seekeroftruth
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Revelation 2:18 “To the angel of the church in Thyatira write:
These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze. 19 I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.
20 Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols. 21 I have given her time to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling. 22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
24 Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets, ‘I will not impose any other burden on you, 25 except to hold on to what you have until I come.’
26 To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations— 27 that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter and will dash them to pieces like pottery’—just as I have received authority from my Father. 28 I will also give that one the morning star. 29 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
Here's the link to the commentary I have used for years. When I realized that knowing who [or what] Jezebel is, would be important to learning what Jesus is saying here, I went to the "got questions" site. It's another site I've been using for years. It's not AI... as far as I know.Apparently, Jezebel worshipped Baal. That's no big surprise considering her father murdered his own brother to take the throne. She learned mean from her father.
Apparently, she was a mean woman who walked all over her husband Ahab. King Ahab is described as one of those wimpy men. She took the throne from him even though Israel didn't recognize a female running the country. Ahab had to sign off on anything she said. She ran the country and he signed the checks she wrote.
She was a woman who craved power. According to "got questions" she was put to death. She was thrown out a window and trampled to death.
I have no idea what "the deep secrets of Satan" means. That's in Verse 24. At first glance I thought of "deep state" but this was written not long after the Crucifixion. So that's not it. At any rate... if Satan has a secret... I would bet it's a whopper!
Jesus told John to warn the church at Thyatira to avoid whatever crock of poop Jezebel was selling. She was not a prophetess and Baal has no place in the church. If she wants to bow down to a piece of carved wood, then she is woefully misguided and throwing her out a window was actually an act of kindness.... IMHO. Can't you just hear her yelling "put me down" as she is slung to her death at the feet of horses or oxen?
So... Jesus told John to warn the church at Thyatira to hang in there. Keep Jezebel at bay. Keep the love of idols [money?] out of the church.
Jesus said He would give them the "morning star" [Verse 28]. Jesus is the morning star, according to the commentaries.
I think this means... If you will ignor all the poop Jezebel types will spew.... you will enjoy learning about Jesus... the light of the world.
Maybe Jezebel is a synonym for church politics. No... don't throw the preacher's wife out the window.... pick up the Bible and read the scripture for yourself. Then if a Jezebel is leading her Ahab to teach lies in church... you'll be able to refute it... and Jesus will know.
Stop spreading Jezebel's poop in church.
Avoid Jezebel's poop!
