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REVELATION 2:20 gunai/ka {B}
On the basis of what was regarded as preponderant testimony, a
majority of the Committee preferred the reading gunai/ka without sou
(a C P 1 1611 2053 2344 Old Latin vg c...
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Verse Revelation 2:20. _THAT WOMAN JEZEBEL_] There is an allusion
here to the history of Ahab and Jezebel, as given in 2 Kings 9:1; and
although we do not know who this Jezebel was, yet from the allu...
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NOTWITHSTANDING, I HAVE A FEW THINGS AGAINST THEE - Compare notes on
Revelation 2:4.
BECAUSE THOU SUFFEREST THAT WOMAN JEZEBEL - Thou dost tolerate, or
countenance her. Compare the notes on Revelation...
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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...
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THE LETTER TO THE CHURCH AT THYATIRA. Thyatira, which was about 4
miles SE. of Pergamum, was relatively much less important than the
cities already mentioned. It was a commercial centre, and seems to...
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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...
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_Thyatira_ is named first in Acts, chapter XVI. It is probable that
Lydia and her household formed the nucleus of the church. The name is
not mentioned again until it appears in Revelation. The city w...
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THE LETTER TO EPHESUS (Revelation 2:1-7)...
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And to the angel of the Church in Thyatira write:
These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire
and whose feet are like beaten brass.
I know your works--I mean your love and yo...
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A FEW THINGS. Omit.
THAT. the.
JEZEBEL. See 1 Kings 16:30; 1 Kings 21:25. This patroness of
Baal-worship will have her sinister antitype in the future.
PROPHETESS. Only here and Luke 2:36 (Anna
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_a few things_ Should be omitted: it has come in from Revelation 2:14,
while the real construction is as in Revelation 2:4, "I have
[somewhat] against thee, because …," or better, "I have [this]
again...
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ΤῊΝ ΓΥΝΑΙ͂ΚΑ. AB2 Primas[103] read τὴν γυναῖκά
σου.
[103] Primasius, edited by Haussleiter.
Ἡ ΛΈΓΟΥΣΑ. With א*AC; אcP 1 Text. Rec[104] read τὴν
λέγουσαν; B2 And[105] ἣ λέγει.
[104] Rec. Textus Rece...
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THE CHURCH IN THYATIRA...
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_LETTER TO THE CHURCH IN THYATIRA REVELATION 2:18-29:_ Thyatira was
the smallest of all the cities to whom letters were written. Jesus
said of them, "I know thy works, and charity, and service, and fa...
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ΆΦΕΪ́Σ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΆΦΊΗΜΙ (G863)
позволять, терпеть,
ΛΈΓΟΥΣΑ _praes. act. part. от_ ΛΈΓΩ (G3004) звать;
здесь: "претендовать на звание"
ΠΡΟΦΉΤΙΣ (G4398) пророчица. "Пророчица"
Иезавель бы...
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DISCOURSE: 2491
EPISTLE TO THYATIRA
Revelation 2:19. I know thy works, and charity, and service, and
faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than
the first. Notwithstanding I h...
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BECAUSE THOU SUFFEREST THAT WOMAN JEZEBEL,— _Because thou sufferest
thy wife Jezebel,_ is the Complutensian reading, which is more
allusive to the symbol drawn from the history of Ahab, whose wife
sed...
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Strauss-' Comments
SECTION 7
Text Revelation 2:18-29
18 And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write:
These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like a flame of
fire, and his feet are l...
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Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou
sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to
teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat
t...
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The Prophetic Section
THYATIRA
18 Tertullian and Epiphanius say that there was no ecclesia in
Thyatira when John wrote these letters. On this ground many rejected
this prophecy in early times. T...
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2:20 woman (e-10) Some read 'thy wife,' alluding doubtless to
Jezebel's connexion with responsible Ahab. And that is the meaning I
believe of 'angel;' the symbolical representative of the assembly see...
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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...
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TO THE CHURCH IN THYATIRA Christ speaks in His majesty as Son of God
(Revelation 2:18). The Church is praised for its increase in love and
faith and the service of others, and its patience under trial...
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Notwithstanding', etc.] RV 'But I have this against thee, that.'
JEZEBEL] probably so called because she led astray Christians, as the
wife of Ahab had led astray Israel. She seems to have been a
prop...
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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...
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A FEW THINGS. — The Sinaitic MS. has “I have much against thee;
but the reading, _I have against thee that thou lettest alone,_ &c.,
is to be preferred.
JEZEBEL. — Some adopt the reading, “thy wife Je...
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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...
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The longest message of the seven is to a church in the least important
of the cities (judged from the historical standpoint) Thyatira, a
township of Northern Lydia, the holy city of Apollo Tyrimnaios,...
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Women (_cf._ Acts 21:9; 1 Corinthians 11:5, and the later Ammia in
Philadelphia: Eus. _H. E._ ver 17. 2) occasionally prophesied in the
early church, and false prophetesses were as likely to exist as...
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“HOLD FAST TILL I COME”
Revelation 2:18
Note that Jesus does not hesitate to appropriate the sublime title-
_the Son of God_. His eyes penetrate profoundest secrets, and His
advent leaves a trail of...
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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...
