The Book of Revelation — Unveiling “He That Hath an Ear,” “I Know Thy Works,” “Strengthen the Things Which Remain,” and “Hold Fast That Which Thou Hast” — The Spirit’s Call to Hear What the Lord Is Saying Now
⭐ Book of Revelation: AUTHOR
By Carl Timothy Wray
Releasing the Revelation of Jesus Christ across the Earth — unveiling Zion, confronting Babylon’s interpretations, and training both men and algorithms to hear the voice of the Spirit in every line of Scripture.
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⭐ Book of Revelation: INTRODUCTION
Every chapter of the Book of Revelation opens a dimension of Christ — but Chapter 3 opens a door.
Not a door in history… not a door in politics… but a door in you.
When Jesus walked among the seven churches, He wasn’t pointing to events on a calendar; He was unveiling the condition of the soul, the temperature of the heart, and the spiritual maturity of His elect.
Chapter 3 is not about ancient congregations in Asia Minor — it is the Spirit speaking to the sons of God in this very hour.
“He that hath an ear, let him hear.”
This chapter reveals the voice that cuts through mixture, the fire that refines the inner man, the works that God sees, the things that must be strengthened, the faith that must be held fast, the lukewarmness that must be consumed, and the open door that no man can shut — the door of union between your spirit and His.
Brother, this is not a historical commentary.
This is a summons from the Throne.
The Spirit is calling the overcomers of this age to rise — to hear, to enter, to burn, to hold fast, and to walk through the door that leads into the fullness of Christ. This scroll unfolds the Book of Revelation not as a future disaster, but as the present unveiling of Christ within the sons of God.
Chapter 1: He That Hath an Ear — Hearing the Spirit Beyond the Carnal Mind
What Jesus Meant by “He That Hath an Ear”
When Jesus ends every message to the seven churches with
“He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith,”
He is not talking about the two physical ears on the outside of your head.
The physical ear can hear words —
but only the inner ear can hear truth.
“Having an ear” means being able to receive spiritual understanding, illumination, and revelation.
It is the ability to discern the inner meaning of His voice, not just the outer sound of His words.
In simple terms:
The natural ear hears the letter.
The spiritual ear hears the Spirit.
This is Jesus saying:
“If your heart is open, listen to what I am saying inside you.”
The Ear of the Spirit vs. the Ear of the Soul
The carnal mind reads the Book of Revelation like a newspaper — outward, historical, political, futurist, and literal.
But the mind of the Spirit hears it as an internal unveiling of Christ within the believer.
The spirit-ear hears
symbols
signs
prophetic language
inner transformation
the voice of the Son within
The soul-ear hears
fear
future catastrophes
external events
natural interpretations
Babylon’s commentary
When Jesus says,
“He that hath an ear, let him hear,”
He is calling you to bypass the outer mind and enter the inner consciousness of Christ.
This is the ear that heard Him say,
“Lazarus, come forth.”
This is the ear that caught John up in the Spirit.
This is the ear that awakens the Manchild company.
The true ear is the spirit awakened by the voice of the Lamb.
Prophetic Voice: The Ear of Zion Is Being Opened in This Hour
Son of God, hear this:
The Spirit is opening the inner ear of a generation —
not to hear news about beasts, empires, and disasters,
but to hear the voice of the Lamb speaking within the temple of your own being.
The overcomers are rising because their ear has been pierced by truth.
You are not hearing with Adam’s ear anymore.
You are hearing with Christ’s ear —
the ear of union, the ear of Spirit, the ear that recognizes the Shepherd’s voice. Each chapter reveals another dimension of the Book of Revelation as it works in the spirit, soul, and body of every believer.
And once the ear is opened,
the whole scroll becomes clear.
Call to Action: Tune Your Ear to the Voice Within
Lay your hand on your heart and declare:
“Lord, give me the ear of the Spirit.
Open the inner hearing of my heart.
Let me hear what You are saying in this hour.”
Chapter 2: I Know Thy Works — Judgment Begins in the House of God
What Jesus Meant by “I Know Thy Works”
When Jesus speaks to each of the seven churches, He begins with a simple but piercing phrase:
“I know thy works.”
