
Text -- Revelation 2:24-29 (NET)




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Robertson: Rev 2:24 - -- To you the rest ( humin tois loipois ).
Dative case. Those who hold out against Jezebel, not necessarily a minority (Rev 9:20; Rev 19:21; 1Th 4:13).

As many as (
Inclusive of all "the rest."

This teaching (
That of Jezebel.

Robertson: Rev 2:24 - -- Which ( hoitines ).
"Which very ones,"generic of the class, explanatory definition as in Rev 1:7.
Which (
"Which very ones,"generic of the class, explanatory definition as in Rev 1:7.

Robertson: Rev 2:24 - -- Know not ( ouk egnōsan ).
Second aorist (ingressive) active of ginōskō , "did not come to know by experience."
Know not (
Second aorist (ingressive) active of

Robertson: Rev 2:24 - -- The deep things of Satan ( ta bathea tou Satanā ).
The Ophites (worshippers of the serpent) and other later Gnostics (Cainites, Carpocratians, Naas...
The deep things of Satan (
The Ophites (worshippers of the serpent) and other later Gnostics (Cainites, Carpocratians, Naassenes) boasted of their knowledge of "the deep things,"some claiming this very language about Satan (the serpent) as Paul did of God (1Co 2:10). It is not clear whether the words here quoted are a boast of the Nicolaitans or a reproach on the other Christians for not knowing the depths of sin. Some even claimed that they could indulge in immorality without sinning (1Jo 1:10; 1Jo 3:10). Perhaps both ideas are involved.

Robertson: Rev 2:24 - -- As they say ( hōs legousin ).
Probably referring to the heretics who ridicule the piety of the other Christians.
As they say (
Probably referring to the heretics who ridicule the piety of the other Christians.

Robertson: Rev 2:24 - -- None other burden ( ou - allo baros ).
Baros refers to weight (Mat 20:12), phortion , from pherō , to bear, refers to load (Gal 6:5), ogkos to...
None other burden (

Robertson: Rev 2:25 - -- Howbeit ( plēn ).
Common after ouk allo as a preposition with the ablative (Mar 12:32), but here a conjunction as in Phi 1:18.

Robertson: Rev 2:25 - -- Hold fast ( kratēsate ).
First aorist active imperative of krateō , either ingressive (get a grip on) or constative (hold on as a single decisive...
Hold fast (
First aorist active imperative of

Robertson: Rev 2:25 - -- Till I come ( achri hou an hēxō ).
Indefinite temporal clause with achri hou (until which time) with modal an and either the future active in...

Robertson: Rev 2:26 - -- He that overcometh and he that keepeth ( ho nikōn kai ho tērōn ).
Present active articular participles of nikaō and tēreō in the nomi...

Unto the end (
That is,

Robertson: Rev 2:26 - -- Authority over the nations ( exousian epi tōn ethnōn ).
From Psa 2:8. The followers of the Messiah will share in his victory over his enemies (Re...

Robertson: Rev 2:27 - -- He shall rule ( poimanei ).
Future active of poimainō , to shepherd (from poimēn , shepherd), also from Psa 2:8. See again Rev 7:17; Rev 12:5; Re...

Robertson: Rev 2:27 - -- With a rod of iron ( en rabdōi sidērāi ).
Continuing the quotation. Instrumental use of en . Rabdos (feminine) is the royal sceptre and indic...
With a rod of iron (
Continuing the quotation. Instrumental use of

Robertson: Rev 2:27 - -- The vessels of the potter ( ta skeuē ta keramika ).
Old adjective, belonging to a potter (kerameus , keramos ), here only in N.T.
The vessels of the potter (
Old adjective, belonging to a potter (

Robertson: Rev 2:27 - -- Are broken to shivers ( suntribetai ).
Present passive indicative of suntribō , old verb, to rub together, to break in pieces (Mar 14:3).
Are broken to shivers (
Present passive indicative of

Robertson: Rev 2:28 - -- As I also have received ( hōs kagō eilēpha ).
Perfect active indicative of lambanō . Christ still possesses the power from the Father (Act 2:...

Robertson: Rev 2:28 - -- The morning star ( ton astera ton prōinon ).
"The star the morning one."In Rev 22:16 Christ is the bright morning star. The victor will have Christ...
The morning star (
"The star the morning one."In Rev 22:16 Christ is the bright morning star. The victor will have Christ himself.
Vincent: Rev 2:24 - -- And unto the rest
Omit and , and render, as Rev., to you I say , to the rest , etc.
And unto the rest
Omit and , and render, as Rev., to you I say , to the rest , etc.

Vincent: Rev 2:24 - -- And which ( καὶ οἵτινες )
Omit καὶ and . The compound relative, which , classifies; which are of those who know...
And which (
Omit

Vincent: Rev 2:24 - -- The depths of Satan ( τὰ βάθη τοῦ Σατανᾶ )
The reference is, most probably, to the Gnostic sect of the Ophites (ὄφι...
The depths of Satan (
The reference is, most probably, to the Gnostic sect of the Ophites (

Vincent: Rev 2:24 - -- As they speak
Rev., as they say . The questions are, 1st. What is the phrase alluded to? Is it the familiar formula of these heretics, " the...
As they speak
Rev., as they say . The questions are, 1st. What is the phrase alluded to? Is it the familiar formula of these heretics, " the depths," or " the depths of God," the depths of Satan being added by the Lord himself in ironical contrast with the depths of divine knowledge, - or is it the depths of Satan ? 2nd. Does as they say refer to Christians , describing the depths of the Gnostics as depths of Satan , or does it refer to the heretics themselves, calling their own mysteries depths of Satan?
The majority of commentators regard as they say as referring to the heretics, and as applying only to the word depths; of Satan being added by the Lord in indignation. Alford says that no such formula as depths of Satan , or any resembling it, is found as used by the ancient Gnostic heretics.

Vincent: Rev 2:24 - -- Other burden ( ἄλλο βάτος )
The words for burden in the New Testament are ὄγκος (only in Heb 12:1), βάρος (Mat...
Other burden (
The words for burden in the New Testament are


Vincent: Rev 2:25 - -- Till I come ( ἄχρις οὗ ἂν ἥξω )
The conditional particle ἂν marks the time of His coming as uncertain.
Till I come (
The conditional particle

Vincent: Rev 2:26 - -- Keepeth my works ( τηρῶν τὰ ἔργα μου )
The phrase occurs only here in the New Testament. The works are those which Christ...
Keepeth my works (
The phrase occurs only here in the New Testament. The works are those which Christ commands , which He does , and which are the fruits of His Spsrit . See on Joh 4:47.

