Revelation 2:12-29

To the Church in Pergamum

12 “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword.

13 “‘I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. 14 But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might eat food sacrificed to idols and practice sexual immorality. 15 So also you have some who hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans. 16 Therefore repent. If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth. 17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it.’

To the Church in Thyatira

18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: ‘The words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze.

19 “‘I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first. 20 But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants to practice sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols. 21 I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality. 22 Behold, I will throw her onto a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her I will throw into great tribulation, unless they repent of her works, 23 and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he who searches mind and heart, and I will give to each of you according to your works. 24 But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not learned what some call the deep things of Satan, to you I say, I do not lay on you any other burden. 25 Only hold fast what you have until I come. 26 The one who conquers and who keeps my works until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations, 27 and he will rule them with a rod of iron, as when earthen pots are broken in pieces, even as I myself have received authority from my Father. 28 And I will give him the morning star. 29 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

12 thoughts on “The Essential Jesus-Day 88”

    1. Señor ayúdanos a serte siempre fiel y recibir tu enseñanza hasta el juicio final no como la iglesia de Tiatira .

    2. Amen. I continue to share the gospel and keep looking up because He is not returning from the ground. This world is in need of Jesus and my prayer is He will continue to use me to share the good news.

    3. Repent and be ready, for the Lord is coming. The world needs Our Lord. Hallelujah and Amen 🙌🏻💜🙏🏻✝

  2. Revelation 2:12-29 applies to the Church in Pergamum and Thyatira not Ephesus and Smyrna.

  5. May we remain loyal to God but not tolerate false teaching as the church in Pergamos. May we continue to grow spiritually but not embrace sin as the church in Thyatira.

  7. How important are rewards? The LORD has repeatedly promised rewards to those who conquers & prove themselves faithful to HIM. We say that we are faithful until we come face to face with adversity, persecution, & all kinds of evil. Will the LORD find anyone faithful when HE returns? I certainly hope so. Pergamum was the morally compromising Church, Thyatira was the Doctrinally compromising Church. JESUS wants Pergamum to repent of it’s evil ways, & Thyatira to hold on to the truth. We need to stay in GOD’s Word, learn it, know it , trust it, believe it, & don’t tolerate false teaching especially immorality but stay faithful even to death. Who knows, we might get our own personalized White Stone w/our name written on it as a reward, which is very special. To GOD be glory.

  8. God wrote to these churches then, to help us identify today the corruption of our churches today. He is telling them to repent and telling us unless we repent we will not see heaven. Every thing we do or say in our live needs to glorify God and not try to manipulate others with our words and deeds because God sees us and will judge our every action.

    Be blessed church.

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