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A study of the end of daysA study of the end of days

Part 9:Part 9:Thyatira Thyatira –– the the cchurch not hurch not only “in” but “of”only “in” but “of” the worldthe world

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A study of the end of daysA study of the end of days

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Pergamos = evil + marriage

Thyatira was not only “in” but “of”Thyatira was not only “in” but “of” the worldthe world

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RevRev 22::1818--2929 “And“And toto thethe angelangel ofof thethe churchchurch inin ThyatiraThyatira write,write,‘These‘These thingsthings sayssays thethe SonSon ofof God,God, whowho hashas eyeseyes likelike aa flameflame ofoffire,fire, andand HisHis feetfeet likelike finefine brassbrass:: 1919“I“I knowknow youryour works,works, love,love,service,service, faith,faith, andand youryour patiencepatience;; andand asas forfor youryour works,works, thethe lastlastareare moremore thanthan thethe firstfirst.. 2020NeverthelessNevertheless II havehave aa fewfew thingsthings againstagainstyou,you, becausebecause youyou allowallow thatthat womanwoman Jezebel,Jezebel, whowho callscalls herselfherself aaprophetess,prophetess, toto teachteach andand seduceseduce MyMy servantsservants toto commitcommit sexualsexualimmoralityimmorality andand eateat thingsthings sacrificedsacrificed toto idolsidols.. 2121AndAnd II gavegave herher timetimetoto repentrepent ofof herher sexualsexual immorality,immorality, andand sheshe diddid notnot repentrepent..2222IndeedIndeed II willwill castcast herher intointo aa sickbed,sickbed, andand thosethose whowho commitcommitadulteryadultery withwith herher intointo greatgreat tribulation,tribulation, unlessunless theythey repentrepent ofof theirtheirdeedsdeeds.. 2323II willwill killkill herher childrenchildren withwith death,death, andand allall thethe churcheschurchesshallshall knowknow thatthat II amam HeHe whowho searchessearches thethe mindsminds andand heartshearts.. AndAndII willwill givegive toto eacheach oneone ofof youyou accordingaccording toto youryour worksworks..

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11 JnJn 22::1515--1717 DoDo notnot lovelove thethe worldworld oror thethe thingsthings inin thethe worldworld..IfIf anyoneanyone lovesloves thethe world,world, thethe lovelove ofof thethe FatherFather isis notnot inin himhim..1616ForFor allall thatthat isis inin thethe worldworld –– thethe lustlust ofof thethe flesh,flesh, thethe lustlust ofofthethe eyes,eyes, andand thethe pridepride ofof lifelife –– isis notnot ofof thethe FatherFather butbut isis ofofthethe worldworld.. 1717AndAnd thethe worldworld isis passingpassing away,away, andand thethe lustlust ofof itit;;butbut hehe whowho doesdoes thethe willwill ofof GodGod abidesabides foreverforever..

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11.. WhatWhat JesusJesus expectsexpects fromfrom HisHis churchchurch::

11 PetPet 22::99 ButBut youyou areare aa chosenchosen generation,generation, aa royalroyalpriesthood,priesthood, aa holyholy nation,nation, HisHis ownown specialspecial people,people, thatthat youyoumaymay proclaimproclaim thethe praisespraises ofof HimHim whowho calledcalled youyou outout ofofdarknessdarkness intointo HisHis marvelousmarvelous lightlight;;

PhilPhil 22::1515--1616 thatthat youyou maymay becomebecome blamelessblameless andand harmless,harmless,childrenchildren ofof GodGod withoutwithout faultfault inin thethe midstmidst ofof aa crookedcrooked andandperverseperverse generation,generation, amongamong whomwhom youyou shineshine asas lightslights inin thetheworld,world, 1616holdingholding fastfast thethe wordword ofof life,life,

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EphEph 55::2525--2727 justjust asas ChristChrist alsoalso lovedloved thethe churchchurch andandgavegave HimselfHimself forfor her,her, 2626thatthat HeHe mightmight sanctifysanctify andand cleansecleanseherher withwith thethe washingwashing ofof waterwater byby thethe word,word, 2727thatthat HeHemightmight presentpresent herher toto HimselfHimself aa gloriousglorious church,church, notnothavinghaving spotspot oror wrinklewrinkle oror anyany suchsuch thing,thing, butbut thatthat shesheshouldshould bebe holyholy andand withoutwithout blemishblemish..

