Our Pilgrimage -- #38 - Jesus' Assessment of the Church in Thyatira
This post is a continuation of the series discussing Jesus' assessment of the seven churches in Revelation 2 & 3.
The previous posts in this series were:
- 2021.07.29 - Our Pilgrimage #28 - Biblical Assessment of the Seven Churches in Revelation 2-3
- 2021.08.03 - Our Pilgrimage #29 - Letter to the Church in Ephesus
- 2021.08.04 - Our Pilgrimage #30 - Letter to the Church in Smyrna
- 2021.08.05 - Our Pilgrimage #31 - Letter to the Church in Pergamum
Jesus' Assessment of the Church in Thyatira - Revelation 2.18-29
1. Authority Of The Assessor
Jesus – These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze [2.18]
2. An acknowledgment of some good things
I know your deeds—your love, your faith, your service, your perseverance—and your latter deeds are greater than your first [2.19]
To the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold to Jezebel's teaching and have not learned the so-called deep things of Satan: I will place no further burden upon you [2.24]
3. A condemnation of some negative things
You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols [2.20]
4. A plan of action
Hold fast to what you have until I come [2.25]
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches [2.29]
5. A consequence for failing to complete the plan of action
Those who commit adultery with Jezebel will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds [2.22]
I will strike Jezebel's children dead [2.23]
I will repay each of you according to your deeds [2.23]
6. A promise / reward
To the one who is victorious and continues in My work until the end [2.26-28]
I will give authority over the nations. He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery —just as I have received authority from My Father
I will give him the morning star
7. Other Noteworthy Observations
None
Questions for you
How would you assess your church?
How would you assess the American church as a whole?
How do you think Jesus would assess your church or the American church as a whole?
How is your faith in the promises of God?
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Walking deets:
Continued north bound on US 281 to about 3 miles south of Hamilton, TX
This walk: Dist: 15.29 km; Time: 3+25; Steps: 18,888
Total: Dist: 446.74 km; Time: 101+09; Steps: 538,969
Miles from home = 170
Miles to Wichita Falls, TX = 174
Miles to Texas / Oklahoma border = 190
Miles to Canada = 1418
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