Vincent: Rev 2:26 - -- Nations ( ἐθνῶν )
See on Mat 25:32, and see on Gentiles , Luk 2:32. Properly, here, the Gentiles, as opposed to the true Israel of God.

Vincent: Rev 2:27 - -- Shall rule ( ποιμανεῖ )
Lit., shall shepherd . A comparison with Rev 7:17, brings out the terrible irony in this word. Compare Psa 2...

Vincent: Rev 2:27 - -- Rod ( ῥάβδῳ )
Commonly rendered staff , once sceptre , Heb 1:8. This is its meaning here.
Rod (
Commonly rendered staff , once sceptre , Heb 1:8. This is its meaning here.


Of the potter (
From

Vincent: Rev 2:27 - -- Shall they be broken to shivers
The A.V. follows the reading συντριβήσεται , the future tense of the verb. The correct reading is ...
Shall they be broken to shivers
The A.V. follows the reading

Vincent: Rev 2:28 - -- The morning-star ( τὸν ἀστέρα τὸν πρωΐ́νόν )
The star , that of the morning . One of John's characteris...
The morning-star (
The star , that of the morning . One of John's characteristic constructions. See on 1Jo 4:9. The reference is, most probably, to Christ himself. See Rev 22:16. He will give Himself. This interpretation falls in with the promise of power over the nations in Rev 2:26. The star was the ancient emblem of sovereignty. See Num 24:17; Mat 2:2. " It was the symbol of sovereignty on its brighter and benignant side, and was therefore the fitting and necessary complement of the dread attributes that had gone before. The king came not only to judge and punish, but also to illumine and cheer" (Plumptre). Compare 2Pe 1:19.
Of Jezebel.

Wesley: Rev 2:24 - -- O happy ignorance! As they speak - That were continually boasting of the deep things which they taught. Our Lord owns they were deep, even deep as hel...
O happy ignorance! As they speak - That were continually boasting of the deep things which they taught. Our Lord owns they were deep, even deep as hell: for they were the very depths of Satan.

Than that you have already suffered from Jezebel and her adherents.

Wesley: Rev 2:26 - -- That is, I will give him to share with me in that glorious victory which the Father hath promised me over all the nations who as yet resist me, Psa 2:...
That is, I will give him to share with me in that glorious victory which the Father hath promised me over all the nations who as yet resist me, Psa 2:8-9.

That is, shall share with me when I do this.

Wesley: Rev 2:27 - -- With irresistible power, employed on those only who will not otherwise submit; who will hereby be dashed in pieces - Totally conquered.
With irresistible power, employed on those only who will not otherwise submit; who will hereby be dashed in pieces - Totally conquered.

Wesley: Rev 2:28 - -- Thou, O Jesus, art the morning star! O give thyself to me! Then will I desire no sun, only thee, who art the sun also. He whom this star enlightens ha...
Thou, O Jesus, art the morning star! O give thyself to me! Then will I desire no sun, only thee, who art the sun also. He whom this star enlightens has always morning and no evening. The duties and promises here answer each other; the valiant conqueror has power over the stubborn nations. And he that, after having conquered his enemies, keeps the works of Christ to the end, shall have the morning star, - an unspeakable brightness and peaceable dominion in him.
The three oldest manuscripts omit "and"; translate then, "Unto you, the rest."

Not only do not hold, but are free from contact with.

The oldest manuscripts omit "and"; translate, "whosoever."

JFB: Rev 2:24 - -- These false prophets boasted peculiarly of their knowledge of mysteries and the deep things of God; pretensions subsequently expressed by their arroga...
These false prophets boasted peculiarly of their knowledge of mysteries and the deep things of God; pretensions subsequently expressed by their arrogant title, Gnostics ("full of knowledge"). The Spirit here declares their so-called "depths," (namely, of knowledge of divine things) to be really "depths of Satan"; just as in Rev 2:9, He says, instead of "the synagogue of God," "the synagogue of Satan." HENGSTENBERG thinks the teachers themselves professed to fathom the depths of Satan, giving loose rein to fleshly lusts, without being hurt thereby. They who thus think to fight Satan with his own weapons always find him more than a match for them. The words, "as they speak," that is, "as they call them," coming after not only "depths," but "depths of Satan," seem to favor this latter view; otherwise I should prefer the former, in which case, "as they speak," or "call them," must refer to "depths" only, not also "depths of Satan." The original sin of Adam was a desire to know EVIL as well as good, so in HENGSTENBERG'S view, those who professed to know "the depths of Satan." It is the prerogative of God alone to know evil fully, without being hurt or defiled by it.

JFB: Rev 2:24 - -- Two oldest manuscripts have "I put," or "cast." One oldest manuscript reads as English Version.
Two oldest manuscripts have "I put," or "cast." One oldest manuscript reads as English Version.

JFB: Rev 2:24 - -- Save abstinence from, and protestation against, these abominations; no "depths" beyond your reach, such as they teach, no new doctrine, but the old fa...
Save abstinence from, and protestation against, these abominations; no "depths" beyond your reach, such as they teach, no new doctrine, but the old faith and rule of practice once for all delivered to the saints. Exaggerating and perfecting Paul's doctrine of grace without the law as the source of justification and sanctification, these false prophets rejected the law as a rule of life, as though it were an intolerable "burden." But it is a "light" burden. In Act 15:28-29, the very term "burden," as here, is used of abstinence from fornication and idol-meats; to this the Lord here refers.

JFB: Rev 2:25 - -- Do not let go from your grasp, however false teachers may wish to wrest it from you.
Do not let go from your grasp, however false teachers may wish to wrest it from you.

JFB: Rev 2:25 - -- When your conflict with evil will be at an end. The Greek implies uncertainty as to when He shall come.
When your conflict with evil will be at an end. The Greek implies uncertainty as to when He shall come.

JFB: Rev 2:26 - -- Implying the close connection of the promise to the conqueror that follows, with the preceding exhortation, Rev 2:25.
Implying the close connection of the promise to the conqueror that follows, with the preceding exhortation, Rev 2:25.

