The tenses as in Revelation 2:2 denote a general attitude still existing, the outcome of some special stage of persecution for the sake of the Christian name. κεκοπίακες, cf. κόπον (Revelation 2:2), a slight play on words; “noui laborem tuum, nec tamen laboras, i.e., labore non frangeris” (Bengel). Tired in loyalty, not of it. The Ephesian church can bear anything except the presence of impostors in her membership.
Verse Revelation 2:3. _AND HAST BORNE_] The same things mentioned in the preceding verse, but in an _inverted_ order, the particular reason of which does not appear; perhaps it was intended to show mo...
AND HAST BORNE - Hast borne up under trials; or hast borne with the evils with which you have been assailed. That is, you have not given way to murmuring or complaints in trial, you have not abandoned...
II. THE THINGS WHICH ARE, THE SEVEN CHURCH MESSAGES, AND THEIR PROPHETIC MEANING CHAPTER 2 _ 1. Ephesus: The post-apostolic period (Revelation 2:1)_ 2. Smyrna: The period of persecution (Revelati...
THE LETTER TO THE CHURCH AT EPHESUS. Revelation 2:1. Ephesus was the capital of the Roman province of Asia (Revelation 1:4 *). The worship of Artemis, for which it was notorious, is referred to in Act...
REVELATION 2:1 TO REVELATION 3:22. THE LETTERS TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES. These letters are addressed to individual churches, but their messages are intended for the Church as a whole. In every letter the...
The church at _Ephesus_ was founded by Paul (Acts, XVIII. and XIX.); enjoyed the labors of Aquila and Priscilla, of Apollos and of Timothy; had at one time the presence of the great apostle for three...
THE LETTER TO EPHESUS (Revelation 2:1-7)...
To the angel of the Church in Ephesus, write: These things says he who holds the seven stars in his right hand and who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands. I know your works--I mean your...
HAST, &C. The texts read "and hast patient endurance and didst bear (Revelation 2:2) for", &c. FOR... SAKE. App-104.Revelation 2:2. NAME'S. See Act 6:41. FAINTED. wearied. Greek. _kamno._ Only here;...
_and hast borne_, &c. Read AND HAST PATIENCE; AND DIDST BEAR FOR MY NAME'S SAKE, AND HAST NOT BEEN WEARY....
The Church in Ephesus. Chap. Revelation 2:1-7 These seven Epistles are marked by certain features common to them all. (1) They are all dictated by the Lord Himself. (2) The command to write to the An...
ΚΑῚ ὙΠΟΜΟΝῊΝ ἜΧΕΙΣ ΚΑῚ ἘΒΆΣΤΑΣΑΣ with אAB2C (א* adds καὶ θλίψις πάσας after ἔχεις); P 7 read ἐβάστασάς με (is it possible that this is the original on which διὰ τὸ ὄνομά μου is a gloss? P does not omi...
Revelation 2:1-7. THE CHURCH IN EPHESUS The Seven Epistles are marked by certain features common to them all. (1) They are all dictated by the Lord Himself. (2) The command to write to the Angel of th...
_LETTER TO THE CHURCH OF EPHESUS REVELATION 2:1-7:_ The angle of the church is the messenger or preacher who would deliver the message. Paul had live and worked in Ephesus for three years. (Acts 20:31...
ΈΧΕΙΣ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΈΧ (G2192) иметь, ΈΒΆΣΤΑΣΑΣ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΒΑΣΤΆΖΩ (G941) подбирать (_см._ Revelation 2:2). ΚΕΚΟΠΊΑΚΕΣPERF. _ind. act. от_ ΚΟΠΙΆΩ (G2872) уставать, работать и трудит...
DISCOURSE: 2482 EPISTLE TO EPHESUS Revelation 2:2. I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apos...
AND HAST BORNE,— "And I know thou hast sustained, with exemplary fortitude, the trouble they have given thee; and hast exercised invincible patience under all thy sufferings and trials in my cause; an...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 4 Text Revelation 2:1-7 To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, he that walketh in the midst of t...
And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. BORNE ... PATIENCE. 'Aleph (') A B C, Vulgate, transpose. 'Thou, hast borne' my reproach ('Aleph (') a...
__ The Prophetic Section 20 The vision is figurative. The explanation is literal. _ It must not be further "explained_ ". The seven stars are seven messengers. The seven lamp stands are seven eccles...
THE EPISTLES TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES (REVELATION 2:1 TO REVELATION 3:22) Since 'seven' is the perfect number, the 'seven churches' represent all the Churches of the province of Asia. At the same time, t...
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 2 LETTERS TO THE 7 *CHURCHES - REVELATION 2:1-3 TO THE *CHURCH IN EPHESUS - REVELATION 2:1-7...
AND HAST BORNE. — This verse needs some change to bring it into harmony with the best MSS. It should stand, _And hast_ (or, _hadst_)_ patience, and didst bear for My name’s sake, and didst not weary._...
CHAPTER II THE CHURCH ON THE FIELD OF HISTORY. Revelation 2:1; Revelation 3:1 To the angel of the church in Ephesus write; These things saith He that holdeth the seven stars in His right hand, He th...
RENEW THY FIRST LOVE Revelation 2:1 Each of these letters consists of three parts: 1. The introduction, specifying some characteristic from the vision of the preceding chapter, which is appropriate t...
