So your contention is that Jesus set out to set up seven different churches, each free to preach His Gospel in a different way with many, if not all, misrepresenting His message? Do you ever listen to what you are saying. If you don’t understand what he was saying there I’d be glad to help. There is a difference between Church and church - you look it up, though it should be self-evident. While I expect Jesus is happy with any who worship Him, my opinion is that he’s less than happy with 1500 denominations offering their version of His messages.
Instead of spending your time trying to belittle one denomination over another of your choosing, try putting your mouth to work asking Christians to look to what unites us versus what divides us.
Your argument is with Jesus. He wrote what He wrote. He wrote letters to seven different kinds of churches, or assemblies. These were groups of people in seven different locations that were subject to different political, economic, and spiritual environments. Only two churches receive no rebuke from Jesus: Smyrna, the persecuted church, and Philadelphia, the faithful church. The other five receive some degree of rebuke and are called to repentance.
The victors were the one common thread in all the churches and they are the only ones who will be “kept from the time of trial”. They represent the One Apostolic Church, not the organizations of men to which they belong. Their names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
That seems to be a really important thing. When the disciples came back from preparing field for Jesus, and boasted that “even the demons are subject to us”, Jesus told them that didn’t mattered, what mattered was that their names were written in heaven.
As for the 1500 denominations, that sounds like a big mustard tree with lots of birds nesting in and under it. This is what Jesus said would happen the the Kingdom of Heaven here on Earth before he came again to make things right.
Just make sure you have extra oil for your lamp, because if you have to go get some you will miss the wedding feast. You do that by reading the Word as found in the Bible and allowing the Holy Spirit to guide you to your proper path.
Yeah! Belittle 1500 denominations at ONCE!
Do you ever listen to what you are saying.