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TO THE CORRUPTED CHURCH
Forty miles southeast of Pergamum was the city of Thyatira. The city
was famous for its purple dye, which Lydia sold (Acts 16:11-15). It
was the home of numerous trade guilds,...
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Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou
sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to
teach and to seduce my servants to commit (k) fornication, and to ea...
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[BIBLIOGRAPHY]
Mulierem Jezabel, Greek: ten gunaika Iezabel. Dr. Wells, in his
amendments to the Protestant translation, has put thy wife, and in the
Greek Greek: gunaika sou which he says is found in...
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To the Angel of the church of Thyatira. Here is first a commendation
of their constancy in the faith, in good works, charity, patience, and
ministry, which chiefly regards their bishop, whoever he was...
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(18) And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things
saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and
his feet are like fine brass; (19) I know thy works, and ch...
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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...
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The Church in Thyatira
A liar is hard not to believe when he says nice things about you. (So
it is when people speak of the Lord, even if it is lies)
It is easier to believe a lie that one has heard...
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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...
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NOTWITHSTANDING, I HAVE A FEW THINGS AGAINST THEE,.... By way of
complaint; so the Arabic version renders it, "I have a certain
complaint against thee". The impartiality of Christ may be observed in
t...
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Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou
sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to
teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat
th...
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_Notwithstanding, I have a few things_, &c. Yet, observe, there are
some things in thy conduct I take notice of, which deserve blame, and
call for reformation, namely, _thou sufferest that woman Jezeb...
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JEZEBEL; a wicked woman like the wife of king Ahab; pretending to be a
religious teacher, yet seducing the people into error and sin. The
doctrine that she taught was the same as "the doctrine of Bala...
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Praise and reprimand for the congregation at Thyatira:...
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NOTWITHSTANDING I HAVE A FEW THINGS AGAINST THEE, BECAUSE THOU
SUFFEREST THAT WOMAN JEZEBEL, WHICH CALLETH HERSELF A PROPHETESS, TO
TEACH AND TO SEDUCE MY SERVANTS TO COMMIT FORNICATION, AND TO EAT
TH...
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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...
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THYATIRA (VERSES 18-29)
The City
Of the seven letters, the letter to Thyatira is the longest. The city
was known for manufacturing and marketing. Here every trade
(silversmiths, candle makers, carpen...
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18-29 Even when the Lord knows the works of his people to be wrought
in love, faith, zeal, and patience; yet if his eyes, which are as a
flame of fire, observe them committing or allowing what is evi...
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NOTWITHSTANDING I HAVE A FEW THINGS AGAINST THEE: SEE POOLE ON
"REVELATION 2:4", SEE POOLE ON "REVELATION 2:14". BECAUSE THOU
SUFFEREST THAT WOMAN JEZEBEL: the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes,
mentioned...
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Tertullian On Repentance
reproaches the Thyatirenes with "fornication," and "eating of things
sacrificed to idols; "[72]...
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‘But I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel,
who calls herself a prophetess; and she teaches and seduces my
servants to commit sexual immorality, and to eat things sacrificed to...
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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...
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Revelation 2:20. What is praiseworthy in the church has been spoken
of. The Lord now passes to that in which it failed. Again a division
into four parts meets us: (1) THAT THOU SUFFEREST THY WIFE JEZE...
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THOU SUFFEREST
(αφεις). Late vernacular present active indicative second person
singular as if from a form αφεω instead of the usual αφιημ
forms.THE WOMAN JEZEBEL
(την γυναικα Ιεζαβελ). Symbolical...
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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...
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_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...
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BUT HERE IS WHAT I HAVE AGAINST YOU. Here in Thyatira, labor guilds
were centered around an idol. Sex orgies and drunkenness were part of
the activity of these guilds. Obviously a Christian could not...
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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....
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 2:18 _Thyatira_ is praised for its
growing love but is criticized for its lack of discernment and for
allowing false teaching. The city was a commercial center. Its main...
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 2:19 Thyatira’s strengths and
weaknesses are the opposite of those at Ephesus. This church is strong
in LOVE evidenced in WORKS, but it lacks discernment and tolerates
fa...
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4. THYATIRA.
Vs. 18-29. Thyatira, the home of Lydia, Paul's first convert in
Europe, still exists as a small city of perhaps twenty thousand
inhabitants. It is supposed by some that Lydia may have car...
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
Revelation 2:18. THYATIRA.—Situated between Pergamos and Sardis.
Inscriptions show that it contained many corporate guilds, one being
that of the dyers. Apollo was spec...
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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...
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4. THYATIRA: THE CHURCH THAT COMMITTED ADULTERY WITH THE SATANIC
RELIGION OF BABYLON
Background: Thyatira was an important military city founded by
Alexander three hundred years before Christ. Thyati...
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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...
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1 Corinthians 10:18; 1 Corinthians 10:28; 1 Corinthians 8:10; 1 Kings
16:31;...
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THE CHURCHES AT PERGAMOS AND THYATIRA
Revelation 2:12
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We wish, by way of introduction, to set before you the various seven
statements which occur in the Letters to the seven Chur...
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But thou sufferest that woman Jezebel — who ought not to teach at
all, 1 Timothy 2:12. To teach and seduce my servants — At Pergamos
were many followers of Balaam; at Thyatira, one grand deceiver. Man...