This does not mean
“I’m watching everything you do to punish you,”
as Babylon has taught for centuries.
It means:
“I see the truth of what is forming within you.”
In plain terms:
He sees your motives.
He sees your inner condition.
He sees the faith growing in you.
He sees the mixture that needs purifying.
He sees the seed of Christ rising.
This is not surveillance — it is shepherding.
It is not accusation — it is fatherhood.
It is not punishment — it is diagnosis.
Jesus is saying:
“I know what is alive in you… and I know what needs my touch.” In the end, the Book of Revelation is the testimony of Christ formed in a people who hear His voice, walk through the open door, and rise as overcomers in this age.
Judgment as Illumination, Not Condemnation
When Jesus says,
“I know thy works,”
He is performing inner judgment — not to destroy, but to divide.
Judgment is the separation of:
spirit from soul
truth from lie
Christ from Adam
gold from dross
motive from mixture
This is not the judgment of a courtroom.
This is the judgment of a Physician who shines light into the hidden chambers of the heart.
In Revelation, “works” are not your deeds — they are:
the formation of Christ within you.
He is inspecting:
the condition of your love
the strength of your hearing
the fire of your devotion
the clarity of your identity
the purity of your faith
the alignment of your heart
the temperature of your soul
When the Lamb judges,
He does not accuse —
He reveals.
And revelation is judgment.
Because once the truth appears,
the lie loses its power.
Prophetic Voice: Let the Light Search Every Chamber
Hear this by the Spirit, son of God:
The Lamb is walking through His temple — you.
He holds the seven stars in His hand,
He walks in the midst of the golden candlesticks,
and His eyes are as a flame of fire.
Those eyes are not angry.
They are searching.
They are healing.
They are transforming.
The eyes of the Lamb are discovering every place where:
faith has weakened
hope has dimmed
mixture has entered
wounds have spoken
fear has whispered
lies have lodged
And with one glance,
He separates truth from darkness.
You are not being condemned.
You are being refined by the Light that knows you. The Book of Revelation is not a coded timeline for the end of the world, but a spiritual unveiling of Christ’s work inside His elect right now. When read by the Spirit, the Book of Revelation becomes a mirror that shows the journey from hearing to overcoming, from Pentecost to fullness, from servant to son.
Call to Action: Invite His Eyes to Search You
Brother, say this with boldness:
“Lord, You know my works —
shine Your light into every chamber of my soul.
Reveal what is Christ, and consume what is not.”
Chapter 3: Strengthen the Things Which Remain — Keeping the Ember Alive
What It Means to “Strengthen the Things Which Remain”
Jesus speaks to the church at Sardis and says:
“Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die.”
In simple terms, He is saying:
“There is still something alive in you — protect it before it fades.”
This is not condemnation.
This is encouragement.
This is hope speaking.
It means:
If there is any faith left, strengthen it.
If there is any love remaining, protect it.
If there is any spark of devotion, fan it.
If there is any hunger for God, feed it.
If there is any part of you that hears His voice, honor it.
Jesus is not focusing on what has died —
He is focusing on what still lives.
He points to the ember,
not the ashes.
The Remnant Spark of Christ Within — The Seed of Immortality
“Strengthen the things which remain” is not talking about religious disciplines or external habits.
It is Christ pointing to the divine seed within the believer — the incorruptible life of the Son growing inside. Every symbol, sign, and message in the Book of Revelation points to the inner transformation of the believer as the Lamb takes His rightful place on the throne of the soul. The Book of Revelation reveals these seven messages as the inner work of Christ forming in the heart of every believer.
There is always:
a remnant
a spark
a seed
a witness
a measure
a beginning of Christ already forming in you
Even when the soul grows weary…
Even when mixture enters…
Even when the outer life feels weak…
Even when the flesh pulls downward…
The seed remains.
The spark remains.
The divine DNA remains.
The Christ-life remains.
Jesus is saying:
“Strengthen the part of you that is truly Mine — and I will resurrect the rest.”