22 CorCor 1111::22 ForFor II amam jealousjealous forfor youyou withwith godlygodly jealousyjealousy..ForFor II havehave betrothedbetrothed youyou toto oneone husband,husband, thatthat II maymaypresentpresent youyou asas aa chastechaste virginvirgin toto ChristChrist..

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2. One lump affects the whole church2. One lump affects the whole church11 CorCor 55::66 youryour gloryingglorying isis notnot goodgood.. DoDo youyou notnot knowknow thatthataa littlelittle leavenleaven leavensleavens thethe wholewhole lumplump??

AnaniasAnanias andand SapphiraSapphira –– ActsActs 55::11--1111

11 TimTim 11::2020 ofof whomwhom areare HymenaeusHymenaeus andandAlexander,Alexander, whomwhom II delivereddelivered toto SatanSatan thatthat theytheymaymay learnlearn notnot toto blasphemeblaspheme..

11 CorCor 55::11--55 ItIt isis actuallyactually reportedreported thatthat therethere isis sexualsexualimmoralityimmorality amongamong you,you, andand suchsuch sexualsexual immoralityimmorality asas isis notnoteveneven namednamed amongamong thethe GentilesGentiles——thatthat aa manman hashas hishis father’sfather’swife!wife! 22AndAnd youyou areare puffedpuffed up,up, andand havehave notnot ratherrather mourned,mourned,thatthat hehe whowho hashas donedone thisthis deeddeed mightmight bebe takentaken awayaway fromfromamongamong youyou.. 33ForFor II indeed,indeed, asas absentabsent inin bodybody butbut presentpresent ininspirit,spirit, havehave alreadyalready judgedjudged (as(as thoughthough II werewere present)present) himhimwhowho hashas soso donedone thisthis deeddeed.. 44InIn thethe namename ofof ourour LordLord JesusJesusChrist,Christ, whenwhen youyou areare gatheredgathered together,together, alongalong withwith mymy spirit,spirit,withwith thethe powerpower ofof ourour LordLord JesusJesus Christ,Christ, 55deliverdeliver suchsuch aa oneonetoto SatanSatan forfor thethe destructiondestruction ofof thethe flesh,flesh, thatthat hishis spiritspirit maymay bebesavedsaved inin thethe dayday ofof thethe LordLord JesusJesus..

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11 PetPet 44::1717 ForFor thethe timetime hashas comecome forfor judgmentjudgment toto beginbegin atatthethe househouse ofof GodGod;; andand ifif itit beginsbegins withwith usus first,first, whatwhat willwill bebethethe endend ofof thosethose whowho dodo notnot obeyobey thethe gospelgospel ofof God?God?1818NowNow ““IfIf thethe righteousrighteous oneone isis scarcelyscarcely savedsaved,, wherewhere willwillthethe ungodlyungodly andand thethe sinnersinner appear?”appear?”

JohnJohn PhillipsPhillips

““WeWe areare livingliving inin aa mostmost toleranttolerant ageage..EveryoneEveryone mustmust bebe allowedallowed toto ‘do‘do hishisownown thingthing..’’ ThisThis isis thethe ageage ofofrelativismrelativism inin moralsmorals andand syncretismsyncretisminin religionreligion.. ThereThere areare nono absolutesabsolutes..TheThe spiritspirit ofof thethe ageage hashas creptcrept intointothethe churchchurch.. ToTo denouncedenounce aa beliefbelief asasheresyheresy isis toto bebe brandedbranded intolerantintolerant..CertainlyCertainly therethere isis nono roomroom forfor bigotry,bigotry,butbut toto acceptaccept anythinganything inin thethe namename ofofChristianChristian charitycharity isis aa spiritspirit foreignforeign totoScriptureScripture.. TheThe strongeststrongest languagelanguage ininthethe BibleBible isis reservedreserved forfor thosethose whowhodepartdepart fromfrom revealedrevealed truthtruth..””

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3. The Lord sees …3. The Lord sees …RevRev 11::1414 HisHis headhead andand hairhair werewere whitewhite likelike wool,wool, asas whitewhite asassnow,snow, andand HisHis eyeseyes likelike aa flameflame ofof firefire;;

22::1818 TheseThese thingsthings sayssays thethe SonSon ofof God,God, whowho hashas eyeseyes likelike aaflameflame ofof fire,fire, andand HisHis feetfeet likelike finefine brassbrass::

1919::1212 HisHis eyeseyes werewere likelike aa flameflame ofof fire,fire, andand onon HisHis headheadwerewere manymany crownscrowns..

