Summary of Revelation 2:18-23
Jesus addresses the church in Thyatira. Jesus knows their deeds, their love, faith, service, and perseverance. Yet, they tolerate Jezebel, a woman calling herself a prophet. She is misleading them into sin. He will make her suffer and those who commit adultery with her suffer. Jesus will strike her children dead. Then all will know he is Jesus and he will repay each of them according to their deeds.
BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 5, Day 3: Revelation 2:18-23
6) Jesus knows their deeds, their love, faith, service, and perseverance.
7a) The people are enticed into sexual sin and eating food sacrificed to idols.
b) Jezebel was a foreigner who married Ahab King of Judah. She tempted him and the Israelites into serving and worshipping Baal, as well as setting up altars for Baal and setting up Asherah poles. Jezebel was condemned by the Lord to be eaten by dogs as punishment for her sins. She was tossed out a window and eaten by dogs. She was a deceiver. She was pure evil, wicked, and defiant to God. She had the prophets of God killed and she falsely executed at least one man.
c) If the false teacher did not repent, her children will be struck down.
8 ) Jesus is compassionate as much as he is the bearer of justice. He offers everyone a chance to repent. If they don’t, they face judgment.
Conclusions BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 5, Day 3: Revelation 2:18-23
I’m beginning to love this pattern of the churches! Jesus commends and then warns. I feel like this is Jesus in our lives. He loves us for all the good we do and then warns us of the bad we do and redirects us to the good!
End Notes BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 5, Day 3: Revelation 2:18-23
Thyatira was a small city in Asia at the time. Still, being a Roman colony, it was heavily engaged in idol worship.
Jesus is the Son of God with penetrating eyes of judgment Revelation 1:14. Remember, brass is pure (Revelation 1:15 )
All of those whom Jesus addressed would have known the reference to Jezebel from the Old Testament. She was evil and injected Baal worship into the culture of Israel.
The woman whom Jesus referred to as Jezebel was pretending to be a prophetess. She was leading them into sexual sin and idolatry.
You can read about Jezebel HERE
She did not repent even though Jesus gave her plenty of time to do so.
Thus, Jesus would make her suffer and kill her children.
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