Revelation 2:18 “Write this to the angel of the church in Thyatira:
“The Son of God, who has eyes that blaze like fire and feet like shining bronze, says this: 19 I know what you do. I know about your love, your faith, your service, and your patience. I know that you are doing more now than you did at first.
20 “But I have this against you: You let that woman Jezebel spread false teachings. She says she is a prophetess, but by her teaching she leads my people to take part in sexual sins and to eat food that is offered to idols. 21 I have given her time to change her heart and turn away from her sin, but she does not want to change. 22 So I will throw her on a bed of suffering. And all those who take part in adultery with her will suffer greatly if they do not turn away from the wrongs she does. 23 I will also kill her followers. Then all the churches will know I am the One who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you for what you have done.
24 “But others of you in Thyatira have not followed her teaching and have not learned what some call Satan’s deep secrets. I say to you that I will not put any other load on you. 25 Only continue in your loyalty until I come.
26 “I will give power over the nations to everyone who wins the victory and continues to be obedient to me until the end.
27 ‘You will rule over them with an iron rod,
as when pottery is broken into pieces.’ Psalm 2:9
28 This is the same power I received from my Father. I will also give him the morning star. 29 Everyone who has ears should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. (NCV)
The True Church
.. So it’s going to be a witness then to the true faith and not the counterfeit faith that the Roman Church believes in. It believes that it’s a universal church, in fact they will say that anybody who is not in The Roman Church can’t be saved.. But the true believers will be – in the last days – even when they are facing their martyrdom will be a true witness of the true faith. The challenge now is to walk by faith, to be restored back to apostolic faith. We are to press on to exercise total faith in these last days as God is delivering us from the ‘ arm of the flesh ‘ – our reliance on man..
No Confidence In The Flesh
.. We are seeing that the ‘ arm of the flesh ‘ is letting us down. You can’t rely on anything or anyone now because everything is being shaken. God says He will shake the heavens and earth (Hebrews 12) and this is happening. And so through this shaking now we have every opportunity to put our faith and trust in the Lord and in His Word – the promises that He has made to us. He’s going to have us walk this in every facet of our lives. In other words we are going to trust Him completely for everything..
' I know about your love, your faith, your service, and your patience. I know that you are doing more now than you did at first. ' ..
.. But sadly there will be those who will be saved as by fire because they don’t take heed to what The Spirit is saying. That is why we have these admonitions on each of these churches ..
Religion Or Relationship
' Everyone who has ears should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. '
.. Sadly most do not listen, but we have to. A lack of faith is the result of dead works.. Dead works produce religion which is why the Catholic Church is so idolatrous believing that works save you. We are saved by grace.. .. ..
Matthew 6:22 “The eye is a light for the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. And if the only light you have is really darkness, then you have the worst darkness.
Matthew 7:3 “Why do you notice the little piece of dust in your friend’s eye, but you don’t notice the big piece of wood in your own eye?
Proverbs 15:3 The Lord’s eyes see everything;
he watches both evil and good people.
John 14:12 I tell you the truth, whoever believes in me will do the same things that I do. Those who believe will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 And if you ask for anything in my name, I will do it for you so that the Father’s glory will be shown through the Son.
Revelation 17:1 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke to me. He said, “Come, and I will show you the punishment that will be given to the great prostitute, the one sitting over many waters. 2 The kings of the earth sinned sexually with her, and the people of the earth became drunk from the wine of her sexual sin.”
3 Then the angel carried me away by the Spirit to the desert. There I saw a woman sitting on a red beast. It was covered with names against God written on it, and it had seven heads and ten horns. 4 The woman was dressed in purple and red and was shining with the gold, precious jewels, and pearls she was wearing. She had a golden cup in her hand, a cup filled with evil things and the uncleanness of her sexual sin. 5 On her forehead a title was written that was secret. This is what was written:
the great babylon
mother of prostitutes
and of the evil things of the earth
6 Then I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God’s holy people and with the blood of those who were killed because of their faith in Jesus.