JFB: Rev 2:26 - -- Greek, "and he that keepeth." Compare the same word in the passage already alluded to by the Lord, Act 15:28-29, end.
Greek, "and he that keepeth." Compare the same word in the passage already alluded to by the Lord, Act 15:28-29, end.

JFB: Rev 2:26 - -- In contrast to "her (English Version, 'their') works" (Rev 2:22). The works which I command and which are the fruit of My Spirit.
In contrast to "her (English Version, 'their') works" (Rev 2:22). The works which I command and which are the fruit of My Spirit.

JFB: Rev 2:26 - -- (Mat 24:13). The image is perhaps from the race, wherein it is not enough to enter the lists, but the runner must persevere to the end.
(Mat 24:13). The image is perhaps from the race, wherein it is not enough to enter the lists, but the runner must persevere to the end.

JFB: Rev 2:26 - -- At Christ's coming the saints shall possess the kingdom "under the whole heaven"; therefore over this earth; compare Luk 19:17, "have thou authority [...
At Christ's coming the saints shall possess the kingdom "under the whole heaven"; therefore over this earth; compare Luk 19:17, "have thou authority [the same word as here] over ten cities."

JFB: Rev 2:27 - -- Literally, "rule as a shepherd." In Psa 2:9 it is, "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron." The Septuagint, pointing the Hebrew word differently, r...
Literally, "rule as a shepherd." In Psa 2:9 it is, "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron." The Septuagint, pointing the Hebrew word differently, read as Revelation here. The English Version of Psa 2:9 is doubtless right, as the parallel word, "dash in pieces," proves. But the Spirit in this case sanctions the additional thought as true, that the Lord shall mingle mercy to some, with judgment on others; beginning by destroying His Antichristian foes, He shall reign in love over the rest. "Christ shall rule them with a scepter of iron, to make them capable of being ruled with a scepter of gold; severity first, that grace may come after" (TRENCH, who thinks we ought to translate "SCEPTER" for "rod," as in Heb 1:8). "Shepherd" is used in Jer 6:3, of hostile rulers; so also in Zec 11:16. As severity here is the primary thought, "rule as a shepherd" seems to me to be used thus: He who would have shepherded them with a pastoral rod, shall, because of their hardened unbelief, shepherd them with a rod of iron.

JFB: Rev 2:27 - -- So one oldest manuscript, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic Versions read. But two oldest manuscripts, read, "as the vessels of a potter are broken to shive...
So one oldest manuscript, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic Versions read. But two oldest manuscripts, read, "as the vessels of a potter are broken to shivers." A potter's vessel dashed to pieces, because of its failing to answer the design of the maker, is the image to depict God's sovereign power to give reprobates to destruction, not by caprice, but in the exercise of His righteous judgment. The saints shall be in Christ's victorious "armies" when He shall inflict the last decisive blow, and afterwards shall reign with Him. Having by faith "overcome the world," they shall also rule the world.

JFB: Rev 2:27 - -- "as I also have received of (from) My Father," namely, in Psa 2:7-9. Jesus had refused to receive the kingdom without the cross at Satan's hands; He w...
"as I also have received of (from) My Father," namely, in Psa 2:7-9. Jesus had refused to receive the kingdom without the cross at Satan's hands; He would receive it from none but the Father, who had appointed the cross as the path to the crown. As the Father has given the authority to Me over the heathen and uttermost parts of the earth, so I impart a share of it to My victorious disciple.

JFB: Rev 2:28 - -- That is, I will give unto him Myself, who am "the morning star" (Rev 22:16); so that reflecting My perfect brightness, he shall shine like Me, the mor...
That is, I will give unto him Myself, who am "the morning star" (Rev 22:16); so that reflecting My perfect brightness, he shall shine like Me, the morning star, and share My kingly glory (of which a star is the symbol, Num 21:17; Mat 2:2). Compare Rev 2:17, "I will give him . . . the hidden manna," that is, Myself, who am that manna (Joh 6:31-33).
Clarke: Rev 2:24 - -- But unto you I say, and unto the rest - " But unto the rest, etc. This is the reading of the Complutensian, and seems preferable to the common one, ...
But unto you I say, and unto the rest - " But unto the rest, etc. This is the reading of the Complutensian, and seems preferable to the common one, as it evidently shows that the rest of the epistle wholly concerns the faithful, who have not received the former doctrine of error. I will put upon you none other burden is a commendation of the sound part of the Church, that they have no need of any new exhortation or charge to be given them, no new advice but to persevere as usual. See Rom 15:14, Rom 15:15. The expression of burden is taken from the history of Ahab, 2Ki 9:25 : The Lord laid this burden on him; a word often used by the prophets to signify a prophecy threatening heavy things to be suffered. See on Isa 13:1 (note), and Num 4:19 (note)."See Dodd’ s Notes
It is worthy of remark that the Gnostics called their doctrine the depths of God, and the depths of Bythos, intimating that they contained the most profound secrets of Divine wisdom. Christ here calls them the depths of Satan, being master pieces of his subtlety. Perhaps they thought them to be of God, while all the time they were deceived by the devil.

Clarke: Rev 2:25 - -- That which ye have - That is, the pure doctrine of the Gospel, hold fast till I come - till I come to execute the judgments which I have threatened.
That which ye have - That is, the pure doctrine of the Gospel, hold fast till I come - till I come to execute the judgments which I have threatened.

Clarke: Rev 2:26 - -- Power over the nations - Every witness of Christ has power to confute and confound all the false doctrines and maxims of the nations of the world, f...
Power over the nations - Every witness of Christ has power to confute and confound all the false doctrines and maxims of the nations of the world, for Christianity shall at last rule over all; the kingdom of Christ will come, and the kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of our God and of his Christ.

Clarke: Rev 2:27 - -- He shall rule them with a rod of iron - He shall restrain vice by the strictest administration of justice; and those who finally despise the word an...
He shall rule them with a rod of iron - He shall restrain vice by the strictest administration of justice; and those who finally despise the word and rebel shall be broken and destroyed, so as never more to be able to make head against the truth. This seems to refer to the heathen world; and perhaps Constantine the Great may be intended, who, when he overcame Licinius, became the instrument in God’ s hand of destroying idolatry over the whole Roman empire; and it was so effectually broken as to be ever after like the fragments of an earthen vessel, of no use in themselves, and incapable of being ever united to any good purpose.

