Revelation 2:18-29

Key Verse 2:23b

1. Read v.18. How is Jesus described?

   1. What could these attributes mean? (See v. 23)

2. Read v.19. What does Jesus say to the church of Thyatira?

   1. What were their works?

   2. What does Jesus mean by “your latter works exceed the first”? (See Rev 2:4-5)

3. Read v.20. What does Jesus say he has against the church?

   1. How does Jezebel describe herself?

   2. How does Jesus describe her?

4. Read v.21-22. What did Jesus do for Jezebel?

   1. How can those who commit adultery with her escape tribulation?

5. Read v.23. Why is Jesus going to punish Jezebel, those committing adultery with her, and her children?

   1. What does Jesus want all the churches to know?

6. Read v.24-25. What does Jesus say to those of the church that do not hold to Jezebel’s teaching?

   1. What did they have?

   2. How could they hold fast to it?

7. Read v.26-29. What does Jesus promise to the one who conquers and keeps his works until the end?

   1. How can we keep his works until the end?

   2. What are his works?

Revelation 2:18-29

“And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: ‘The words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze. 19 “‘I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first. 20 But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants to practice sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols. 21 I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality. 22 Behold, I will throw her onto a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her I will throw into great tribulation, unless they repent of her works, 23 and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he who searches mind and heart, and I will give to each of you according to your works. 24 But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not learned what some call the deep things of Satan, to you I say, I do not lay on you any other burden. 25 Only hold fast what you have until I come. 26 The one who conquers and who keeps my works until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations, 27 and he will rule them with a rod of iron, as when earthen pots are broken in pieces, even as I myself have received authority from my Father. 28 And I will give him the morning star. 29 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

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