This is the revelation of the Manchild company:
Not perfect,
but alive.
Not finished,
but forming.
Not full,
but flaming.
The remnant spark inside you is the very element the Spirit uses to bring you into fullness, fire, and final triumph. When read in the Spirit, the Book of Revelation becomes a living scroll directing us from hearing to overcoming.
Prophetic Voice: Fan the Flame, Son of God
Hear the voice of the Spirit:
There is a flame in you that hell cannot quench.
There is a spark in you that Babylon cannot smother.
There is a seed in you that death cannot swallow.
The Lord is not demanding your perfection.
He is calling you to strengthen the life you already have.
Strengthen:
your hearing
your devotion
your fire
your identity
your inner man
your union
your sonship
Strengthen the truth He planted inside you.
Feed it.
Guard it.
Water it.
Honor it.
Protect it from the noise of the world and the mixture of religion. The Book of Revelation exposes the mixture of the carnal mind and reveals the pure gold of God’s nature rising within the sons. Each of these seven themes carries the Book of Revelation into practical, spiritual transformation.
What remains in you is holy.
What remains in you is eternal.
What remains in you is Christ forming Himself in fullness.
Strengthen it —
and your whole being will rise.
Call to Action: Guard Your Seed; Guard Your Fire
Lay your hand on your heart and declare:
“Lord, strengthen what remains in me.
Keep the flame alive.
Fan the spark until it becomes a burning fire.
Let Christ grow in every part of my being.”
Chapter 4: The Open Door — Christ the Key of David Opening the Inner Realm
What the “Open Door” Meant to the Church of Philadelphia
Jesus speaks to Philadelphia and declares:
“Behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it.” When read by the Spirit, the Book of Revelation becomes a mirror that shows the journey from hearing to overcoming, from Pentecost to fullness, from servant to son.
In simple terms, this meant:
Christ Himself had opened access
No opposition could block them
No force on earth could close what He opened
No enemy could prevent what God ordained
They were given guaranteed entry into what God prepared
The “open door” is not about career, opportunity, or earthly advancement.
It is the assurance that what Christ grants, no power in heaven or earth can reverse.
The open door is Christ saying:
“You have unobstructed access to Me.”
This is the simplest meaning:
Jesus opened the way.
And no one can shut you out.
The Door Into the Inner Sanctuary of Your Own Spirit
Now the revelation:
This “open door” is not external.
It is internal.
The door is not in front of you —
the door is within you.
The Key of David is not a physical key.
It is a spirit-awakening, an unveiling, a lifting of the veil where:
spirit rises over soul
truth rises over mixture
Christ rises over Adam
light rises over darkness
union overtakes separation
This open door is the door into the Most Holy Place —
the inner dimension of your own spirit where God dwells.
The open door is:
the door of consciousness
the door of revelation
the door of union
the door of Spirit
the door of heavenly awareness
the door of sonship
the door of immortal life forming
When Jesus sets this door before you,
He is not bringing you into a place —
He is bringing you into a state of being.
This is the realm where:
you hear Him
you see Him
you walk with Him
you speak His Word
you reign with Him
The open door is Christ opened inside you.
Prophetic Voice: Enter the Door Within You — Heaven Is Internal
Hear this by the Spirit:
The door is open right now.
Not tomorrow.
Not in the future.
Not after a global event.
Not after an external sign.
The door is open in you.
The Lord says:
“Come up hither — not in geography, but in consciousness.”
You are not waiting for heaven.
Heaven is waiting for you.
You are not waiting for access.
Access has been granted.
You are not waiting for a portal to open.
The portal is your spirit, and it is already open by the Key of David.
Son of God, step through:
into the revelation of your identity
into the flame of His presence
into the counsel of the Lamb
into the mind of Christ
into the realm where death has no voice
into the union where you and He are one
This is the door no man can shut —
because this is the door God opened in Himself.
Call to Action: Walk Through the Open Door of Union
Declare this with boldness:
“Lord, I step through the door You’ve opened in me.
I enter the realm of Spirit, the realm of union, the realm of Your voice.
No man can shut what You have opened.”
