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Revelation 2:5
Remember, therefore, from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
Remember, therefore, from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
Verse Revelation 2:5. _REMEMBER_] Consider the state of grace in which you once stood; the happiness, love, and joy which you felt when ye received remission of sins; the zeal ye had for God's glory...
REMEMBER THEREFORE FROM WHENCE THOU ART FALLEN - The eminence which you once occupied. Call to remembrance the state in which you once were. The duty here enjoined is, when religion has declined in ou...
II. THE THINGS WHICH ARE, THE SEVEN CHURCH MESSAGES, AND THEIR PROPHETIC MEANING CHAPTER 2 _ 1. Ephesus: The post-apostolic period (Revelation 2:1)_ 2. Smyrna: The period of persecution (Revelati...
THE LETTER TO THE CHURCH AT EPHESUS. Revelation 2:1. Ephesus was the capital of the Roman province of Asia (Revelation 1:4 *). The worship of Artemis, for which it was notorious, is referred to in Act...
REVELATION 2:1 TO REVELATION 3:22. THE LETTERS TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES. These letters are addressed to individual churches, but their messages are intended for the Church as a whole. In every letter the...
The church at _Ephesus_ was founded by Paul (Acts, XVIII. and XIX.); enjoyed the labors of Aquila and Priscilla, of Apollos and of Timothy; had at one time the presence of the great apostle for three...
To the angel of the Church in Ephesus, write: These things says he who holds the seven stars in his right hand and who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands. I know your works--I mean your...
THE LETTER TO EPHESUS (Revelation 2:1-7)...
FROM. Omit. ART FALLEN. hast fallen. REPENT. Compare Leviticus 26:40.Deuteronomy 30:1.Daniel 9:3; Daniel 9:4.
_repent_ Neither this word, nor the cognate subst. _repentance_, is used in St John's Gospel or Epistles. _do the first works_ He does not say, "Love with the first love," though the works were only v...
The Church in Ephesus. Chap. Revelation 2:1-7 These seven Epistles are marked by certain features common to them all. (1) They are all dictated by the Lord Himself. (2) The command to write to the An...
ΜΝΗΜΌΝΕΥΕ ΟΥ̓͂Ν. Prim. omits οὖν; 38 reads μνημόνευσον; see notes on 16, Revelation 3:3; Revelation 3:19. It is easier to imagine reasons why some verbs should be in the present, others in the aorist,...
Revelation 2:1-7. THE CHURCH IN EPHESUS The Seven Epistles are marked by certain features common to them all. (1) They are all dictated by the Lord Himself. (2) The command to write to the Angel of th...
_LETTER TO THE CHURCH OF EPHESUS REVELATION 2:1-7:_ The angle of the church is the messenger or preacher who would deliver the message. Paul had live and worked in Ephesus for three years. (Acts 20:31...
ΜΝΗΜΌΝΕΥΕ _praes. imper. act. от_ ΜΝΗΜΟΝΕΎΩ (G3421) помнить, напоминать, ΟΎΝ (G3767) теперь, итак, ΠΌΘΕΝ (G4159) откуда, ΠΈΠΤΩΚΑΣ _perf. ind. act. от_ ΠΊΠΤΩ (G4098) падать, ΜΕΤΑΝΌΗΣΟΝ _aor. imper....
DISCOURSE: 2482 EPISTLE TO EPHESUS Revelation 2:2. I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apos...
WILL REMOVE THY CANDLESTICK OUT OF HIS PLACE,— As this threatening is addressed to the church of Ephesus, though much better than some other churches, it is reasonable to believe, that, like other den...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 4 Text Revelation 2:1-7 To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, he that walketh in the midst of t...
Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. WHE...
__ The Prophetic Section 20 The vision is figurative. The explanation is literal. _ It must not be further "explained_ ". The seven stars are seven messengers. The seven lamp stands are seven eccles...
THE EPISTLES TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES (REVELATION 2:1 TO REVELATION 3:22) Since 'seven' is the perfect number, the 'seven churches' represent all the Churches of the province of Asia. At the same time, t...
