Sermon Tone Analysis

Thyatira (thi-a-tear-a)

This is the longest of the seven letters, and is written to the church in the smallest town.

They had little political or religious significance, there was little thret of persecution, but there was a temptation of social exceptence Thyatira was a manufacturing center Known for its cloth indestery Weaving, dyeing, and sewing were the major sources of income

Lydia was from here

It was a defencless city it had no natural fortress and was generally under the military protection of pergamum s=30 miles to the east the city was conqured by Rome in 190 B>C.

Introduction V. 18

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Notice How Chrust discribes himself in the passage “The son of God who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze.”

The Good V. 19

Christ begins by praising them for what they are doing right.

Lets look real quick what the Christian standard says

notice it swaps out charity with Love, this is a better translation for this word.

Christ comends them for there

Love

Faithfulness

service

endurence

Theese qualities were without doubt encourged by strong Christians who were a part of this church,

Christ however goes on with what He is not pleased about

The Bad 20-23

Rev 2:20-

The Bad 20-23

A powerful woman who is called Jezebel symbolicly had such a great influence within the church that she encourged the Believers to participate in the guild festivals theese festivals involved comitting fornication and eating things sacrificed to idols.

Not only did the Christians lack zeal for Godly discipline and correct doctorine, they also obliged those who erred in theese ways and condoned there errors.

Just as the Old testement Jezebel, the pagan wife of king Ahab, led the Israelites astray, so this new testement Jezebel was doing the same.

Her compomise with the socially acceptable imorality. of the times is described by the savior as plunging into the deep things of satin.

Not only did the Christians lack zeal for Godly discipline and correct doctorine, they also obliged those who erred in theese ways and condoned there errors.

Just as the Old testement Jezebel, the pagan wife of king Ahab, led the Israelites astray, so this new testement Jezebel was doing the same.

Her compomise with the socially acceptable imorality. of the times is described by the savior as plunging into the deep things of satin.

Like the modern church today, the believers at Thyatira were more concerned about fashion than faith.

They perfered social acceptance to spiritual integrity.

They wanted to tolerate sin in the name of cultural accommodation

Like the modern church today, the believers at Thyatira were more concerned about fashion than faith.

They perfered social acceptance to spiritual integrity.

They wanted to tolerate sin in the name of cultural accommodation

The bottom line of our Lords appeal to believers at Thyatira was ethical as well as doctrinal.

He criticizes there practice more than their doctrine.

The bottom line of our Lords appeal to believers at Thyatira was ethical as well as doctrinal.

He criticizes there practice more than their doctrine.

It may well have been that false prophetess was more than encouraging and tolerating secret sin rather than promoting it publicly .

Thus, the Lord reminds them that He has eyes like a flasme of fire which penetrate the human heart and reveal its secret desires.

It may well have been that false prophetess was more than encouraging and tolerating secret sin rather than promoting it publicly .

Thus, the Lord reminds them that He has eyes like a flasme of fire which penetrate the human heart and reveal its secret desires.

Christ thretens to cast this immoral woman into bed of great tribulation the cll to repentance was issued and there was still time to repent, but the door of divine opportunity was about to close.

Christ thretens to cast this immoral woman into bed of great tribulation the call to repentance was issued and there was still time to repent, but the door of divine opportunity was about to close.

The blessing 24-29

Christ ends with a message to the true believers who have not been led astray by false teaching

He blesses them for not falling prey to false teaching

He exhorts them to hold onto what they have until he comes

He again ends with “He who has an ear let him hear “listen to what I say and follow it

What now?

do you run from false teaching

Preaching must expose the text anything else is false teaching

False teaching can look or even sound good but if it is not from the text it should be avoided