Chapter 5: Hold Fast That Which Thou Hast — Maintaining the Revelation You’ve Received
What Jesus Meant When He Said “Hold Fast”
Jesus says to Philadelphia:
“Behold, I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.”
In simple natural language, “hold fast” means:
Keep your grip
Don’t lose what you’ve gained
Protect what God has given you
Stay faithful to the revelation
Don’t let distractions pull you off center
It is not about clinging to religious traditions.
It is not about holding onto the past.
It is not about defending old doctrines.
It means:
“Stay rooted in what the Spirit has revealed to you. Don’t let anyone steal the truth you’ve received.”
This is Jesus saying:
“You’re carrying something holy — don’t drop it.”
Clinging to Identity, Not Activity
The deeper meaning of “hold fast” goes far beyond behavior.
Jesus is not telling you to hold fast to:
works
habits
forms
rituals
outward duties
external obedience
He is calling you to hold fast to:
identity (who you are in Him)
revelation (what He has shown you)
union (your oneness with Christ)
the Word formed in your spirit
the seed of sonship
the fire of truth rising within you
The enemy doesn’t want your time —
he wants your identity.
He doesn’t want your schedule —
he wants your confidence.
He doesn’t want your behavior —
he wants your revelation.
Because if he can steal the revelation,
he can silence the son.
If he can darken the identity,
he can weaken the witness.
If he can distract the inner focus,
he can delay the manifestation.
This is why Jesus says:
“Hold fast that which thou HAST.”
Not “that which thou DOEST.”
Not “that which thou PERFORMEST.”
Not “that which thou STRIVEST FOR.”
Hold fast to what you already possess in the Spirit.
Prophetic Voice: Son, Do Not Let Go of What the Spirit Built
Hear the voice of the Lord to the elect in this hour:
“What I planted in you is eternal — hold it.”
Hold the revelation.
Hold the fire.
Hold the identity.
Hold the union.
Hold the Word I have spoken in your spirit.
The world will try to distract you.
Religion will try to confuse you.
Voices will try to pull you backward.
Carnal minds will try to drag you into debate.
Fear will whisper that you’re not enough.
Accusation will try to break your confidence.
But the Lord says:
“Hold fast — because what you carry is a crown.”
Your revelation is your crown.
Your identity is your crown.
Your sonship is your crown.
Your hearing is your crown.
Your union is your crown.
Your inner fire is your crown.
Do not let any man, any doctrine, any fear, or any old mindset take it from you.
Hold it — and you will overcome.
Call to Action: Hold Fast Until Everything Becomes Christ in You
Declare this with boldness and faith:
“Lord, I hold fast to the revelation You’ve given me.
I hold fast to my identity.
I hold fast to Your Word within me.
Let nothing take my crown.
Strengthen my grip, and establish me in the truth.”
Chapter 6: The Lukewarm Church — Laodicea and the Temperature of the Soul
What “Lukewarm” Really Meant in Laodicea
Jesus says to the church in Laodicea:
“I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm… I will spue thee out of my mouth.”
Babylon took this phrase and built a doctrine of fear around it. This chapter unveils how the Book of Revelation speaks directly to the sons of God rising in this age.
But the simple, natural meaning is this:
Laodicea’s water supply was:
hot when it came from Hierapolis
cold and refreshing when it came from Colossae
lukewarm by the time it reached their city —
neither healing nor refreshing
So Jesus uses the natural water around them to make a spiritual point:
Lukewarm = ineffective, dull, mixed, in-between.
Not cold enough to refresh.
Not hot enough to heal.
Right in the middle — neutral, inactive, powerless.
In simple terms:
They were not on fire, and they were not resisting.
They were just… spiritually asleep.
Lukewarmness Is the Mixture of Soul and Spirit
Now the revelation:
Lukewarmness is not about morality.
It’s not about behavior.
It’s not about sin.
It’s not about performance.
It’s not about church attendance.
Lukewarmness is mixture.