FIRST WORKS] i.e. such as those inspired by their early love. I WILL COME.. QUICKLY] RV 'I come to thee.' REMOVE THY CANDLESTICK] If the flame of Christian love dies down, the candlestick will be put...
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 2 LETTERS TO THE 7 *CHURCHES - REVELATION 2:1-3 TO THE *CHURCH IN EPHESUS - REVELATION 2:1-7...
REMEMBER THEREFORE FROM WHENCE THOU ART FALLEN,... AND DO THE FIRST WORKS. — It is argued that we have here evidence that the later, or Domitian, date of the Apocalypse is the true one, since it descr...
CHAPTER II THE CHURCH ON THE FIELD OF HISTORY. Revelation 2:1; Revelation 3:1 To the angel of the church in Ephesus write; These things saith He that holdeth the seven stars in His right hand, He th...
πόθεν, from what a height. Contrast Cic. _ad Attic_. iv. 17: “non recordor unde ceciderim, sed unde resurrexerim”. To realise that a decline has taken place, or to admit a lapse, is the first step and...
RENEW THY FIRST LOVE Revelation 2:1 Each of these letters consists of three parts: 1. The introduction, specifying some characteristic from the vision of the preceding chapter, which is appropriate t...
The next movement in the Book consists of the unveiling of the Lord in His relation with the Asian churches, and therefore with His Church. It is impossible in such brief notes as these necessarily ar...
THE CHURCH THAT ABANDONED ITS FIRST LOVE All the letters to the churches begin with a salutation to the angel of the church and a description of Jesus. One can readily see Jesus' authority over the ch...
To the Angel of the church of Ephesus. The great St. Timothy, who was bishop of Ephesus, died a glorious martyr about this time. But as for the admonitions and reprehensions given in these letters, we...
(1) Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; (2) I know thy works...
That God should have chosen John to be the instrument of communicating the closing volume of the New Testament is worthy of our consideration. It is not a new thing for God thus to set out the stronge...
_REPENT!_ ‘Repent, and do the first works.’ Revelation 2:5 The text teaches:— I. THE INSEPARABLE MORAL CONNECTION BETWEEN INWARD FEELING AND OUTWARD ACTION.—Repent and do. II. THE OUTWARD ASPECT...
_REMEMBER!_ ‘Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent … or else I will … remove thy candlestick.’ Revelation 2:5 These are the words before us. It is an honour to be privileged to...
The Church in Ephesus There is only one sort of love, but there are a thousand copies.--Franחois de La Rochefoucauld I. INTRODUCTION A. Matthew 16:18 "And I also say to you that you are Peter, and...
The first great fact is, that the assembly in this world is subject to judgment, and to have its whole existence and place before God as light-bearer in the world set aside; secondly, that God will do...
REMEMBER THEREFORE FROM WHENCE THOU ART FALLEN,.... Believers cannot totally and finally fall away from the grace which they have received; but they may fall into sin, and from a degree of grace, and...
Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. Ver. 5...
_Remember therefore_, &c. It is not possible for any church, or individual Christian, whether public teacher or private member, that has lost the first love, to recover it, but by taking the three ste...
DO THE FIRST WORKS; devote thyself as earnestly and heartily to my service as at the beginning. REMOVE THY CANDLESTICK; extinguish the light of thy church-an awful warning which Christ fulfilled long...
THE ADDRESS TO EPHESUS (vv. 1-7) Each local assembly is addressed on the basis of its responsibility as a testimony for God. Each of these assemblies actually existed and were functioning as assembl...
EPHESUS (VERSES 1-7) The City The city of Ephesus was the capital of Asia Minor and was one of the most important cities in the Roman world. It had a population of over 250,000. It was the “home” te...
1-7 These churches were in such different states as to purity of doctrine and the power of godliness, that the words of Christ to them will always suit the cases of other churches, and professors. Ch...
REMEMBER THEREFORE FROM WHENCE THOU ART FALLEN; that is, in what degree thy love was formerly, and compare it with what it is now. AND REPENT; repentance in man, signifieth both the change of the hear...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV it would not have been deserted.[37] Tertullian On the Apparel of Women Book I Women who possessed angels (as husbands) could desire nothing more; they had, forsoo...