DanDan 1010::66 HisHis bodybody waswas likelike beryl,beryl, hishis faceface likelike thetheappearanceappearance ofof lightning,lightning, hishis eyeseyes likelike torchestorches ofof fire,fire, hishisarmsarms andand feetfeet likelike burnishedburnished bronzebronze

HebHeb 44::1313 AndAnd therethere isis nono creaturecreature hiddenhidden fromfrom HisHis sight,sight, butbutallall thingsthings areare nakednaked andand openopen toto thethe eyeseyes ofof HimHim toto whomwhomwewe mustmust givegive accountaccount..

LkLk 1212::22 ForFor therethere isis nothingnothing coveredcovered thatthat willwill notnot beberevealed,revealed, nornor hiddenhidden thatthat willwill notnot bebe knownknown..

11 CorCor 44::55 ThereforeTherefore judgejudge nothingnothing beforebefore thethe time,time, untiluntil thetheLordLord comes,comes, whowho willwill bothboth bringbring toto lightlight thethe hiddenhidden thingsthings ofofdarknessdarkness andand revealreveal thethe counselscounsels ofof thethe heartshearts.. ThenThen eacheachone’sone’s praisepraise willwill comecome fromfrom GodGod..

11 CorCor 33::1313 eacheach one’sone’s workwork willwill becomebecome clearclear;; forfor thethe DayDaywillwill declaredeclare it,it, becausebecause itit willwill bebe revealedrevealed byby firefire;; andand thethe firefirewillwill testtest eacheach one’sone’s work,work, ofof whatwhat sortsort itit isis..

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44. Jesus commended this church. Jesus commended this churchRevRev 22::1919 ““II knowknow youryour works,works, love,love, service,service, faith,faith,andand youryour patiencepatience;; andand asas forfor youryour works,works, thethe lastlastareare moremore thanthan thethe firstfirst..

55. Jesus condemned this church. Jesus condemned this church

RevRev 22::2020 NeverthelessNevertheless II havehave aa fewfew thingsthings againstagainstyou,you, becausebecause youyou allowallow thatthat womanwoman Jezebel,Jezebel, whowhocallscalls herselfherself aa prophetess,prophetess, toto teachteach andand seduceseduce MyMyservantsservants toto commitcommit sexualsexual immoralityimmorality andand eateat thingsthingssacrificedsacrificed toto idolsidols..

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•• TheThe ThyatiraThyatira churchchurch waswas foundedfounded byby aawomanwoman –– LydiaLydia (Acts(Acts 1616::1414--1515))

•• ButBut itit waswas alsoalso flounderingfloundering byby aa womanwoman ––JezebelJezebel (Rev(Rev 22::2020 thatthat womanwoman Jezebel)Jezebel)

11 TimTim 22::1212--1414 AndAnd II dodo notnot permitpermit aa womanwoman toto teachteach oror totohavehave authorityauthority overover aa man,man, butbut toto bebe inin silencesilence.. 1313ForFor AdamAdamwaswas formedformed first,first, thenthen EveEve.. 1414AndAnd AdamAdam waswas notnot deceived,deceived,butbut thethe womanwoman beingbeing deceived,deceived, fellfell intointo transgressiontransgression..

11 TimTim 33::11--22,,44--55 ThisThis isis aa faithfulfaithful sayingsaying:: IfIf aa manman desiresdesires thethepositionposition ofof aa bishopbishop,, hehe desiresdesires aa goodgood workwork.. 22AA bishopbishop thenthenmustmust bebe blameless,blameless, thethe husbandhusband ofof oneone wifewife …… 44oneone whowhorulesrules hishis ownown househouse well,well, havinghaving hishis childrenchildren inin submissionsubmissionwithwith allall reverencereverence 55(for(for ifif aa manman doesdoes notnot knowknow howhow toto rulerulehishis ownown house,house, howhow willwill hehe taketake carecare ofof thethe churchchurch ofof God?)God?);;

“The“The problemproblem waswas notnot externalexternalpersecution,persecution, butbut internalinternalcompromisecompromise;; notnot viciousvicious wolveswolvesfromfrom outsideoutside thethe flock,flock, butbutperverseperverse peoplepeople fromfrom withinwithin..””

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6. Works 6. Works cannot cannot save, save, but they can but they can damndamn

•• JesusJesus sayssays “come”“come” beforebefore HeHe sayssays “go”“go”•• JnJn 44::2424 “worship“worship inin spiritspirit andand inin truth”truth”•• “In“In spirit”spirit” becausebecause ofof whowho HeHe isis..•• “In“In truth”truth” becausebecause ofof whatwhat wewe areare..

