III.
"The things which are" — the seven local churches
2:1—3:22
A.
The church in Ephesus — the church at the close of the initial stage
2:1-7
Rev. 2
:1
2:1
1To the messenger of the church in
2aEphesus write: These things says
3He who holds the
bseven stars in His right hand, He who
4walks in the
cmidst of the
dseven golden lampstands:
Rev. 2
:2
2:2
I aknow your
bworks and your labor and your
cendurance and that you cannot bear evil men; and you have
dtried those who call themselves
eapostles and are not, and have found them to be false;
Rev. 2
:3
2:3
And you have endurance and have borne
all things because of My
aname and have not grown weary.
Rev. 2
:4
2:4
But I have
one thing aagainst you, that you have left your
1first 2blove.
Rev. 2
:5
2:5
aRemember therefore where you have fallen from and
brepent and do the first works; but if not, I am
ccoming to you and will
1remove your lampstand out of its place, unless you repent.
Rev. 2
:6
2:6
But this you have, that you hate the works of the
1aNicolaitans, which I also
bhate.
Rev. 2
:7
2:7
He who has an
1aear, let him hear what the
2bSpirit says to the
3churches. To him who
4covercomes, to him I will give to
5deat of the
6etree of life, which is in the
7fParadise of God.
B.
The church in Smyrna — the church under persecution
2:8-11
Rev. 2
:8
2:8
And to the messenger of the church in
1Smyrna write: These things says the
2aFirst and the Last, who became
bdead and
3lived again:
Rev. 2
:9
2:9
I know your
1atribulation and
2bpoverty (but you are rich) and the
3cslander from those who call themselves
dJews and are
4not, but are a
5esynagogue of
6fSatan.
Rev. 2
:10
2:10
Do not
afear the things that you are about to
bsuffer. Behold, the
1cdevil is about to cast some of you into
dprison that you may be
etried, and you will have
ftribulation for
2gten days. Be
hfaithful iunto death, and I will give you the
3jcrown of life.
Rev. 2
:11
2:11
He who has an
aear, let him hear what the
bSpirit says to the churches. He who
1covercomes shall by no means be hurt of the
2dsecond death.
C.
The church in Pergamos — the church married to the world
2:12-17
Rev. 2
:12
2:12
And to the messenger of the church in
1Pergamos write: These things says He who has the
asharp two-edged sword:
Rev. 2
:13
2:13
I know where you dwell, where
1aSatan's throne is; and you hold fast My
2bname and have
cnot denied
dMy 2faith, even in the days of
3Antipas, My
ewitness, My
ffaithful one, who was
gkilled among you, where
hSatan dwells.
Rev. 2
:14
2:14
But I have a few things
aagainst you, that you have some there who hold the
1bteaching of
2cBalaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat
3didol sacrifices and to commit
3efornication.
Rev. 2
:15
2:15
In the same way you also have some who hold in like manner the
1ateaching of the
2bNicolaitans.
Rev. 2
:16
2:16
aRepent therefore; but if not, I am
1bcoming to you quickly, and I will make war with them with the
csword of My mouth.
Rev. 2
:17
2:17
He who has an
aear, let him hear what the
bSpirit says to the churches. To him who
1covercomes, to him I will give of the
2dhidden emanna, and to him I will give a white
3fstone, and upon the stone a
4gnew name written, which
hno one knows except him who receives
it.
D.
The church in Thyatira — the church in apostasy
2:18-29
Rev. 2
:18
2:18
And to the messenger of the church in
1aThyatira write: These things says the
2bSon of God, He who has
3ceyes like a flame of fire, and His
dfeet are like shining bronze:
Rev. 2
:19
2:19
I aknow your
1bworks and love and faith and service and your endurance and that your last works are more than the first.
Rev. 2
:20
2:20
But I have
something aagainst you, that you tolerate the
1woman bJezebel, she who calls herself a
2prophetess and
cteaches and
3leads My slaves astray to commit
4dfornication and to eat
4eidol sacrifices.
Rev. 2
:21
2:21
And I gave her time that she might
arepent, and she is
bnot willing to repent of her fornication.
Rev. 2
:22
2:22
Behold, I cast her into a
1bed, and those who commit
aadultery with her, into
2great tribulation, unless they repent of her works;
Rev. 2
:23
2:23
And her children I will
1kill with death; and all the churches will know that I am He who
asearches the
2inward parts and the hearts; and I will give to each one of you according to your
bworks.
Rev. 2
:24
2:24
But I say to you — the rest in Thyatira, as many as do not have this
ateaching, who have not known the
1bdeep things of
cSatan, as they say — I put no other burden upon you;
Rev. 2
:25
2:25
Nevertheless what you have
ahold fast
1until I
bcome.
Rev. 2
:26
2:26
And he who
1aovercomes and he who keeps
2bMy works
cuntil the end, to him I will give
3dauthority over the nations;
Rev. 2
:27
2:27
And he will
1shepherd them with an
airon rod, as
bvessels of pottery are broken in pieces, as
2cI also have received from My Father;
Rev. 2
:28
2:28
And to him I will give the
1amorning star.
Rev. 2
:29
2:29
He who has an
1aear, let him hear what the
bSpirit says to the churches.