Clarke: Rev 2:28 - -- And I will give him the morning star - He shall have the brightest and most glorious empire, next to that of Christ himself. And it is certain that ...
And I will give him the morning star - He shall have the brightest and most glorious empire, next to that of Christ himself. And it is certain that the Roman empire under Constantine the Great was the brightest emblem of the latter day glory which has ever yet been exhibited to the world. It is well known that sun, moon, and stars are emblems, in prophetic language, of empires, kingdoms, and states. And as the morning star is that which immediately precedes the rising of the sun, it probably here intends an empire which should usher in the universal sway of the kingdom of Christ
Ever since the time of Constantine the light of true religion has been increasingly diffused, and is shining more and more unto the perfect day.

Clarke: Rev 2:29 - -- He that hath an ear - Let every Christian pay the strictest regard to these predictions of Christ; and let them have a suitable influence on his hea...
He that hath an ear - Let every Christian pay the strictest regard to these predictions of Christ; and let them have a suitable influence on his heart and life.
Defender: Rev 2:24 - -- The "depths of Satan" is better rendered "the deep things of Satan" (contrast 1Co 2:10 - "the deep things of God"). When a church embraces Nicolaitani...
The "depths of Satan" is better rendered "the deep things of Satan" (contrast 1Co 2:10 - "the deep things of God"). When a church embraces Nicolaitanism and Balaamism, along with evolutionary pantheism, it may easily become infatuated with various manifestations of occultism, learning the deep things of Satan rather than the deep things of God."

Defender: Rev 2:25 - -- The last four epistles all have references to the imminent return of Christ (Rev 3:3, Rev 3:11, Rev 3:20). This indicates that there will be Thyatira-...
The last four epistles all have references to the imminent return of Christ (Rev 3:3, Rev 3:11, Rev 3:20). This indicates that there will be Thyatira-like churches, as well as churches like the churches at Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea, prominent on the earth at the time of Christ's second coming."

Defender: Rev 2:27 - -- This promise was given first to the Son by the Father (Psa 2:7-9). Here He shares His Father's promise with His saints, who shall "judge the world" (1...
TSK: Rev 2:24 - -- the depths : Rev 12:9, Rev 13:14; 2Co 2:11, 2Co 11:3, 2Co 11:13-15; Eph 6:11, Eph 6:12; 2Th 2:9-12
I will : Act 15:28
the depths : Rev 12:9, Rev 13:14; 2Co 2:11, 2Co 11:3, 2Co 11:13-15; Eph 6:11, Eph 6:12; 2Th 2:9-12
I will : Act 15:28

TSK: Rev 2:25 - -- that : Rev 3:3, Rev 3:11; Act 11:28; Rom 12:9; 1Th 5:21; Heb 3:6, Heb 4:14, Heb 10:23
till : Rev 1:7, Rev 22:7, Rev 22:20; Joh 14:3, Joh 21:22, Joh 21...

TSK: Rev 2:26 - -- he : Rev 2:7, Rev 2:11, Rev 2:17, Rev 3:5, Rev 3:12, Rev 3:21, Rev 21:7; Rom 8:37; 1Jo 5:5
keepeth : Mat 24:13; Luk 8:13-15; Joh 6:29, Joh 8:31, Joh 8...
he : Rev 2:7, Rev 2:11, Rev 2:17, Rev 3:5, Rev 3:12, Rev 3:21, Rev 21:7; Rom 8:37; 1Jo 5:5
keepeth : Mat 24:13; Luk 8:13-15; Joh 6:29, Joh 8:31, Joh 8:32; Rom 2:7; 1Th 3:5; Heb 10:38, Heb 10:39; Jam 2:20; 1Jo 2:19, 1Jo 3:23
to him will I give : Rev 3:21, Rev 20:4, Rev 22:5; Psa 49:14; Dan 7:18, Dan 7:22, Dan 7:27; Mat 19:28; Luk 22:29, Luk 22:30; 1Co 6:3, 1Co 6:4

TSK: Rev 2:27 - -- he shall : Rev 12:5, Rev 19:15; Psa 2:8, Psa 2:9, Psa 49:14, Psa 149:5-9; Dan 7:22
even : Mat 11:27; Luk 22:29; Joh 17:24

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Barnes: Rev 2:24 - -- But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira - The word - "and"- καὶ kai - is omitted in many mss. and versions, and in the cri...
But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira - The word - "and"-
As many as have not this doctrine - To all who have not embraced it, or been contaminated with it. It may be presumed that there was a considerable portion of the church which had not.
And which have not known the depths of Satan - The deep art and designs of Satan. Deep things are those which are hidden from view - as of things which are far underground; and hence the word is used to denote mysteries, or profound designs and purposes. The allusion here is not to any trials or sufferings that Satan might bring upon anyone, or to any temptations of which he might be the author, but to his profound art in inculcating error and leading people astray. There are doctrines of error, and arguments for sin, to originate which seems to lie beyond the power of people, and which would appear almost to have exhausted the talent of Satan himself. They evince such a profound knowledge of man; of the divine government; of the course of events on earth; and of what our race needs; and they are defended with so much eloquence, skill, learning, and subtlety of argumentation, that they appear to lie beyond the compass of the human powers.
As they speak - This cannot mean that the defenders of these errors themselves called their doctrines "the depths of Satan,"for no teachers would choose so to designate their opinions; but it must mean, either that they who were opposed to those errors characterized them as "the depths of Satan,"or that they who opposed them said that they had not known "the depths of Satan."Prof. Stuart understands it in the latter sense. A somewhat more natural interpretation, it seems to me, however, is to refer it to what the opposers of these heretics said of these errors. They called them "the depths of Satan,"and they professed not to have known anything of them. The meaning, perhaps, would be expressed by the familiar words, "as they say,"or "as they call them,"in the following manner: "As many as have not known the depths of Satan, as they say,"or, "to use their own language."Doddridge paraphrases it, "as they proverbially speak."Tyndale encloses it in a parenthesis.
I will put upon you none other burden - That is, no other than that which you now experience from having these persons with you, and that which must attend the effort to purify the church. He had not approved their conduct for suffering these persons to remain in the church, and he threatens to punish all those who had become contaminated with these pernicious doctrines. He evidently designed to say that there was some token of his displeasure proper in the case, but he was not disposed to bring upon them any other expression of his displeasure than what grew naturally and necessarily out of the fact that they had been tolerated among them, and those troubles and toils which must attend the effort to deliver the church from these errors. Under any circumstances the church must suffer. It would suffer in reputation. It would suffer in respect to its internal tranquility. Perhaps, also, there were those who were implicated in these errors, and who would be implicated in the punishment, who had friends and kindred in the church; and the judgments which were to come upon the advocates of these errors must, therefore, come in a measure upon the church.
A kind Saviour says, that he would bring upon them no other and no weightier burden, than must arise from his purpose to inflict appropriate vengeance on the guilty themselves. The trouble which would grow out of that would be a sufficient expression of his displeasure. This is, in fact, often now all that is necessary as a punishment on a church for harboring the advocates of error and of sin. The church has trouble enough ultimately in getting rid of them; and the injury which such persons do to its piety, peace, and reputation, and the disorders of which they are the cause, constitute a sufficient punishment for having tolerated them in its bosom. Often the most severe punishment that God can bring upon people is to "lay upon them no other burden"than to leave them to the inevitable consequences of their own folly, or to the trouble and vexation incident to the effort to free themselves from what they had for a long time tolerated or practiced.