Revelation 2:5 Remember G3421 (G5720) therefore G3767 where G4159 fallen G1601 (G5758) G2532 repent G3340 ...
MESSAGES TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES (REVELATION 2:1 TO REVELATION 3:22). The Son of Man now gives John messages to the seven churches. Each of them follows a general pattern. Firstly an introduction based...
‘But I have this against you that you have left your first love. Remember therefore from where you are fallen, and do the works that you did at first, or else I am coming to you and will remove your l...
Revelation 2:5. The exhortation to the church now follows in three parts: (1) Remember therefore from whence thou hast fallen; her first condition being regarded as a height; (2) AND REPENT, by contra...
Reserving any remarks to be made upon the general structure of the Epistles to the seven churches of Asia, and upon their relation to one another, we only notice at present their position in the Apoca...
REMEMBER (μνημονευε). Present active imperative of μνημονευω, "continue mindful" (from μνημων).THOU ART FALLEN (πεπτωκες). Perfect active indicative of πιπτω, state of completion. Down in the val...
Revelation 2:5 The Cure of what was Wrong. How shall old, faded love be revived? In reply to this question, a great many plans have been proposed and urged, while the Lord's own method has been eithe...
CONTENTS: Message to Ephesus concerning things «which are.» Their first love left. Message to Pergamos concerning false doctrines. Message to Smyrna concerning persecutions. Message to Thyatira concer...
_Epistle the first._ Revelation 2:1. _The angel of the church of Ephesus,_ or the messenger of Christ; for the apostles, and apostolic men, while they remained in any church, were always regarded as t...
REMEMBER HOW FAR YOU HAVE FALLEN! (1) They had been at a high spiritual level. (2) They had lost their hold on Christ and had dropped into the pit of spiritual defeat [_but they did not know it!_]. (3...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 2:4 THE LOVE YOU HAD AT FIRST. Either the church’s early love for Christ or the believers’ love for one another. Both meanings may be intended (compare...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 2:1 Revelation 2:1 consists of seven “letters” or royal edicts. Each follows a pattern: (1) The royal author describes himself in terms from ch....
1. EPHESUS. Vs. 1-7. Ephesus, once a leading scene of Paul's ministry, became the home of John, and there tradition locates his sepulchre. He strikes a note of commendation by telling them that they h...
REVELATIONS OF CHURCH LIFE _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Revelation 2:1. ANGEL.—If this be taken as the chief pastor of the Church, it is quite? possible that Timothy is the person addressed. HOLDE...
EXPOSITION REVELATION 3:1 _The epistles to the seven Churches. _Once more we have to consider rival interpretations. Of these we may safely set aside all those which make the seven letters to be pict...
CHAPTER 2 - FIRST 4 LETTERS TO SEVEN CHURCHES Introduction to the seven letters: In chapter one we read what John saw when he was in the spirit and encountered the risen Lord. What John saw in the ri...
Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks (Revelation 2:1); So the desc...
2 Peter 1:12; 2 Peter 1:13; Acts 17:30; Acts 17:31; Ezekiel 16:61;...
Thou art fallen [ε κ π ε π τ ω κ α ς] Lit., hast fallen out. Repent [μ ε τ α ν ο η σ ο ν]. See on Matthew 3:2; Matthew 21:29. l will come [ε ρ χ ο μ α ι]. Rev., correctly, I come. Quickly. Omit. Wi...
THE CHURCHES AT EPHESUS AND SMYRNA Revelation 2:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS In the second and third Chapter s of the Book of Revelation, God has recorded for us His messages to the seven Churches of Asia....
It is not possible for any to recover the first love, but by taking these three steps, 1. Remember: 2. Repent: 3. Do the first works. Remember from whence thou art fallen — From what degree of faith,...
We had Christ's commendation and reprehension of the church of Ephesus before, we have this admonition and exhortation now. The words before us are partly monitory, and partly minatory; monitory in th...