Angel Unto the Church of Thyatira

I. Good Things Said About the Church of Thyatira

A. the Son of God Said These Things Who His Eye s Like a Flame of Fire and Feet Like Brass

B. I Know Your Works: deeds doing lobour

C. I Know Your Charity: benevolence, specifically a love feast

D. I Know Your Service: especially of the Christian Teacher

E. I Know Your Faith: truthfulness, especially reliance on Christ

F. I Know Your Patience: continuance waiting

H. I Know Work: occupation by Implication an act

I. The Last is More Than the First

Revelation 2:18–19 “18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass; 19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.”

II. The Bad Things Said About the Church of Thyatira

A. You Allowed Jezebel to Teach: Unbiblical teachings and Seduce: manipulative influence

B. Influence Servants to Commit Fornication: Unlawful lust, sex

C. Influence to Eat Things Sacrificed to Idols

D. God Give Her a Chance, Space: a period of time to Repent

E. But She Didn’t Repent

F. I Will Cast Her Into a Bed: for sickness

G. I Will Give Those Who Commit Adultery Great Tribulation: more or less violent or intense

H. Unless They Repent of Their Deeds

I. I Will Kill Her Children With Death

J. All the Church Will Know That I Am He Who Searches the Reins: inmost mind

K. And the Hearts: thoughts or feeling (mind)

L. I will Give Everyone According to Their Works

M. Unto the Rest That Have Not This Doctrine Which is of the Depths of Satan, I Will Put Upon Them No Other Burden

N. Hold Fast Till I Come

O. He That Overcomes and Keep My works Unto the End Will I Give the Power Over Nations

P. He Will rule Them With a Rod of Iron; as the Vessels of a Potter Be Broken to Shivers, Received from My Father

Q. He Will Give Him the Morning Star

R. Listen Unto What the Spirit Says to the Churches

Revelation 2:20–29 “20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. 21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. 22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. 23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works. 24 But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden. 25 But that which ye have already hold fast till I come. 26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: 27 And he…”