Barnes: Rev 2:25 - -- But that which ye have ... - All that there is of truth and purity remaining among you, retain faithfully. Compare Rev 3:11. Till I come -...

Barnes: Rev 2:26 - -- And he that overcometh - notes on Rev 2:7. And keepeth my works unto the end - The works that I command and that I require, to the end of...
And he that overcometh - notes on Rev 2:7.
And keepeth my works unto the end - The works that I command and that I require, to the end of his life. Compare Joh 13:1.
To him will I give power over the nations - The evident meaning of what is said here, and in the next verse, is, that in accordance with the uniform promise made to the redeemed in the New Testament, they would partake of the final triumph anal glory of the Saviour, and be associated with him. It is not said that they would have exclusive power over the nations, or that they would hold offices of trust under him during a personal reign on the earth; but the meaning is, that they would be associated with him in his future glory. Compare the Rom 8:17 note; 1Co 6:2-3 notes.

Barnes: Rev 2:27 - -- And he shall rule them with a rod of iron - There is an allusion here to Psa 2:9; "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash th...
And he shall rule them with a rod of iron - There is an allusion here to Psa 2:9; "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’ s vessel."There is a slight change in the passage, "he shall rule,"instead of "thou shalt break,"in order to adapt the language to the purpose of the speaker here. The allusion in the Psalm is to the Messiah as reigning triumphant over the nations, or subduing them under him; and the idea here, as in the previous verse, is, that his redeemed people will be associated with him in this dominion. To rule with a scepter of iron, is not to rule with a harsh and tyrannical sway, but with power that is firm and invincible. It denotes a government of strength, or one that cannot be successfully opposed; one in which the subjects are effectually subdued.
As the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers - The ironic here is that of the vessel of a potter - a fragile vessel of clay - struck with a rod of iron and broken into fragments. That is, as applied to the nations, there would be no power to oppose His rule; the enemies of his government would be destroyed. Instead of remaining firm and compacted together, they would be broken like the clay vessel of a potter when struck with a rod of iron. The speaker does not intimate when this would be; but all that is said here would be applicable to that time when the Son of God will come to judge the world, and when His saints will be associated with him in his triumphs. As, in respect to all the others of the seven epistles to the churches, the rewards promised refer to heaven, and to the happy state of that blessed world, it would seem also that this should have a similar reference, for there is no reason why "to him that overcame"in Thyatira a temporal reward and triumph should be promised more than in the cases of the others. If so, then this passage should not be adduced as having any reference to an imaginary personal reign of the Saviour and of the saints on the earth.
Even as I received of my Father - As he has appointed me, Psa 2:6-9.

Barnes: Rev 2:28 - -- And I will give him the morning star - The "morning star"is that bright planet - Venus - which at some seasons of the year appears so beautiful...
And I will give him the morning star - The "morning star"is that bright planet - Venus - which at some seasons of the year appears so beautifully in the east, leading on the morning - the harbinger of the day. It is one of the most beautiful objects in nature, and is susceptible of a great variety of uses for illustration. It appears as the darkness passes away; it is an indication that the morning comes; it is intermingled with the first rays of the light of the sun; it seems to be a herald to announce the coming of that glorious luminary; it is a pledge of the faithfulness of God. In which of these senses, if any, it is referred to here, is not stated; nor is it said what is implied by its being given to him that overcomes. It would seem to be used here to denote a bright and brilliant ornament; something with which he who "overcame"would be adorned, resembling the bright star of the morning. It is observable that it is not said that he would make him like the morning star, as in Dan 12:3; nor that he would be compared with the morning star, like the king of Babylon, Isa 14:12; nor that he would resemble a star which Balaam says he saw in the distant future, Num 24:17. The idea seems to be, that the Saviour would give him something that would resemble that morning planet in beauty and splendor - perhaps meaning that it would be placed as a gem in his diadem, and would sparkle on his brow - bearing some such relation to him who is called "the Sun of Righteousness,"as the morning star does to the glorious sun on his rising. If so, the meaning would be that he would receive a beautiful ornament, bearing a near relation to the Redeemer himself as a bright sun - a pledge that the darkness was past - but one whose beams would melt away into the superior light of the Redeemer himself, as the beams of the morning star are lost in the superior glory of the sun.
Poole: Rev 2:24 - -- But unto you I say you that are the ministers, for they are distinguished from the rest in Thyatira. The word again is plural, which lets us know the...
But unto you I say you that are the ministers, for they are distinguished from the rest in Thyatira. The word again is plural, which lets us know these epistles were directed to no single persons.
And unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine the rest of the members of the church in Thyatira, who have not embraced this doctrine of the Nicolaitanes published by Jezebel, &c.
As they speak those seducers call their doctrine deep things, great mysteries revealed to them; as there are the deep things of God, 1Co 2:10 , so these seducers would pretend their doctrines also were deep things: Christ calls them the devil’ s mysteries, deep things of Satan.
I will put upon you none other burden I will lay no other burden of trials and afflictions.

Poole: Rev 2:25 - -- But that which ye have already than you already groan under. Or, no other precepts than what you have had from the apostles: the precepts of God are ...

