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_The Epistle to the Church at Thyatira._
Verse Revelation 2:18. _THESE THINGS SAITH THE SON OF GOD_] See the
notes on Revelation 1:14; Revelation 1:15....
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AND UNTO THE ANGEL OF THE CHURCH - See the notes on Revelation 1:20.
THESE THINGS SAITH THE SON OF GOD - This is the first time, in these
epistles, that the name of the speaker is referred to. In each...
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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...
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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...
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THE LETTER TO THE CHURCH AT THYATIRA. Thyatira, which was about 4
miles SE. of Pergamum, was relatively much less important than the
cities already mentioned. It was a commercial centre, and seems to...
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_Thyatira_ is named first in Acts, chapter XVI. It is probable that
Lydia and her household formed the nucleus of the church. The name is
not mentioned again until it appears in Revelation. The city w...
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And to the angel of the Church in Thyatira write:
These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire
and whose feet are like beaten brass.
I know your works--I mean your love and yo...
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THE LETTER TO EPHESUS (Revelation 2:1-7)...
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THYATIRA.. town lying between Pergamos and Sardis. See Acts 16:14.
Another centre of Apollo and Artemis worship.
SON OF GOD. App-98.
FEET... BRASS. Prepared for treading down in judgment. See Revelat...
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The Church in Thyatira. 18 29
18. _the Son of God_ So designated, perhaps, because it is the power
which He received from His Father which is the subject of the
concluding promise, Revelation 2:27....
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ὩΣ ΦΛΌΓΑ. Tisch[101] read ὡς φλόξ with א; Primas[102]
_ut flamma_.
[101] Tischendorf: eighth edition; where the text aud notes differ the
latter are cited.
[102] Primasius, edited by Haussleiter.
18....
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THE CHURCH IN THYATIRA...
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_LETTER TO THE CHURCH IN THYATIRA REVELATION 2:18-29:_ Thyatira was
the smallest of all the cities to whom letters were written. Jesus
said of them, "I know thy works, and charity, and service, and fa...
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DISCOURSE: 2490
EPISTLE TO THYATIRA
Revelation 2:18. _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...
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CHURCH IN THYATIRA— Thyatira was situated at a distance of about 48
miles to the south-east of Pergamos. See Acts 16:14. At present the
city is called by the Turks Akhisar, or "The white castle," from...
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Strauss-' Comments
SECTION 7
Text Revelation 2:18-29
18 And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write:
These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like a flame of
fire, and his feet are l...
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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;
THYATIRA - in Lydia, south of P...
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The Prophetic Section
THYATIRA
18 Tertullian and Epiphanius say that there was no ecclesia in
Thyatira when John wrote these letters. On this ground many rejected
this prophecy in early times. T...
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2:18 fine (d-33) Or 'shining.'...
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TO THE CHURCH IN THYATIRA Christ speaks in His majesty as Son of God
(Revelation 2:18). The Church is praised for its increase in love and
faith and the service of others, and its patience under trial...
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THYATIRA] a busy commercial city in the northern part of Lydia,
between Pergamum and Sardis. FINE] RV 'burnished.'...
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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...
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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...
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THYATIRA was situated between Pergamos and Sardis, a little off the
main road which connected these two cities. It was a Macedonian
colony, founded by Alexander the Great after the overthrow of the
Pe...
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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...
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χαλκολιβ. Some local allusion to the bronze-work for which
Thyatira was famous. _Son of God_ (_cf._ Kattenbusch ii. 563 f.) is
practically an equivalent for messiah (Luke 4:41), or for the
superhuman...
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The longest message of the seven is to a church in the least important
of the cities (judged from the historical standpoint) Thyatira, a
township of Northern Lydia, the holy city of Apollo Tyrimnaios,...
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“HOLD FAST TILL I COME”
Revelation 2:18
Note that Jesus does not hesitate to appropriate the sublime title-
_the Son of God_. His eyes penetrate profoundest secrets, and His
advent leaves a trail of...
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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...
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TO THE CORRUPTED CHURCH
Forty miles southeast of Pergamum was the city of Thyatira. The city
was famous for its purple dye, which Lydia sold (Acts 16:11-15). It
was the home of numerous trade guilds,...
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And unto (18) 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;
(18) The fourth passage is...
