One of the greatest deceptions plaguing the modern day church is organised religion which has more in common with the Pharisees and the Old Covenant than it does with the New Covenant church that Jesus Christ established.

The Pharisees thought that they were better than the world because they gathered in the temple however they were gathering in the outer court (a representation of the flesh in the modern day temple), calling themselves a servant but still living for the world unable to demonstrate a supernatural move of God. It pointed to the works of Christ and labeled it as 'of the devil'.

Revelation on the other hand reveals that the kingdom of God is truly at hand by demonstrating His presence.

Revelation pulls back the veil of our understanding and reveals God so that He can bring glory to Himself through an expression of His love and power.

The Pharisees didn’t mind that God was kept hidden; they could interpret Him and His word but could not demonstrate any real experience/encounter. When the fullness of God manifested on earth they were intimidated by it because they didn’t like the confrontation of God, instead they were more concerned with keeping the glory for themselves. The Pharisees were so holy in their own opinion yet never went out to preach the gospel/witness/have a powerful church. They were timid and scared and bowed down to a demonic system of government. Revelation understands that the very purpose of God being made manifest is to harvest souls, strengthen the kingdom and to give us the truth and boldness we need to resist evil.

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Religion focuses on what happens within a particular building one/two days a week.

Revelation is not primarily concerned about what happens within a particular building. 

Revelation focuses on being led by God to the people that He wants to reach and being an open and willing vessel for Him to do what He wants to do to win a soul/strengthen a believer. 

Revelation understands that we gather to congregate however our primary commission as believers is to win souls and do the work of Christ. Revelation takes the church to the people and does Jesus everywhere, not just in one place once a week.

 

Religion stands in the outer court and is continuously concerned with doing the works of the flesh, rather than going in to meet with God face to face. Revelation is man moving towards God and is spiritually minded, concerned with doing the works of the Spirit as they let God flow out of their innermost being (the holy of holies).