The Message to the Churches in Thyatira and Sardis
Revelation 2:18-3:6
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To the Church in Thyatira
18 “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[a] 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.’
To the Church in Sardis
3 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis
write: ‘The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven
stars.
“‘I know your works. You have the reputation of being
alive, but you are dead. 2 Wake up, and
strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your
works complete in the sight of my God. 3 Remember,
then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake
up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I
will come against you. 4 Yet you have still a few
names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments, and they will
walk with me in white, for they are worthy. 5 The
one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will
never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his
name before my Father and before his angels. 6 He
who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
- God is ... What do we learn about God in this passage?
- We are ... What do we learn about people in this passage?
- I will ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?
- What transformative move needs to be made?
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Take Away Challenges
What has the Holy Spirit revealed to you in this passage? How will you apply it to your life this week?
Whom do you know who needs to hear this?
What is God bringing to your attention in this discussion? What beliefs, thoughts, or actions need to be addressed or changed?
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