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The Seven Churches of Revelation Week 4
Resist the Enemy
Robert Morris
The longest of the seven letters is written to the church in the smallest town
Thyatira was the smallest, yet they boasted they had the most trade guilds
linen-workers, leatherworkers, tanners, potters, bakers, bronze-smiths…
Revelation 2:18
“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 His feet like fine brass:
Revelation 2:19
“I know your works, love, service, faith, and your patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first.
Revelation 2:20
Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.
Revelation 2:21
And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent.
Revelation 2:22
Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their deeds.
Revelation 2:23
I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts.
And I will give to each one of you according to your works.
Revelation 2:24
Now to you I say, and to the rest in Thyatira, as many as do not have this doctrine, who have not known the depths of Satan, as they say, I will put on you no other burden.
Revelation 2:25
But hold fast what you have till I come.
Revelation 2:26
And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations—
Revelation 2:27
‘He shall rule them with a rod of iron; they shall be dashed to pieces like the potter’s vessels’— as I also have received from My Father;
Revelation 2:28
and I will give him the morning star.
Revelation 2:29
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”’”
He tells them that they are doing some things great!
And that they’re getting better (their last works are more than the first)
But I have a few things against you.
You’re not resisting the enemy!
You’re allowing this! You’re allowing the enemy to influence you!
I want to talk to you about resisting the enemy!
James 4:7
Therefore submit to God.
Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
1. Can Christians be influenced by demonic spirits?
If you drank a large amount of alcohol
You would be under their influence even though you are a Christian
And you might do something totally out of character for you (drunk)
In the same way, if a man starts looking at pornography
And the more he opens that door, the more the thief will come in
Matthew 16:23
But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan!” Satan is not omnipresent.
Demons carry out his work
Leviticus 17:7
“‘“They shall no more offer their sacrifices to demons”’”
Deuteronomy 32:17
“They sacrificed to demons, not to God”
Psalm 106:37
They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons
Mark 1:39
And He was preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and casting out demons.
Mark 3:14
Then He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach,
Mark 3:15
and to have power to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons
Some say that no demons were cast out in Acts, so it doesn’t apply anymore
Acts 16:16
Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us
Acts 16:18
Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.”
And he came out that very hour.
Some say that there aren’t any demons today
1 Timothy 4:1
Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons
Jack Hayford says, “You can’t cast out the flesh and
You can’t disciple a demon!”
A missionary friend of mine went to language school
Some missionaries didn’t believe in demons and didn’t cast them out
You don’t cast demons out?” “No.” “So you leave them in!”
2. What are some signs that I’m being attacked?
The Christians at Thyatira were being influenced by a Jezebel spirit
Many theologians don’t believe this woman’s name is Jezebel
It would be very unusual for a Jewish mother to name her daughter Jezebel
There is a possibility she is a Gentile convert Ethbaal, King of Tyre and Sidon)
Most believe Jesus is speaking of a demonic spirit working through someone
There are 2 Jezebels mentioned in the Bible (Daughter of Ethbaal)
Elijah fought a Jezebel spirit Elijah called down fire from heaven
And then killed 850 false prophets of Baal and Asherah!
Fear
1 Kings 19:1
And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, also how he had executed all the prophets with the sword.
1 Kings 19:2
Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.”
1 Kings 19:3
And when he saw that, he arose and ran for his life
He had just called down fire from heaven!
Why didn’t he march right up to the castle?
Depression
1 Kings 19:4
But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree.
And he prayed that he might die, and said, “It is enough!
Now, Lord, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!”
When you have suicidal thoughts, you’re under attack!
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