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Verse 23. _AND I WILL KILL HER CHILDREN WITH DEATH_] "That is, I will
certainly destroy her offspring and memory, and thereby ruin her
designs. Jezebel's two sons, being both kings were both slain; a...
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AND I WILL KILL HER CHILDREN WITH DEATH - A strong Hebraistic mode of
expression, meaning that he would certainly destroy them. It has been
made a question whether the word “children” here is to be ta...
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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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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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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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_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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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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THE LETTER TO EPHESUS (Revelation 2:1-7)...
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CHILDREN. App-108.
DEATH. i.e. pestilence, as Revelation 6:8; Revelation 18:8.
KNOW. App-132.
SEARCHETH, &C. Compare 1 Kings 8:39;...
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_all the churches shall know_ cf. All flesh shall know, Isaiah 45:2-6;
All flesh shall see, Isaiah 40:5; Ezekiel 20:48. -All the Churches"
though less extensive than -all flesh" (cf....
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ΓΝΏΣΟΝΤΑΙ ΠΑ͂ΣΑΙ ΑἹ ἘΚΚΛΗΣΊΑΙ. Cf. All
flesh shall know, Isaiah 49:26; All flesh shall see, Isaiah 40:5;
Ezekiel 20:48. “All the Churches” though less extensive than
“all flesh” (cf....
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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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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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AND I WILL KILL HER CHILDREN WITH DEATH;— That is, "I will certainly
destroy her offspring and memory, and thereby ruin her designs."
Jezebel's two sons, being both kings, were both slain; and, after...
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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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And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall
know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will
give unto every one of you according to your works.
HER CHILDR...
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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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2:23 know (g-14) _ Ginosko_ . chs. 2.23,24; 3.3,9; elsewhere _ Oida_
in this book. see 1 Corinthians 8:1 ....
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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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DEATH] RM 'pestilence.' REINS, etc.] i.e. the inner thoughts and
desires: cp. Psalms 7:9; Jeremiah 17:10....
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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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HER CHILDREN. — This is to be understood of her followers. The
so-called prophetess led the way in looseness of morals, under the
pretence of some deeper knowledge. She had her associates and their
di...
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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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τέκνα, literally, perhaps with an indirect allusion to the
killing of Ahab's seventy sons. ἀποκτ. θ. (Hebraism), “I will
utterly slay”; see on Revelation 6:8. If any particular form of
death is meant,...
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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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“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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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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AND I WILL KILL HER CHILDREN WITH DEATH,.... Her popes, cardinals,
priests, Jesuits, monks, friars, and all that join in the Romish
apostasy, they shall be killed with death; there shall be an utter
e...
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And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall
know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will
give unto every one of you according to your works.
Ver. 23. _An...
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_Behold_ I will at length execute judgment upon her, and let the
process of my righteous vengeance be observed. _I will cast her into a
bed_ Not of pleasure, but of _great tribulation_ I will severely...
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HER CHILDREN; her followers. The discrimination of character which
Christ will make as to each individual, will show his complete
knowledge of the heart, and that nothing has ever been thought, said,...
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Praise and reprimand for the congregation at Thyatira:...
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AND I WILL KILL HER CHILDREN WITH DEATH; AND ALL THE CHURCHES SHALL
KNOW THAT I AM HE WHICH SEARCHETH THE REINS AND HEARTS; AND I WILL
GIVE UNTO EVERY ONE OF YOU ACCORDING TO YOUR WORKS.
This is the l...
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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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AND I WILL KILL HER CHILDREN, those who are seduced by her, WITH
DEATH; I will destroy them; unless some special death, such as the
plague, be here threatened. So shall all the churches near Thyatira...
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Cyprian Epistle VIII
Nor let any one of you be saddened as if he were inferior to those who
before you have suffered tortures, have overcome the world and trodden
it under foot, and so have come to t...
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Revelation 2:23 G2532 kill G615 (G5692) her G846 children G5043 with
G1722 death G2288 and G2532 all...
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‘And all the churches will know that I am the one who searches the
reins and hearts, and I will give to each of you in accordance with
your works. But to you I say, to the rest of you in Thyatira, as...
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REGULATIONS CONCERNING CREDITORS AND THE POOR (EXODUS 22:25).
In both examples the creditor is to show compassion to the debtor. The
examples are too few for a chiasmus.
Exodus 22:25
“If you lend mo...
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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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Revelation 2:23. AND I WILL KILL HER CHILDREN WITH DEATH. Those thus
named ‘her children' are generally distinguished from the persons
formerly mentioned either as her ‘proper adherents,' in contrast...
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I WILL KILL WITH DEATH
(αποκτενω εν θανατω). Future (volitive) active of
αποκτεινω with the tautological (cognate) εν θανατω
(in the sense of pestilence) as in Ezekiel 33:27.HER CHILDREN
(τα τεκνα...
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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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I WILL ALSO KILL HER FOLLOWERS. A grim threat of Divine vengeance upon
those who "follow Jezebel" (by participating in this sin). THEN ALL
THE CHURCHES WILL KNOW. God loves us (see Romans 5:8-11) and...
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 2:21 The “prophetess” has many
lovers and CHILDREN. These are spiritual children whom she influences.
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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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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 Chronicles 28:9; 1 Chronicles 29:17; 1 Peter 1:17; 1 Samuel 16:7;...
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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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And I will kill her children — Those which she hath borne in
adultery, and them whom she hath seduced. With death — This
expression denotes death by the plague, or by some manifest stroke of
God's han...