Revelation 2:12-29

Sat Apr 24 12:24:33 PDT 2010

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

*Tel: 253-517-9195 - Email: jmbetter at gmail.com*

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*April 24, 2010
<http://www.2rbetter.org/>*

   *“REVELATION OF JOHN – Revelation 2:12-29”*

 *F. 2:12-17 PERGAMOS: LOWERED STANDARDS THROUGH FALSE TEACHERS*

*a. 2:12-13 CHRIST GIVES COMMENDATION WHERE IT IS DUE*

Kai t*o* agGEl*o* t*e*s en PerGAm*o *ek-kl*e*SIas GRApson:

*And to the angel :of the church in Pergamos write:*

TAde LEgei ho Ech*o*n t*e*n hromPHAIan ]4501] t*e*n DISto-mon [1366] t*e*n
oXEIan [3691]:

*These **things** says he that has the sharp :two-edged :sword:*

OIda pou ka-toiKEIS [2730], HOpou ho THROnos tou Sa-taNA;

*13** I know where you dwell, where the throne of Satan is;*

kai kraTEIS to OnoMA mou,

*and you hold fast my :name,*

kai ouk *e*rN*E*s*o* [720] t*e*n PIStin mou,

*and did not deny my :faith,*

kai en tais h*e*MErais AnTIpas ho MARtus [3144] mou, ho pisTOS mou,

*even in the days of Antipas my :witness, my faithful **one,*

hos a-pekTANth*e* [615] par’ huMIN, HOpou ho Sa-taNAS ka-toiKEI.

*who was killed among you, where :Satan dwells.*

 *b. 2:14 CHRIST REBUKES CHURCH FOR NOT REMOVING TEACHERS OF BALAAMISM*

alLA eCH*O* kaTA sou oLIga,

*But I have a few **things** against you,*

HOti Echeis eKEI kraTOUNtas [2902] t*e*n di-daCH*E*N [1322] BaLAAM,

*because you have there **some **holding the teaching of Balaam,*

hos eDIdas-ken t*o* BaLAK baLEIN SKANda-lon [4625]

*who taught :Balak to put a stumbling **block*

eN*O*pi-on t*o*n hui*O*N Is-ra*E*L, phaGEIN ei-d*o*LOthu-ta [1494],

*before the sons of Israel, to eat **things** sacrificed to idols,*

kai porNEUsai [4203].

*and to commit fornication.*

 *c. 2:15 ALSO FOR NOT REMOVING TEACHERS OF NICOLAITANS: A REBUKE*

HOUt*o*s Echeis kai su

*Thus have you also **some*

kraTOUNtas t*e*n di-daCH*E*N Ni-ko-la-iT*O*N hoMOI*o*s.

*holding the teaching of Nicolaitans likewise.*

 *d. 2:16 PENALTY OF FAILURE TO REPENT: CHRIST BECOMES AN ENEMY!*

me-taNO*e*-son oun; ei de m*e* ERchoMAI soi taCHU,

*Repent therefore; else I come to yuu quickly,*

kai po-leM*E*s*o* [4170] met’ auT*O*N en t*e* hromPHAIa [4501] tou
STOmaTOS [4750]
mou.

*and I will war against them with the sword of my :mouth.*

 *e 2:17a COMMAND: LET **ALL** CHURCHES HEAR THE WORD OF THE SPIRIT*

HO Ech*o*n ous,

*Who has an ear,*

a-kouSAt*o* ti to PNEUma LEgei tais ek-kl*e*SIais.

*let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.*

 *f. 2:17b PROMISE TO OVERCOMERS: HIDDEN MANNA & A WHITE STONE*

T*O* niK*O*Nti,

*To him that overcomes,*

D*O*s*o* auT*O* tou MANna [3131[ tou ke-krumMEnou [2928],

*to him will I give of the hidden :manna,*

kai D*O*s*o* auT*O* PS*E*phon [5386] leuK*E*N [2022],

*and I will give him a white stone,*

kai ePI t*e*n PSEphon Ono-ma kaiNON ge-gramMEnon,

*and upon the stone a new name written,*

ho ouDEIS OIden ei m*e* ho lamBAn*o*n.

*which no one knows but he that receives **it.*

 *G. 2:18-29 THYATIRA: A CHURCH TOLERATING FALSE PROPHECY*

*a. 2:18-19 CHRIST COMMANDS THE GOOD IN A CHURCH*

Kai t*o* agGEl*o* t*e*s en Thu-a-TEIrois ek-kl*e*SIas GRApson:

*And to the angel of **the** church in Thyatira write:*

TAde LEgei ho huiOS tou TheOU,

*These **things** says the Son of:God,*

ho Ech*o*n tous oph-thalMOUS [3788] auTOU h*o*s PHLOga [5395] puROS,

*who has his :eyes as a flame of fire,*

kai hoi POdes auTOU HOmoi-oi chal-ko-liBAn*o* [5475]:

*and his :feet like burnished brass:*

OI-DA sou ta ERga, kai t*e*n aGAp*e*n

*19 **I know your :works, and the love*

kai t*e*n PIStin kai t*e*n di-a-koNIan [1248] kai t*e*n hu-po-moN*E*N [5281]
sou,

*and the faith and the ministry and your :patience,*

kai ta ERga sou ta EScha-ta PLEIo-na t*o*n PR*O*t*o*n.