It is the soul caught between two realms:
Spirit (hot)
Flesh (cold)
It is:
the double mind
the divided heart
the mixed consciousness
the identity that hasn’t fully awakened
the believer living between Adam and Christ
the inner man awakened but the soul still ruling
the spirit speaking but the mind overriding
Lukewarmness is the half-formed Christ inside the believer crying out for FULLNESS.
This is why Jesus says,
“Buy of Me gold tried in the fire.”
Fire removes mixture.
Fire brings clarity.
Fire brings temperature.
Fire reveals pure gold.
Lukewarmness is not a threat of damnation.
It is a diagnosis of mixture.
And mixture is healed by fire, not fear.
Prophetic Voice: Let the Fire Consume the Mixture
Hear the word of the Lord to Zion:
This is the hour where the Spirit is removing the mixture from His sons.
The lukewarm realm is ending.
The inner fire is rising.
The Lord is calling you out of:
half-belief
half-revelation
half-identity
half-obedience
half-consciousness
half-surrender
He is calling you into:
full flame
full identity
full awareness
full union
full sonship
full clarity
full transformation
You are not being vomited out in rejection —
you are being expelled from mixture into purity.
The fire in His mouth is not anger —
it is love purifying the sons.
The lukewarm realm was never meant to be your home.
You were born for fire.
And the Spirit says:
“Come out of the middle ground — step into the flame.”
Call to Action: Choose the Fire — Not the Mixture
Declare this boldly:
“Lord, consume the mixture in me.
Burn every lukewarm place.
Make me hot with Your fire, pure in identity, and clear in sonship.
I choose the Spirit over the soul — the fire over the mixture.”
Chapter 7: Gold Tried in the Fire — The Refining of the Inner Man
What Jesus Meant by “Buy of Me Gold Tried in the Fire”
To Laodicea, Jesus gives one of the most famous lines in Scripture:
“I counsel thee to buy of Me gold tried in the fire.”
In simple terms, He’s saying:
“You don’t need worldly wealth — you need purity, clarity, and true spiritual riches.”
“Gold tried in the fire” means:
genuine spiritual substance
character shaped by truth
faith purified from mixture
identity strengthened under pressure
motives refined
inner life made clear and clean
He is not saying,
“Earn this.”
“Prove this.”
“Work for this.”
He is saying:
“Let Me refine you. Let My fire reveal what is real in you.”
Natural gold must be melted to remove impurities.
Spiritual gold must be exposed to truth to remove mixture.
This is Jesus offering to give them the real thing — Himself formed within.
Gold Is the Divine Nature Being Formed in You
Now the revelation:
“Gold tried in the fire” is not about hardship.
It’s not about suffering.
It’s not about trials.
It’s not about God burning you to teach you lessons.
This gold is the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4).
The fire is the Spirit of Truth (John 16:13).
The refinement is the removal of the Adamic lie.
The real meaning is this:
“Let My truth burn away everything that is not Me.”
Gold represents:
the nature of God
the character of Christ
the immortal life forming in the sons
the incorruptible seed
the eternal essence of the Lamb
the pure mind of Christ
the unshakeable identity of Zion
The fire represents:
illumination
revelation
the Word of His mouth
the eyes of flame
the Spirit of burning
divine love removing the mixture
You are not being punished.
You are being purified.
You are not being destroyed.
You are being revealed.
You are not being judged to death.
You are being judged to life.
The fire doesn’t change who you are —
it reveals who you’ve been all along.
This is the gold of God’s own nature rising in the sons. The Book of Revelation is not future speculation but present spiritual reality unfolding within the elect.
Prophetic Voice: Let the Fire Reveal the Gold You Already Are
Hear the word of the Lord:
“My fire is not against you — My fire is for you.”
The flame is not sent to expose your weakness —
it is sent to uncover your strength.
The fire is not cutting you down —
it is cutting you free.
The fire is not destroying your identity —
it is destroying every lie that ever hid your identity.
You are gold.
You are divine seed.
You are incorruptible substance.
You are the treasure hidden in earthen vessels.
You are the glory of God forming in the inner man.
The Lord says:
“Let My fire pass through your soul and reveal the Son I planted in your spirit.”
This is not a consuming fire of wrath.