The next movement in the Book consists of the unveiling of the Lord in His relation with the Asian churches, and therefore with His Church. It is impossible in such brief notes as these necessarily ar...
THE CHURCH THAT ABANDONED ITS FIRST LOVE All the letters to the churches begin with a salutation to the angel of the church and a description of Jesus. One can readily see Jesus' authority over the ch...
To the Angel of the church of Ephesus. The great St. Timothy, who was bishop of Ephesus, died a glorious martyr about this time. But as for the admonitions and reprehensions given in these letters, we...
(1) Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; (2) I know thy works...
That God should have chosen John to be the instrument of communicating the closing volume of the New Testament is worthy of our consideration. It is not a new thing for God thus to set out the stronge...
The Church in Ephesus There is only one sort of love, but there are a thousand copies.--Franחois de La Rochefoucauld I. INTRODUCTION A. Matthew 16:18 "And I also say to you that you are Peter, and...
The first great fact is, that the assembly in this world is subject to judgment, and to have its whole existence and place before God as light-bearer in the world set aside; secondly, that God will do...
AND HAST BORNE,.... Not evil men, nor false apostles, but "burdens", as the Ethiopic version reads, and as the word signifies; meaning afflictions, reproaches, and persecutions, which pressed sore, an...
And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. Ver. 3. _And hast borne_] Bear the false apostles thou couldst not; but hast borne much from them. _Mori...
_I know_ Jesus knows all the good and all the evil which his servants and his enemies suffer and do. Weighty words, _I know!_ How dreadful will it one day sound to the wicked, how sweet to the righteo...
The letter to the congregation at Ephesus:...
AND HAST BORNE, AND HAST PATIENCE, AND FOR MY NAME'S SAKE HAST LABORED, AND HAST NOT FAINTED....
THE ADDRESS TO EPHESUS (vv. 1-7) Each local assembly is addressed on the basis of its responsibility as a testimony for God. Each of these assemblies actually existed and were functioning as assembl...
EPHESUS (VERSES 1-7) The City The city of Ephesus was the capital of Asia Minor and was one of the most important cities in the Roman world. It had a population of over 250,000. It was the “home” te...
1-7 These churches were in such different states as to purity of doctrine and the power of godliness, that the words of Christ to them will always suit the cases of other churches, and professors. Ch...
AND HAST BORNE the contradiction of false teachers, and the persecutions of Jews and pagans; for at this time the second persecution was began by Domitian. AND HAST PATIENCE; grace (with quietness and...
Revelation 2:3 and G2532 persevered G941 (G5656) and G2532 have G2192 (G5719) patience G5281 and G2532 labored...
‘I know your works and your labour and your patient endurance, and that you cannot bear evil men, and you tried those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them false, and you have patie...
MESSAGES TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES (REVELATION 2:1 TO REVELATION 3:22). The Son of Man now gives John messages to the seven churches. Each of them follows a general pattern. Firstly an introduction based...
Revelation 2:3. (5) AND THOU HAST PATIENCE. The ‘patience' spoken of is the stedfast endurance already mentioned in Revelation 2:2, but the possession of the grace is enhanced by the use of the verb ‘...
Reserving any remarks to be made upon the general structure of the Epistles to the seven churches of Asia, and upon their relation to one another, we only notice at present their position in the Apoca...
THOU HAST (εχεις). Continued possession of patience.DIDST BEAR (εβαστασας). First aorist indicative of βασταζω, repeated reference to the crisis in verse Revelation 2:2.AND HAST NOT GROWN WEARY...
CONTENTS: Message to Ephesus concerning things «which are.» Their first love left. Message to Pergamos concerning false doctrines. Message to Smyrna concerning persecutions. Message to Thyatira concer...
_Epistle the first._ Revelation 2:1. _The angel of the church of Ephesus,_ or the messenger of Christ; for the apostles, and apostolic men, while they remained in any church, were always regarded as t...
YOU ARE PATIENT. All the Devil could do to them did not make them give up!...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 2:1 Revelation 2:1 consists of seven “letters” or royal edicts. Each follows a pattern: (1) The royal author describes himself in terms from ch....
1. EPHESUS. Vs. 1-7. Ephesus, once a leading scene of Paul's ministry, became the home of John, and there tradition locates his sepulchre. He strikes a note of commendation by telling them that they h...
REVELATIONS OF CHURCH LIFE _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Revelation 2:1. ANGEL.—If this be taken as the chief pastor of the Church, it is quite? possible that Timothy is the person addressed. HOLDE...
EXPOSITION REVELATION 3:1 _The epistles to the seven Churches. _Once more we have to consider rival interpretations. Of these we may safely set aside all those which make the seven letters to be pict...
CHAPTER 2 - FIRST 4 LETTERS TO SEVEN CHURCHES Introduction to the seven letters: In chapter one we read what John saw when he was in the spirit and encountered the risen Lord. What John saw in the ri...
Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks (Revelation 2:1); So the desc...
1 Corinthians 13:7; 1 Corinthians 16:16; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; 1 Thessalonians 2:9;...
The best texts omit ouj kekmhkav hast not grown weary, and read kai ouj kekopiakev hast not grown weary. The transcribers supposed the verb kopiaw to mean only to labor; whereas it includes the sense...
THE CHURCHES AT EPHESUS AND SMYRNA Revelation 2:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS In the second and third Chapter s of the Book of Revelation, God has recorded for us His messages to the seven Churches of Asia....