when He returns.
So why are they supposedly already there?
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Let God be true and every man a liar (
Romans 3:4)
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