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Verse 28. _AND I WILL GIVE HIM THE MORNING STAR._] He shall have the
brightest and most glorious empire, next to that of Christ himself.
And it is certain that the Roman empire under Constantine the...
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AND I WILL GIVE HIM THE MORNING STAR - The “morning star” is that
bright planet - Venus - which at some seasons of the year appears so
beautifully in the east, leading on the morning - the harbinger o...
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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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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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MORNING STAR. Fulfilled Revelation 22:16. See Numbers 24:17,
connecting the "star" with Israel and the day of the Lord's judgment....
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_the morning star_ The only direct illustration of this image Isaiah
22:16, where Christ Himself is called the Morning Star: and the
meaning here can hardly be "I will give myself to him." Some compar...
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ΤῸΝ�. The only illustration of this image is Revelation 22:16,
where Christ Himself is called the Morning Star: and the meaning here
can hardly be “I will give myself to him.” Some compare 2 Peter
1:1...
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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: 2493
EPISTLE TO THYATIRA
Revelation 2:26. He that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the
end, to him will I give power over the nations: and he shall rule them
with a rod of iron; as the...
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AND I WILL GIVE HIM THE MORNING STAR.— This is one of Christ's
titles, ch. Revelation 22:16 which he takes upon him, to signify that
he is the first Prince of the resurrection; and so this is as much...
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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 give him the morning star.
THE MORNING STAR - i:e., Myself (): so that, reflecting my
brightness, He shall shine like me, the morning star, and share my
kingly glory (of which a star is...
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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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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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MORNING STAR] i.e. the glory of Christ, who brings in the perfect day:
cp. Revelation 1:16; Revelation 1:20; Revelation 22:16; Numb
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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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THE MORNING STAR. — The pledge of the coming day, both for the
waiting witnesses, and for the ungodly, who loved darkness because
their deeds were evil: the earnest of the sovereignty of light over
da...
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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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To “grant the morningstar” (a characteristically loose usage of
δίδωμι) means, not to invest him with its glory, nor to give him
possession of Christ himself, but (so Bleek, after Victor.) to make
the...
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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 GIVE HIM THE MORNING STAR. So Christ is called,
Revelation 22:16; and here it designs an illustrious appearance of
Christ at the close of this church state, and a communication of much
lig...
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And I will give him the morning star.
Ver. 28. _I will give him the morning star_] _i.e._ I will clear his
wronged innocence, Psalms 37:6, and grant him a glorious resurrection,
Daniel 12:3 ....
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_And he that overcometh_ That holds fast faith and a good conscience,
notwithstanding the efforts of the enemies of my gospel to wrest them
from him; _and keepeth my works_ Those which I have commande...
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GIVE HIM THE MORNING - STAR; to shine in glory with Christ the true
Morning-star. Chap Revelation 22:16....
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AND I WILL GIVE HIM THE MORNING-STAR....
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An admonition and a warning to the congregation at Thyatira:...
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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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Either the light of glory, the blessed vision of God, or a certain
hope of eternal life; or the Holy Spirit, called so, 2 PETER 1:19; or
rather, of myself. Christ himself is not called the _Sun of
rig...
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Revelation 2:28 and G2532 give G1325 (G5692) him G846 morning G4407
star G792
Revelation 2
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‘And he who overcomes, and he who keeps my works to the end, to him
will I give authority over the nations, and he will rule them with a
rod of iron (or iron sceptre), as the vessels of the potter are...
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Revelation 2:28. AND I WILL GIVE HIM THE MORNING STAR. Very various
opinions have been entertained with regard to the meaning of this
‘star.' It has been supposed to be the devil, or the king of
Babyl...
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AS I ALSO HAVE RECEIVED
(ως καγω ειληφα). Perfect active indicative of
λαμβανω. Christ still possesses the power from the Father (Acts
2:33; Psalms 2:7).THE MORNING STAR
(τον αστερα τον πρωινον)....
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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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TO THOSE WHO WIN the VICTORY. The world may seem to be winning now,
but it is the Christians who really are ruling the world right now at
this time! (See Revelation 8:3-5; Revelation 5:8-10; Romans 5:...
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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 2:26 THE MORNING STAR is Christ (see
Revelation 22:16). He is Israel’s ruler and rescuer. Balaam
predicted his rise ...
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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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2 Peter 1:19; Luke 1:78; Luke 1:79; Revelation 22:16...
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I will give him the morning star — Thou, O Jesus, art the morning
star! O give thyself to me! Then will I desire no sun, only thee, who
art the sun also. He whom this star enlightens has always mornin...