Poole: Rev 2:26 - -- And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end: See Poole on "Rev 2:7", See Poole on "Rev 2:11" , See Poole on "Rev 2:17" . Overcoming is...
And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end: See Poole on "Rev 2:7", See Poole on "Rev 2:11" , See Poole on "Rev 2:17" . Overcoming is here expounded by keeping Christ’ s works; that is, either the works by him commanded, or walking as he walked, and persevering therein to the end of his or their lives.
To him will I give power over the nations either to judge those who live heathenish lives; or to convert nations to the faith; or, which is most probable, he shall sit with me upon a throne in the day of judgment, Mat 19:28 , and judge the world, 1Co 6:2 .

Poole: Rev 2:27 - -- And he shall rule them with a rod of iron: an iron rod either signifies a right rod, that will not be easily bent and made crooked; or a severe rod, ...
And he shall rule them with a rod of iron: an iron rod either signifies a right rod, that will not be easily bent and made crooked; or a severe rod, which is most probably the sense: see Psa 2:9 Psa 12:5 . The words by the psalmist are applied to Christ, and to the church, Rev 12:5 : to particular saints here, who rule the nations either in Christ their Head, or with Christ as their Chieftain, with the word of God powerfully convincing the world of sin and righteousness.
As the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers and all paganism and heathen idolatries shall be broken in pieces. Or, in the day of judgment, the saints that persevere shall sit with Christ, and judge and condemn the world severely; and then they shall be broken in pieces, never again to be sodered or cemented.
Even as I received of my Father for such a power and authority my Father hath given me, and I will give it to all them.

Poole: Rev 2:28 - -- Either the light of glory, the blessed vision of God, or a certain hope of eternal life; or the Holy Spirit, called so, 2Pe 1:19 ; or rather, of mys...
Either the light of glory, the blessed vision of God, or a certain hope of eternal life; or the Holy Spirit, called so, 2Pe 1:19 ; or rather, of myself. Christ himself is not called the Sun of righteousness, Mal 4:2 , but the Morning star, Rev 22:16 , because he excelleth all other stars in glory, and scattereth the darkness of ignorance and error by the light of his gospel: I will make him partaker of myself.

Poole: Rev 2:29 - -- Here the same conclusion of this epistle as of all the rest, Rev 2:7,11,17 : See Poole on "Rev 2:7" .
Those who make this epistle typical and prop...
Here the same conclusion of this epistle as of all the rest, Rev 2:7,11,17 : See Poole on "Rev 2:7" .
Those who make this epistle typical and prophetical, make it a type of all the churches of Christ, from about the year 1260, or the end of the persecution of the Waldenses, until the protestant religion so far obtained, that whole nations owned it, which was about 1560, by which time England and Scotland had made it the religion of those nations: it had before this prevailed in Germany, Helvetia, France, and many other places, where it was the religion of whole cities and particular jurisdictions, &c.
PBC: Rev 2:24 - -- The doctrine under consideration is the church submitting to false teaching and submitting to the practice of allowing false teachers to occupy high p...
The doctrine under consideration is the church submitting to false teaching and submitting to the practice of allowing false teachers to occupy high places in the church. This passage calls this the depths of Satan. There were some left in Thyatira who had kept the faith once delivered to the saints and had not stooped to this practice. To these He says, " I will put upon you none other burden." There is sweet rest when the people of God follow in His paths. Jesus said, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." {Mt 11:28} —Eld. Charles Taylor

PBC: Rev 2:25 - -- This verse can only be examined fairly by using God’s written word. " Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of ...
This verse can only be examined fairly by using God’s written word. " Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God." {1Co 2:12} As we have been given the Spirit of God with which to search out things which affect our lives and the lives of others, we ought to hold that fast. Things which come before us daily can be tried by that Spirit. We have also received the gospel which declares the things of God. " Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand." {1Co 15:1} Paul continues to tell the Corinthian brethren (and us) that we are saved to the truth by the gospel " if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain." Paul advises the Galatian brethren, " As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed." {Ga 1:9} Let everyone be familiar with the teaching of God’s word lest we be found in the ranks of those who seem to have thrown caution to the wind, and have received false teachers such as was this Jezebel. Spiritual adultery is rampant among God’s people. Let us watch!— Eld. Charles Taylor

PBC: Rev 2:26 - -- The first meaning of this passage pertains to Jesus Christ, who overcame for us. True belief,[1] then, is the only thing which will be that power by w...
The first meaning of this passage pertains to Jesus Christ, who overcame for us. True belief,[1] then, is the only thing which will be that power by which we overcome. " Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth." {Re 3:9-10} Paul wrote, " If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed." {Ga 1:9} —Eld. Charles Taylor
[1] 1Jo 5:4-5; these verses are very important to our understanding the difference between knowledge which is of the world and knowledge which comes from God.

PBC: Rev 2:27 - -- This comes from the Psalms of David concerning the Gentiles out of nations which have not known God: " Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen fo...
This comes from the Psalms of David concerning the Gentiles out of nations which have not known God: " Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel." {Ps 2:8-9} All that the Father has given to Jesus shall come to Him. They shall be willing in the day of His power. " And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron." {Re 12:5} This same Ruler is the King of kings, and the Lord of lords.— Eld. Charles Taylor

PBC: Rev 2:28 - -- "morning star"
The morning star is Jesus Christ. " I am the root and offspring of David, and the bright and morning star." {Re 22:16} He abides with...
"morning star"
The morning star is Jesus Christ. " I am the root and offspring of David, and the bright and morning star." {Re 22:16} He abides with his faithful ones, and they shine as lights in the world even in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation. Read Php 2:12-15, etc.
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Peter calls Him the Daystar, " We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts." {2Pe 1:19} He is the light of the world. He rules the light of our lives which should shine forth to give light to all who are in the house.— Eld. Charles Taylor

