The Message to Thyatira

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The Message to Thyatira
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The Seven Lights of Asia
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Revelation 218-29

• "And to the angel of the church in Thyatira
  write The Son of God, who has eyes like a flame
  of fire, and His feet are like burnished bronze,
  says this 19 I know your deeds, and your love
  and faith and service and perseverance, and that
  your deeds of late are greater than at
  first20'But I have this against you, that you
  tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a
  prophetess, and she teaches and leads My
  bond-servants astray so that they commit acts of
  immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.

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• 21 I gave her time to repent, and she does not
  want to repent of her immorality. 22'Behold, I
  will throw her on a bed of sickness, and those
  who commit adultery with her into great
  tribulation, unless they repent of her deeds.
  23'And I will kill her children with pestilence,
  and all the churches will know that I am He who
  searches the minds and hearts and I will give to
  each one of you according to your deeds. 24'But I
  say to you, the rest who are in Thyatira, who do
  not hold this teaching, who have not known the
  deep things of Satan, as they call them--I place
  no other burden on you.

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25'Nevertheless what you have, hold fast until I
come. 26He who overcomes, and he who keeps My
deeds until the end, TO HIM I WILL GIVE AUTHORITY
OVER THE NATIONS 27AND HE SHALL RULE THEM WITH A
ROD OF IRON, AS THE VESSELS OF THE POTTER ARE
BROKEN TO PIECES, as I also have received
authority from My Father 28and I will give him
the morning star. 29He who has an ear, let him
hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'
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Jesus -- The Son of God

• eyes like a flame of fire, and feet like
  burnished bronze (i.e. high polished)
• eyes like a flame of fire speaks of Him
  discerning evil..because He cannot and will not
  tolerate it.
• Feet like burnish bronze speaks of judgment
  an image of Jesus stamping out evil with
  judgment. (similar to Isaiah 631-6)
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Verse 19 I know your deeds.

• Thyatira is the only one of the 7 churches that
  is commended for making progress.
• Their deeds were combined with love and faith
  and service and perseverance.

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Verse 20 Houston --- we have a problem

• .you tolerate the woman Jezebel,
• (Insight) God will hold us
  responsible and bring judgment if we
  tolerate a Jezebel Spirit in the church.

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Ahab Jezebel (the Jezebel Spirit)

• Her father was king Sidon .She corrupted Ahab
  even more than he already was.
• Surely there was no one like Ahab who sold
  himself to do evil in the sight of the Lord,
  because Jezebel his wife incited him. I Kings
  2125
• After Ahab was killed in battle, Jezebel ruled
  through her son for ten years.  Her death was a
  prophetic fulfillment. II Kings 930-35

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If I die.. Ill me die like a Queen!

• Paints her eyes
• Adorned her head
• Sits in the window and
  sarcastically mocks Jehu.
• Called him Zimri, who had wiped out the house
  of Baasha and then was killed himself after
  ruling only 7 days. (I Kings 1611,18)

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The Jezebel of Revelation

• She is a self proclaimed prophetess ----God
  didnt call her. she called herself!
• Her teaching was totally false.
• She knowingly leads people astray ---into
  immorality and idolatry.
• She was actually a member of the church.and
  nobody was confronting her.

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Gods judgment would be swiftly

• She would cast on a bed of sickness (perhaps as
  a result of her immorality). (v.22)
• Those who commit adultery with her will
  experience great tribulation unless they
  repent. (v.22)
• Her children (maybe her kids or her followers)
  will be killed by pestilence. (v.23)
• And, all the churches will know that I am He
  who .

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Blessed are they who overcome

• I will give authority over nations (v.26)
• Psalm 289
• as I also have received authority from My
  Father (v.27)
• Since Psalm 2 has been fulfilled in Christ
  through His death, burial and resurrection..
  Jesus now has All authority in Heaven and on
  earth Matthew 28

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I will give him the morning star.

• I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to
  you these things for the churches I am the root
  and the descendant of David, the bright morning
  star." Revelation 2216
• He is the precursor of a new day
• Greater than the privilege of ruling reigning
  with Christ will be the joy of unhindered
  fellowship with Him.
• It will be a total restoration of the fellowship
  Adam Eve once enjoyed in the Garden of
  Eden.

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