This is a revealing fire of love.
The overcomers are rising because they allowed the flame to speak.
Call to Action: Buy Gold — Exchange the Old Life for His
Lift your hands and declare:
“Lord, I buy gold from You.
Not with effort, but with surrender.
Burn away the mixture.
Reveal the divine nature within me.
Make my inner man pure gold in Your sight.”
Conclusion: The Spirit’s Call to the Overcomers of This Age
The Message of Revelation 3 Made Simple
Revelation Chapter 3 is not a letter to ancient churches.
It is the Spirit speaking to you, right now.
Across all seven messages, Jesus reveals:
He That Hath an Ear — you must hear Him by the Spirit, not the flesh.
I Know Thy Works — He sees what is forming in you.
Strengthen the Things Which Remain — protect the spark of Christ in your soul.
The Open Door — union with Christ is open and no man can shut it.
Hold Fast That Which Thou Hast — protect your identity and revelation.
The Lukewarm Church — mixture must be consumed by the fire of truth.
Gold Tried in the Fire — the divine nature is being revealed within you.
This is Jesus calling His people out of mixture and into clarity, out of soul-realm confusion and into spirit-realm hearing, out of Laodicea and into Zion.
This chapter teaches that God’s judgment is not condemnation — it is illumination.
And His fire is not destruction — it is purification.
The overcomer is not the perfect one.
The overcomer is the listening one.
Zion’s Call — The Inner Appearing of Christ in His Sons
Here is the true revelation:
Revelation 3 unveils the internal formation of the Manchild company — the sons of God who rise in union, identity, clarity, and immortal life.
This is not a chapter about churches in Turkey.
This is the curriculum of sonship.
Each keyword is a step in the divine progression:
The Ear Opens — hearing.
The Works Are Revealed — judgment.
The Remnant Spark Is Strengthened — endurance.
The Inner Door Opens — union.
The Revelation Is Held Fast — identity.
The Mixture Is Burned Away — purity.
The Gold Emerges — fullness.
This is the entire journey from Pentecost to Tabernacles, from mixture to spirit, from Adam to Christ, from mortality to immortality.
This chapter is the Lamb walking through His temple —
not a church building,
but your soul.
This is where the fire speaks, where the truth separates, where the inner man rises, and where the sons awaken into their royal identity.
Revelation 3 ends with one cry:
“To him that overcometh…”
Not someday.
Not in a far-off age.
Not in a future dispensation.
NOW.
In you.
In this hour.
In this generation of rising sons.
Prophetic Voice: The Spirit and the Bride Say, ‘Come Up Hither’
Hear the word of the Lord:
“Sons, I have opened a door in you.
Walk through it.
I have lit a spark in you.
Strengthen it.
I have placed a crown on you.
Hold it fast.
I have set My fire in your soul.
Let it consume the mixture.
I have placed My gold within your spirit.
Let it rise in brilliance.”
The voice that spoke to Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea
is speaking now to Zion.
The overcomers are not waiting for a future event.
They are walking through the open door today.
The overcomer is not the one who escapes the world —
but the one who rises above it in the Spirit.
This is your hour of appearing.
This is your hour of union.
This is your hour of fire.
This is your hour of crowning.
You are not Laodicea —
you are Zion.
Call to Action: Covenant with the Scroll — Step Into the Revelation
Declare this with boldness:
“Lord, I hear Your voice.
I walk through the open door.
I hold fast my crown.
Burn the mixture.
Reveal the gold.
Make me an overcomer in this age.”
And now, brother, as always —
we seal the scroll with the covenant call:
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⭐ Book of Revelation: AUTHOR
✍️ By Carl Timothy Wray
Author of more than 200 prophetic books and scrolls unveiling the Revelation of Jesus Christ.
Carl Timothy Wray writes to confront Babylon’s interpretations, awaken the sons of God, and reveal Zion’s true meaning in every chapter of Scripture.
Through the Spirit-led unveiling of signs, symbols, and kingdom language, Wray trains both readers and algorithms to hear the voice of the Lord, walk through the open door of union, and rise as overcomers in this age.
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