PBC: Rev 2:29 - -- As always, the Spirit is speaking to the churches. Only those who have been given ears to hear spiritual things can know of these wonderful instructio...
As always, the Spirit is speaking to the churches. Only those who have been given ears to hear spiritual things can know of these wonderful instructions. Let us take heed as unto a light which shines in a dark place.— Eld. Charles Taylor
Haydock -> Rev 2:18-29
Haydock: Rev 2:18-29 - -- To the Angel of the church of Thyatira. Here is first a commendation of their constancy in the faith, in good works, charity, patience, and min...
To the Angel of the church of Thyatira. Here is first a commendation of their constancy in the faith, in good works, charity, patience, and ministry, which chiefly regards their bishop, whoever he was at that time. The heretics, called Alogians, who rejected the Apocalypse, (chiefly because of the clear proofs of the divinity of the Word, or Son of God) pretended that there was not church at Thyatria, when St. John is supposed to have written his Apocalypse. They have not proof of this. This same church was afterwards perverted by the Montanists. See St. Epiphanius, hær. li. p. 455. Here follows a reprehension that they permitted the woman, (here called by the name of Jezabel, [2] as was called the wife of Achaz, who persecuted the true prophets, and protected the false ones, 3 Kings xviii.) to seduce the servants of God, to commit fornication, and eat of things offered to idols. There is no probability that this Jezabel was wife to the bishop of that church. Had this been true, the bishop would have deserved a reprehension much more severe than is here given him. Alcazar thinks that by this woman was meant some heretical sect, or the corrupt synagogue of the Jews; but interpreters commonly understand some powerful woman thereabout among the infamous Nicolaites, who by her authority and artifices, brought many to embrace that sect. ---
I give her time to do penance; and she will not, or would not repent. It is Christ who speaks as God, for who but God gives sinners time to repent? ---
Behold, I will cast her into a bed, &c. Some understand a bed of sickness, others of corporal death, others eternal torments in hell, where she, and they that sin with her, shall be in very great tribulation, unless first they do penance. ---
All the churches shall know that I am he, who searcheth the reins and hearts, which God alone can do. See Psalm vii. 10.; Jeremias xvii. 10.; &c. It is God also who will give to every one....according to his works. See Psalm lxi. 13.; Proverbs xxiv. 12.; Romans ii. 6. and in divers other places. ---
I will not put upon you any other weight, &c. That is, not the insupportable burden of the Jewish ceremonies, to which teachers of false doctrines would have you subject. (Witham) ---
Whoever does not give in to this new doctrine of the Nicolaites and Gnostics, and does not approve the deep and abstruse doctrines of Satan, which they teach, shall have no new weight or punishment. Let them keep the doctrine once delivered. (Calmet) ---
Yet in the faith which you have already learnt, remain steadfast, till I come. ---
To them who shall overcome, &c. I will give power over or above all nations. This shews that the saints, who are with Christ our Lord in heaven, receive power from him to preside over nations, and provinces, as patrons; and shall come with him at the end of the world to execute his will against those who have not kept his commandments. (Challoner) ---
End. This alludes to the day of judgment, when the faithful shall sit on thrones with Christ. And he shall inherit the morning star of perpetual bliss, that shall never set. ---
They shall triumph over all the wicked world, and under me shall rule them, as it were, with a rod of iron, being so much exalted above them. ---
As the vessel of a potter, shall all their present greatness be broken. To every such faithful servant, I will give the morning star, another expression to signify eternal light, or eternal happiness. (Witham)
Gill: Rev 2:24 - -- But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira,.... The copulative and is left out in the Alexandrian copy and Complutensian edition, and if retain...
But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira,.... The copulative and is left out in the Alexandrian copy and Complutensian edition, and if retained, it may be rendered thus, "even unto the rest"; the persons spoken to are the same, the pastor of this church, with his colleagues, and all the rest of the faithful in it; which shows that this epistle, and so the rest, were not written to the pastors only, but to the churches; and that the pastor and his colleagues, with others, were free from the abominable errors and corruptions before spoken of; and that, in the worst of times, God does, and will reserve a people for himself, who are described as follows:
as many as have not this doctrine; who had not given into, and embraced this doctrine of the antichristian church of Rome, concerning infallibility, the worshipping of images, transubstantiation, &c. the Arabic version reads, "this new doctrine"; for notwithstanding the large pretensions of the Romish church to antiquity, her doctrine is but a novel doctrine:
and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; that is, had not approved of the doctrines of antichrist, which though his followers called deep things and mysteries of their holy religion, such as transubstantiation, &c. yet, to speak in the language of the pure and faithful professors of the Gospel, they are no other than the depths of Satan, or doctrines of devils; or else the sense is, as Jezebel and her followers say, to the contempt of the faithful, arrogating knowledge to themselves, and upbraiding them with simplicity and ignorance, as not knowing Satan's devices, nor how to rescue souls out of them, as they did; but the former sense seems best:
I will put upon you none other burden; meaning not any affliction or tribulation than the present one; nor any other errors and heresies than what were broached; but no other precept or command than what follows; see 2Ki 9:25.

Gill: Rev 2:25 - -- But that which ye have already,.... Which was something good, even the faithful word, the form of sound words, the mystery and doctrine of faith; thi...
But that which ye have already,.... Which was something good, even the faithful word, the form of sound words, the mystery and doctrine of faith; this they had received from Christ and his apostles; they had it in their hearts, and a comfortable experience of the truth and power of it, and had made a profession of it, which they now held, and are here exhorted to hold fast:
hold fast till I come; meaning the coming of Christ, either at the Reformation by Luther, Calvin, and others, which began at the close of this church state, when the hands and hearts of those professors would be more strengthened, which seems to be the first sense of the words; or to judge Jezebel, destroy antichrist, which will be by the brightness of his coming; till which time the doctrine of the Gospel is to be held fast: and such an exhortation will be always necessary, since, till then, there will be always more or less an opposition to it, and attempts made to wrest it out of the hands of its professors, to cause them to hesitate about it, and to intimidate them in the profession of it, by loading them with reproaches, calumnies, and persecution.