*and your :last :works **are** more than the first.*

 *b. 1:20 A REBUKE FOR TOLERATION OF A FALSE PROPHETESS*

alLA Ech*o* kaTA sou, HOti aPHEIS t*e*n guNAIka [1135] IeZAbel,

*But I have against you, that you suffer the woman Jezebel,*

h*e* LEgou-sa he-auT*E*N proPH*E*tin [4398]; kai diDASkei

*who calls herself prophetess; and she teaches*

kai plaNA [4105] tous eMOUS DOUlous [1401] porNEUsai,

*and seduces my :bondmen to commit fornication,*

kai phaGEIN ei-d*o*LOthu-ta [1494].

*and to eat idol sacrifices.*

 *c. 2:21 REJECT AFTER ONE OR TWO ADMONITIONS*

kai Ed*o*-ka auT*E* CHROnon HIna me-ta-no*E*s*e*;

*And I gave her time to repent;*

kai ou THElei me-ta-no*E*sai ek t*e*s porNEIas auT*E*S.

*and she wills not to repent of her :fornication.*

 *d. 2:22 JUDGMENT OF TRIBULATION FOR THOSE TEACHING & FOLLOWING FALSE
PROPHECY*

iDOU, BALl*o* auT*E*N eis KLIn*e*n [2825],

*Lo, I cast her into a bed,*

kai tous moiCHEUon-tas [3431] met’ auT*E*S eis THLIpsin meGAl*e*n,

*and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation,*

eAN m*e* me-ta-no*E*sou-sin ek t*o*n ERg*o*n auT*E*S.

*except they repent of her :works.*

 *e. 2:23 DEATH OF FALSE OFFSPRING: PROOF CHRIST IS ON THE SCENE*

kai ta TEKna [5043] auT*E*S a-pok-teN*O* en thaNAt*o*;

*And I will kill her :children with death;*

kai GN*O*son-tai PAsai hai ek-kl*e*SIai

*and all the churches shall know*

HOti eG*O* ei-mi ho e-rauN*O*N nePHROUS [3510] kai karDIas [2588]:

*that I am he that searches reins and hearts:*

kai D*O*s*o* huMIN heKASt*o* kaTA ta ERga huM*O*N.

*and I will give to each of you according to your :works.*

 *f. 2:24 CHRIST SPARES THE INNOCENT IN HIS JUDGMENTS*

huMIN de LEg*o*, tois loiPOIS tois en Thu-aTEIrois,

*But to you I say, to the rest :in Thyatira,*

HOsoi ouk EchouSIN t*e*n di-daCH*E*N TAUt*e*n,

*as many as have not this :teaching,*

HOIti-nes ouk EGn*o*-san ta baTHEa [899] tou Sa-taNA [4567], h*o*s
LEgou-sin,

*who know not the depths of :Satan, as they **are** saying, *

ou BALl*o* eph’ huMAS ALlo BAros.

*I lay on you no other burden.*

 *g. 2:25 EXHORTATION TO PERSEVERE IN THE GOOD*

pl*e*n ho Eche-te, kraT*E*sa-te [2902] ACHri hou an H*E*x*o*.

*Nevertheless what you have, hold fast till I come.*

 *h. 2:26-28 PROMISE TO OVERCOMERS: AUTHORITY TO RULE*

Kai ho niK*O*N,kai ho t*e*R*O*N Achri TElous ta ERga mou,

*And who overcomes, and who keeps my :works unto **the** end,*

D*O*s*o* auT*O* e-xouSIan [1849] ePI t*o*n ethN*O*N:

*to him will I give authority over the nations:*

kai poi-maNEI [4165] auTOUS en RABd*o* [4464] si-d*e*RA [4603],

*27 **and he shall rule them with a rod of iron,*

hos ta SKEU*e* ta ke-ra-miKA [2764] sunTRIbe-tai [4937];

*as the potter**’s** vessels are broken to shivers;*

h*o*s ka’ ’G*O* EIl*e*-pha paRA tou paTROS mou:

*as I also have received of my :Father:*

kai D*O*s*o* auT*O* ton asTEra [792] ton pr*o*-iNON [4407].

*28 **and I will give him the morning :star.*

 *i. 2:29 COMMAND: LET **ALL** CHURCHES HEAR THE WORD OF THE SPIRIT*

HO Ech*o*n ous,

*Who has an ear,*

a-kouSAt*o* ti to PNEUma LEgei tais ek-kl*e*SIais.

*let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.*

 *NOTE:* *PERGAMOS* is the third of the churches in the book of Revelation
that Jesus addresses.

 It has the meaning of “elevation” or “actual marriage.” However it is
*not*to Jesus as the Heavenly Bridegroom that such a marriage takes
place! It is
“*pride*” that causes one to depart from Jesus, one of the 7 capital sins.
It is linked to the “*Girgashite*” nation of Deuteronomy 7:1 – a “*religious
spirit*“ – often difficult to discern, for Satan and his high angels mask
themselves as “angels of light.” Have you sensed such a spirit in churches
of today? We have!

 *THYATIRA* means “perfume-bruised.” The Capital Sin of “*lust*” is
identified with this church consorting with Jezebel. Of the 7 Canaanitish
nations, the “Amorites” especially are linked with this spirit of *lust*.

 Pray for Christian leaders especially, for they are targets of Satan. Smite
the shepherd – and the sheep will scatter!

 Thank God however, that even in such a church as Pergamos and Thyatira,
there are *still* overcomers!

 Are we aware how careful we must be no matter in which of these 7 churches
we find ourselves? Jesus is warning us in the Book of Revelation of the
warfare in which we find ourselves. *This world* is no friend of grace! This
world is *not* our home – we’re just a-passin’ through. Don’t get too
comfortable down here – there *is* a Heavenly Jerusalem a-waiting us! -
J.A.W

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