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To the Angel of the church of Thyatira. Here is first a commendation
of their constancy in the faith, in good works, charity, patience, and
ministry, which chiefly regards their bishop, whoever he was...
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(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 ch...
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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...
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_THE CHURCH IN THYATIRA_
‘And unto the angel of the Church in Thyatira write.’
Revelation 2:18
Of the many points in this epistle which we might make the
subject-matter of thought, let us take two...
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The Church in Thyatira
A liar is hard not to believe when he says nice things about you. (So
it is when people speak of the Lord, even if it is lies)
It is easier to believe a lie that one has heard...
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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...
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AND UNTO THE ANGEL OF THE CHURCH IN THYATIRA WRITE,.... Of the city of
Thyatira, Revelation 1:11; a church was formed here very likely by the
Apostle Paul; Lydia was a native of this place, who, and h...
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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;
Ver. 18. _Who hath his eyes, &c...
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_And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write_ “Next to
Pergamos is Thyatira situated, at the distance of about forty-eight
miles to the south-east. At present the city is called by the Turks
Ak...
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Praise and reprimand for the congregation at Thyatira:...
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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:...
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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...
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THYATIRA (VERSES 18-29)
The City
Of the seven letters, the letter to Thyatira is the longest. The city
was known for manufacturing and marketing. Here every trade
(silversmiths, candle makers, carpen...
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18-29 Even when the Lord knows the works of his people to be wrought
in love, faith, zeal, and patience; yet if his eyes, which are as a
flame of fire, observe them committing or allowing what is evi...
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THYATIRA was a city of Mysia or Lydia, not far from Philippi, the
chief city of Macedonia; for Lydia, who traded in purple, and was of
this city, went to Philippi to trade, as we read, ACTS 16:12,14....
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Tertullian On Modesty
Behold, I will give her into a bed, and her adulterers with herself
into greatest pressure, unless they shall have repented of her
works."[233]...
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Revelation 2:18 And G2532 angel G32 church G1577 in G1722 Thyatira
G2363 write G1125 (G5657) things G3592 says...
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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...
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THE LETTER TO THE CHURCH IN THYATIRA (REVELATION 2:18).
‘And to the angel of the church in Thyatira, write, These things
says the Son of God, who has his eyes like a flame of fire, and his
feet are l...
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Revelation 2:18. The fourth church addressed is that of Thyatira, a
city finely situated in a rich and well-watered district of Asia
Minor, at no great distance from Pergamos, but possessing none of t...
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IN THYATIRA
(εν Θυατειροις). Some forty miles south-east of Pergamum,
a Lydian city on the edge of Mysia, under Rome since B.C. 190, a
centre of trade, especially for the royal purple, home of Lydia...
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ANGEL
(_ See Scofield) - (Hebrews 1:4). _...
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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...
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_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...
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TO THE ANGEL OF THE CHURCH IN THYATIRA. To the evangelist. See note on
Revelation 1:20....
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 2:18 _Thyatira_ is praised for its
growing love but is criticized for its lack of discernment and for
allowing false teaching. The city was a commercial center. Its main...
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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....
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4. THYATIRA.
Vs. 18-29. Thyatira, the home of Lydia, Paul's first convert in
Europe, still exists as a small city of perhaps twenty thousand
inhabitants. It is supposed by some that Lydia may have car...
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
Revelation 2:18. THYATIRA.—Situated between Pergamos and Sardis.
Inscriptions show that it contained many corporate guilds, one being
that of the dyers. Apollo was spec...
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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...
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4. THYATIRA: THE CHURCH THAT COMMITTED ADULTERY WITH THE SATANIC
RELIGION OF BABYLON
Background: Thyatira was an important military city founded by
Alexander three hundred years before Christ. Thyati...
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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...
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Acts 8:37; John 1:14; John 1:49; John 10:36; John 3:16;...
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THE CHURCHES AT PERGAMOS AND THYATIRA
Revelation 2:12
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We wish, by way of introduction, to set before you the various seven
statements which occur in the Letters to the seven Chur...
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And to the angel of the church at Thyatira — Where the faithful were
but a little flock. These things saith the Son of God — See how
great he is, who appeared "like a son of man!" Revelation 1:13. Who...
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The next epistle is directed by Christ, and written by St. John, to
the church of Thyatira; in which epistle
observe, 1. The name given to Christ, he is styled the Son of God;
that is, by eternal gene...