Revelation 2:19-28 “I know all the things you do. I have seen your love, your faith, your service, and your patient endurance. And I can see your constant improvement in all these things.
“But I have this complaint against you. You are permitting that woman—that Jezebel who calls herself a prophet—to lead my servants astray. She teaches them to commit sexual sin and to eat food offered to idols. I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to turn away from her immorality.
“Therefore, I will throw her on a bed of suffering, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer greatly unless they repent and turn away from her evil deeds. I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches out the thoughts and intentions of every person. And I will give to each of you whatever you deserve.
“But I also have a message for the rest of you in Thyatira who have not followed this false teaching (‘deeper truths,’ as they call them—depths of Satan, actually). I will ask nothing more of you except that you hold tightly to what you have until I come. To all who are victorious, who obey me to the very end,
To them I will give authority over all the nations.
They will rule the nations with an iron rod
and smash them like clay pots.
They will have the same authority I received from my Father, and I will also give them the morning star!" (NLT)
The church in Thyatira is very similar to the church in Pergamum. Like Pergamum, they had allowed a wolf among their sheep. Although Jesus commends them for their increasing love, faith, service, and endurance, He calls them out on account of Jezebel. She is recognizable as a wolf because of the way she leads unsuspecting Christians astray and convincingly teaches them to sin against God.
Interesting that Jesus says He has given her a time to repent of her actions but she refused. Her love for sin and immorality is far greater than her fear of God. Be not mistaken, friends. There are people like Jezebel in churches today. They wiggle their way into an influential position in the church and pull people to themselves instead of Jesus. It is usually done in a way that is hard to recognize unless you know to look for it. Keep your eyes open!
One thing mentioned is that these deceivers will claim "deeper truths" and revelations of Jesus Christ. But this too is a lie. There is nothing deeper than the truth and these so called revelations are simply twisting the truth into lies. If someone claims that they have a new and fresh revelation of Jesus that goes beyond the pastors of your church, you should be alarmed. In those circumstances, ask Jesus to reveal HIS truths to you and He will. Seek His truth and you will find it.
For those of you who remain unwavering in your faith and wise to Jesus' truth alone, there will be a great reward. Remember how sly Satan is. He is the great deceiver. Do not fall for anything that appears too good to be true or claims to be a "deeper truth." Do not allow the Jezebels of the world to lead you astray from the One True God.
“But I have this complaint against you. You are permitting that woman—that Jezebel who calls herself a prophet—to lead my servants astray. She teaches them to commit sexual sin and to eat food offered to idols. I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to turn away from her immorality.
“Therefore, I will throw her on a bed of suffering, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer greatly unless they repent and turn away from her evil deeds. I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches out the thoughts and intentions of every person. And I will give to each of you whatever you deserve.
“But I also have a message for the rest of you in Thyatira who have not followed this false teaching (‘deeper truths,’ as they call them—depths of Satan, actually). I will ask nothing more of you except that you hold tightly to what you have until I come. To all who are victorious, who obey me to the very end,
To them I will give authority over all the nations.
They will rule the nations with an iron rod
and smash them like clay pots.
They will have the same authority I received from my Father, and I will also give them the morning star!" (NLT)
The church in Thyatira is very similar to the church in Pergamum. Like Pergamum, they had allowed a wolf among their sheep. Although Jesus commends them for their increasing love, faith, service, and endurance, He calls them out on account of Jezebel. She is recognizable as a wolf because of the way she leads unsuspecting Christians astray and convincingly teaches them to sin against God.
Interesting that Jesus says He has given her a time to repent of her actions but she refused. Her love for sin and immorality is far greater than her fear of God. Be not mistaken, friends. There are people like Jezebel in churches today. They wiggle their way into an influential position in the church and pull people to themselves instead of Jesus. It is usually done in a way that is hard to recognize unless you know to look for it. Keep your eyes open!
One thing mentioned is that these deceivers will claim "deeper truths" and revelations of Jesus Christ. But this too is a lie. There is nothing deeper than the truth and these so called revelations are simply twisting the truth into lies. If someone claims that they have a new and fresh revelation of Jesus that goes beyond the pastors of your church, you should be alarmed. In those circumstances, ask Jesus to reveal HIS truths to you and He will. Seek His truth and you will find it.
For those of you who remain unwavering in your faith and wise to Jesus' truth alone, there will be a great reward. Remember how sly Satan is. He is the great deceiver. Do not fall for anything that appears too good to be true or claims to be a "deeper truth." Do not allow the Jezebels of the world to lead you astray from the One True God.
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