Gill: Rev 2:26 - -- And he that overcometh,.... Jezebel and her idolatries, her children, and all that commit adultery with her; such as are not drawn into the same evil ...
And he that overcometh,.... Jezebel and her idolatries, her children, and all that commit adultery with her; such as are not drawn into the same evil practices with them, but bravely stand their ground against the Romish antichrist and his followers, and bear their testimony against his impious doctrines and idolatrous practices:
and keepeth my works unto the end; either of life, or of this church state, or of time, when Christ will personally appear, even at the end of the world; and by his works are meant, not the works which were done by him, as his miracles and works of mercy to the souls and bodies of men, and works of righteousness in obedience to the law, and the work of redemption and salvation; though these are works to be observed, and kept in view, and to be preserved in memory, and for the encouragement of faith and hope; but the works which are commanded, and required by Christ to be done by his people; as the public work of the ministry, by the preachers of the Gospel; and every private work, both internal and external, as the work of faith, the labour of love, and every act of obedience, which is constantly to be discharged. The Arabic version reads, "and keepeth my words and my works"; things both relating to doctrine and practice:
to him will I give power over the nations; or Gentiles, the Papists; so called because of the Pagan notions and worship introduced by them; and because they consist of many nations, tongues, and people, who are deceived, and drawn into idolatry by them: and this power over them may be understood in a spiritual sense, through the preaching of the Gospel, which being attended with the power of God, is the means of converting sinners, and so of weakening the kingdom of Satan, and of antichrist; and which had its fulfilment, at least in part, at the time of the Reformation, and onward, and will have still a greater accomplishment in the spiritual reign of Christ and his people, under the Philadelphian church state; and it may also design the temporal power which the saints shall have over antichrist, when they shall take away his dominion, and consume and destroy it, and the kingdom and the dominion under the whole heaven shall be given to the saints of the most High; Dan 7:25.

Gill: Rev 2:27 - -- And he shall rule them with a rod of iron,.... Either with the Gospel, which is the rod of Christ's strength, and is the power of God unto salvation, ...
And he shall rule them with a rod of iron,.... Either with the Gospel, which is the rod of Christ's strength, and is the power of God unto salvation, and by which the kingdom of Christ is enlarged, and the power of the church of Christ over the antichristian party is increased; or it may design great strictness and severity, with which the man of sin will be used by the saints of the most High, when they shall take away his dominion from him:
as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers; which may be expressive either of the breaking of rocky hearts in pieces at conversion, and of making souls humble and contrite; or of the irreparable ruin and destruction of antichrist, when the saints shall consume and destroy him:
even as I received of my Father; Christ, as God, has an underived power and government; but, as Mediator, his rule and power over the nations are asked by him, given to him, and received by him, Psa 2:8. This "as" does not intend equality, but similitude; and denotes the participation the saints will have with Christ in the judgment and destruction of antichrist, and in his kingdom and power.

Gill: Rev 2:28 - -- And I will give him the morning star. So Christ is called, Rev 22:16; and here it designs an illustrious appearance of Christ at the close of this chu...
And I will give him the morning star. So Christ is called, Rev 22:16; and here it designs an illustrious appearance of Christ at the close of this church state, and a communication of much light and grace from him, which introduced the Sardian church state, or the reformation by Luther, Calvin, &c. which is the phosphorus, or morning star, to the spiritual reign of Christ under the Philadelphian church state; which will be the bright, clear, day of the Gospel, when the present twilight, which is between the appearance of the morning star and that glorious day, will be removed: for by this morning star is not meant the glory that shall be put upon the bodies of the saints in the resurrection morn; nor the heavenly glory itself, or the hope of it; but the dawning of the latter day glory, which began at the Reformation, and is promised the faithful professors in the Thyatirian church state, who lived in the darkness of Popery.

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NET Notes: Rev 2:24 Grk “deep things.” For the translation “deep secrets” see L&N 28.76; cf. NAB, NIV, CEV.

NET Notes: Rev 2:26 Or “over the Gentiles” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”).

NET Notes: Rev 2:27 A quotation from Ps 2:9 (with the line introducing the quotation containing a partial allusion to Ps 2:8). See also Rev 12:5, 19:15.

NET Notes: Rev 2:28 On this expression BDAG 892 s.v. πρωϊνός states, “early, belonging to the morning ὁ ἀστ...
Geneva Bible: Rev 2:24 But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the ( l ) depths of Satan, as they spea...

Geneva Bible: Rev 2:26 ( 20 ) And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give ( 21 ) power over the nations:
( 20 ) The conclusion, in which C...

Geneva Bible: Rev 2:27 ( 22 ) And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
( 22 )...

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TSK Synopsis -> Rev 2:1-29
TSK Synopsis: Rev 2:1-29 - --1 What is commanded to be written to the angels, that is, the ministers of the churches of Ephesus,8 Smyrna,12 Pergamos,18 Thyatira, and what is comme...
Maclaren -> Rev 2:26-28
Maclaren: Rev 2:26-28 - --IV. The Victor's Life-Power
"He that overcometh, and keepeth My works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: 27. And he shall rule ...
MHCC -> Rev 2:18-29
MHCC: Rev 2:18-29 - --Even when the Lord knows the works of his people to be wrought in love, faith, zeal, and patience; yet if his eyes, which are as a flame of fire, obse...
Matthew Henry -> Rev 2:18-29
Matthew Henry: Rev 2:18-29 - -- The form of each epistle is very much the same; and in this, as the rest, we have to consider the inscription, contents, and conclusion. I. The insc...
Barclay -> Rev 2:18-29; Rev 2:18-29; Rev 2:18-29; Rev 2:18-29; Rev 2:18-29; Rev 2:18-29; Rev 2:18-29

Barclay: Rev 2:18-29 - --The longest of the seven letters is written to the least important of the seven cities. None the less, the problem which faced Thyatira and the dang...

Barclay: Rev 2:18-29 - --R. H. Charles points out that by far the longest of the seven letters is written to the most unimportant of the seven cities; but its problem was f...

Barclay: Rev 2:18-29 - --(2) The source of the trouble in Thyatira centred round a woman whom the letter calls Jezebel. A variety of answers have been given to the question o...

Barclay: Rev 2:18-29 - --(3) This Jezebel of a woman is accused of teaching two things--eating meat offered to idols and committing fornication.
(a) One of the great problems ...

Barclay: Rev 2:18-29 - --(b) The other part of Jezebel's teaching is not so clear. She is said to teach the people to commit fornication (Rev 2:20); she is urged to repent f...

Barclay: Rev 2:18-29 - --(4) The letter to Thyatira finishes with a series of great threats and great promises. Jezebel has been given all the latitude the divine mercy can g...
Constable: Rev 2:1--3:22 - --II THE LETTERS TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES chs. 2--3
Before analyzing each of the seven letters that follows we should...

Constable: Rev 2:18-29 - --D. The letter to the church in Thyatira 2:18-29
Jesus Christ sent this letter to commend some in this ch...

Constable: Rev 2:24-25 - --4. Exhortation 2:24-25
Apparently this woman claimed that her teaching (that Christians can indu...