RevRev 22::2020 toto teachteach andand seduceseduce MyMy servantsservants totocommitcommit sexualsexual immoralityimmorality andand eateat thingsthings sacrificedsacrificedtoto idolsidols..

11 CorCor 66::1818--2020 FleeFlee sexualsexual immoralityimmorality.. EveryEvery sinsin thatthat aa manmandoesdoes isis outsideoutside thethe body,body, butbut hehe whowho commitscommits sexualsexualimmoralityimmorality sinssins againstagainst hishis ownown bodybody.. 1919OrOr dodo youyou notnot knowknowthatthat youryour bodybody isis thethe templetemple ofof thethe HolyHoly SpiritSpirit whowho isis inin you,you,whomwhom youyou havehave fromfrom God,God, andand youyou areare notnot youryour own?own? 2020ForForyouyou werewere boughtbought atat aa priceprice;; thereforetherefore glorifyglorify GodGod inin youryourbodybody andand inin youryour spirit,spirit, whichwhich areare God’sGod’s..

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11 CorCor 88::44,,99--1313 ThereforeTherefore concerningconcerning thethe eatingeating ofof thingsthingsofferedoffered toto idolsidols,, …… 99ButBut bewarebeware lestlest somehowsomehow thisthis libertyliberty ofofyoursyours becomebecome aa stumblingstumbling blockblock toto thosethose whowho areare weakweak..1010ForFor ifif anyoneanyone seessees youyou whowho havehave knowledgeknowledge eatingeating inin ananidol’sidol’s temple,temple, willwill notnot thethe conscienceconscience ofof himhim whowho isis weakweak bebeemboldenedemboldened toto eateat thosethose thingsthings offeredoffered toto idols?idols? 1111AndAndbecausebecause ofof youryour knowledgeknowledge shallshall thethe weakweak brotherbrother perish,perish,forfor whomwhom ChristChrist died?died? 1212ButBut whenwhen youyou thusthus sinsin againstagainst thethebrethren,brethren, andand woundwound theirtheir weakweak conscience,conscience, youyou sinsinagainstagainst ChristChrist.. 1313Therefore,Therefore, ifif foodfood makesmakes mymy brotherbrotherstumble,stumble, II willwill nevernever againagain eateat meat,meat, lestlest II makemake mymy brotherbrotherstumblestumble..

MtMt 1818::66--1010 “Whoever“Whoever causescauses oneone ofof thesethese littlelittle onesones whowhobelievebelieve inin MeMe toto sin,sin, itit wouldwould bebe betterbetter forfor himhim ifif aa millstonemillstonewerewere hunghung aroundaround hishis neck,neck, andand hehe werewere drowneddrowned inin thethe depthdepthofof thethe seasea.. 77WoeWoe toto thethe worldworld becausebecause ofof offenses!offenses! ForForoffensesoffenses mustmust come,come, butbut woewoe toto thatthat manman byby whomwhom thethe offenseoffensecomescomes!!88“If“If youryour handhand oror footfoot causescauses youyou toto sin,sin, cutcut itit offoff andandcastcast itit fromfrom youyou.. ItIt isis betterbetter forfor youyou toto enterenter intointo lifelife lamelame orormaimed,maimed, ratherrather thanthan havinghaving twotwo handshands oror twotwo feet,feet, toto bebe castcastintointo thethe everlastingeverlasting firefire.. 99AndAnd ifif youryour eyeeye causescauses youyou toto sin,sin,pluckpluck itit outout andand castcast itit fromfrom youyou.. ItIt isis betterbetter forfor youyou toto enterenter intointolifelife withwith oneone eye,eye, ratherrather thanthan havinghaving twotwo eyes,eyes, toto bebe castcast intointohellhell firefire.. 1010“Take“Take heedheed thatthat youyou dodo notnot despisedespise oneone ofof thesetheselittlelittle ones,ones, forfor II saysay toto youyou thatthat inin heavenheaven theirtheir angelsangels alwaysalwaysseesee thethe faceface ofof MyMy FatherFather whowho isis inin heavenheaven..””

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77. Jesus counseled this church. Jesus counseled this churchRevRev 22::2121 AndAnd II gavegave herher timetime toto repentrepent ofof herher sexualsexualimmorality,immorality, andand sheshe diddid notnot repentrepent..

