«He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says unto churches», Rev.3:22.
So, the Christ, having made on a cross the matter of redemption of mankind, and having created the Church, has come back to the heaven by receiving up. And he came (from the earth up to heaven) and took the Book out of the right hand of the Father heavenly, Rev.5:7. The Christ has come to the Father into the heavenly, a far country to receive for himself a Kingdom, and to return (after Kingdom reception) again to the earth, Luke.19:12, that is in the Coming. In heaven Jesus has been met by a solemn, new song, Rev.5:9. On a great celebration of a meeting of the Lord many Angels, Rev.5:11 have come. Was bad only that many have come, but not all. The others were not. Shortly before the death on a cross, Jesus already could tell about more than 12 legions (i.e. 70 thousand) Angels which were true him, Mat.26:53. After his resurrection from the dead to do honor to Jesus have come already hundred millions Angels, Rev.5:11. The majority of those who has not come are supporters of the Satan, his angels, Rev.12:7. Quantity of them also was much, but the third part of angels has obeyed the Satan only, their quantity is specified in Rev.9:16, that is 200 million. As other 2/3 of Angels remained true to the God hence their quantity too is known: 400 million. Having sat down on the right hand of God, Jesus expects now, till his enemies will be put under his feet, Heb.10:13. When these lines were written, the Satan still had access up to heaven together with his angels. Jesus taking up to heaven was on May, 10th 31st year AD. Taking the Book out of the right hand of the Father, Jesus has opened the first of seven seals. In some (small) time after his taking up, Jesus has opened the first of seven seals then one of regal animals has allowed leaving to the first horseman. About activity of the first horseman on the earth, and about that who is he, - has already been told in section 25, chapter 1. Angel of the bottomless pit Apollyon (and that was he) began to mislead since first day of the exit. Errors fell down as from an original horn of plenty: so, there appeared Henists that is Jewish-Christians; Masbotheists, observing Judaic Sabbath; Merists, keeping executions of the Judaic law in its some parts. There were Evionits, rejecting Epistles of Apostle Paul and insisting on circumcision. They considered the Christ as the simple man, son of Joseph and Maria. Lactantius names them Anthropians. They have died out as dark sect on coast of the Dead Sea. They borrowed customs of Essenes (Tertullian). Have appeared also Nicolaitans with their dissoluteness and the immoral life, using in food things sacrificed unto idols. There were and followers of Simon the sorcerer from Samaria, Acts.8:9. For that money, that he offered to Apostle Peter he has bought as the slave and the companion one woman from Tyre, a name Elena. Irenaeus says, that he constantly drove this woman with himself, naming her «his first thought and mother of all things». Sights of followers of Simon the sorcerer (that is gnostics, or, in another way, «experts on the depths of Satan», see Rev.2:24) are reflected in their book of «Great announcement». The name «gnostic» was accepted for the first time of naassens or ophytes. Irenaeus names of Carpocrat «the father of the heresy named heresy of gnostics». But the Lord praises those who do not know depths of Satan, Rev.2:24. The quantity of heresies began to increase with unusual speed: one for another appear heresy of Cerinth, asserting, that Jesus was not the Christ; the heresy of Evionits, that he was not the son of God; heresy of Docets, that the Christ has died not really; heresy of Nevisians, denying a pardon of a mortal sin after a christening; heresy of Antinomians, denying necessity of moral obedience. Presently, in spite of great variety of heresies and errors, quantity of them continues to increase. Apollyon operates and now, still expecting to win Church. But the gates of hell shall not prevail against it!