RomRom 22::44 OrOr dodo youyou despisedespise thethe richesriches ofof HisHis goodness,goodness,forbearance,forbearance, andand longsuffering,longsuffering, notnot knowingknowing thatthat thethegoodnessgoodness ofof GodGod leadsleads youyou toto repentance?repentance?

RevRev 22::2323 andand allall thethe churcheschurches shallshall knowknow thatthat II amam HeHe whowhosearchessearches thethe mindsminds andand heartshearts.. AndAnd II willwill givegive toto eacheach oneoneofof youyou accordingaccording toto youryour worksworks..

•• JudgmentJudgment isis notnot onlyonly disciplinary,disciplinary, itit isisexemplaryexemplary::

AnaniasAnanias && SapphiraSapphira (Acts(Acts 55::1111 SoSo greatgreat fearfear camecame uponuponallall thethe churchchurch andand uponupon allall whowho heardheard thesethese thingsthings..))

11 TimTim 55::2020 ThoseThose whowho areare sinningsinning rebukerebuke inin thethe presencepresenceofof all,all, thatthat thethe restrest alsoalso maymay fearfear..

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•• Judgment is according Judgment is according to to worksworks: :

RomRom 22::66 whowho “will“will renderrender toto eacheach oneone accordingaccording toto hishisdeedsdeeds””

11 SamSam 22::33 ForFor thethe LordLord isis thethe GodGod ofof knowledgeknowledge;; andand byby HimHimactionsactions areare weighedweighed..

DanDan 55::2727 YouYou havehave beenbeen weighedweighed inin thethe balances,balances, andand foundfoundwantingwanting;;

22 TimTim 44::1414 AlexanderAlexander thethe coppersmithcoppersmith diddid meme muchmuch harmharm..MayMay thethe LordLord repayrepay himhim accordingaccording toto hishis worksworks..

RevRev 2020::1111--1515 ThenThen II sawsaw aa greatgreat whitewhite thronethrone andand HimHim whowhosatsat onon it,it, fromfrom whosewhose faceface thethe earthearth andand thethe heavenheaven fledfled awayaway..AndAnd therethere waswas foundfound nono placeplace forfor themthem.. 1212AndAnd II sawsaw thethe dead,dead,smallsmall andand great,great, standingstanding beforebefore GodGod,, andand booksbooks werewereopenedopened.. AndAnd anotheranother bookbook waswas opened,opened, whichwhich isis thethe BookBook ofofLifeLife.. AndAnd thethe deaddead werewere judgedjudged accordingaccording toto theirtheir works,works, bybythethe thingsthings whichwhich werewere writtenwritten inin thethe booksbooks.. 1313TheThe seasea gavegave upupthethe deaddead whowho werewere inin it,it, andand DeathDeath andand HadesHades delivereddelivered upupthethe deaddead whowho werewere inin themthem.. AndAnd theythey werewere judged,judged, eacheach oneoneaccordingaccording toto hishis worksworks.. 1414ThenThen DeathDeath andand HadesHades werewere castcastintointo thethe lakelake ofof firefire.. ThisThis isis thethe secondsecond deathdeath.. 1515AndAnd anyoneanyone notnotfoundfound writtenwritten inin thethe BookBook ofof LifeLife waswas castcast intointo thethe lakelake ofof firefire..

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RevRev 22::2424--2929 ““NowNow toto youyou II say,say, andand toto thethe restrest inin Thyatira,Thyatira, asasmanymany asas dodo notnot havehave thisthis doctrine,doctrine, whowho havehave notnot knownknown thethedepthsdepths ofof Satan,Satan, asas theythey say,say, II willwill putput onon youyou nono otherotherburdenburden.. 2525ButBut holdhold fastfast whatwhat youyou havehave tilltill II comecome.. 2626AndAnd hehewhowho overcomes,overcomes, andand keepskeeps MyMy worksworks untiluntil thethe end,end, toto himhim IIwillwill givegive powerpower overover thethe nationsnations –– 2727 ‘He‘He shallshall rulerule themthem withwithaa rodrod ofof ironiron;; TheyThey shallshall bebe dasheddashed toto piecespieces likelike thethe potter’spotter’svessels’vessels’ –– asas II alsoalso havehave receivedreceived fromfrom MyMy FatherFather;; 2828andand IIwillwill givegive himhim thethe morningmorning starstar.. 2929“He“He whowho hashas anan ear,ear, letlet himhimhearhear whatwhat thethe SpiritSpirit sayssays toto thethe churcheschurches..”’”’