Apocalipsis 2:20-23 NVI

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:18-29

The epistle to the Church at Thyatira. The circuit now turns southwards. From Ephesus to Smyrna, and from Smyrna to Pergamum, was movement almost due north. Thyatira is on the Lycus, close to the Roman road between Pergamum and Sardis. It was refounded and named Thyatira by Seleucus Nicator, after the conquest of Persia by Alexander. It was strongly Macedonian in population; and it is worth noting that it is in Philippi, a city of Macedonia, that Lydia of Thyatira is found ( Acts 16:14 ).... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:18-29

Thyatira: victors for Christ reigning with him. In some respects this letter is very similar to the last. In one respect it is unique. Its similarity arises from the fact that in Thyatira, as in Pergamos, there was much that was excellent clogged with much that was impure; that the Saviour stood before the Church as a heart-searching Saviour; that unless the evil were put away the Church would be severely judged, as a lesson and warning to the Churches round about; that the evil ones... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:18-29

Epistle to the Church at Thyatira. Careful readers of these letters will observe how in this and the foregoing ones St. John seems to be contemplating great historical events recorded in the Old Testament. In the first, the allusion to "the tree of life" and the "Paradise of God" carries us back to the story of the Fall and the expulsion from Eden. In the second, Noah and the Flood are apparently referred to in the promise of life as the reward of fidelity, and the not being "hurt of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:18-29

(4) The epistle to the Church in Thyatria: the growing Church exposed to corruption of doctrine. With the highest title, "the Son of God," the Lord of the Church speaks—the Lord who searches as with eyes of flame and with burning, consuming fire, and treads down his enemies beneath his feet. The vision is unusually impressive, as the state of the Church is unusually momentous. The letter is extended, and describes the commendable condition of the Church, the subtle danger that threatens... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:18-29

The words of Christ from eternity to the congregation at Thyatira. "And unto the angel of the Church in Thyatira," etc. Thyatira was situated between Pergamos and Sardis, a little off the main road which connected these two cities. It was a Macedonian colony, founded by Alexander the Great (or whom I should rather designate "Alexander the Contemptible" ) after the overthrow of the Persian empire. The Macedonian colonists appear to have introduced the worship of Apollo, honoured as the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:20

But I have against thee that thou sufferest . This is certainly fight. "A few things" ( ὀλίγα ) is an insertion in some inferior authorities. Others insert "many things" ( πόλλα ); the Sinaitic inserts "much" ( πόλυ ); while the best authorities have nothing between κατὰ σοῦ and ὅτι ; and then ὅτι must be rendered "that" rather than "because." The construction is the same as in Revelation 2:4 . There is a right and a wrong suffering; and the Church in Thyatira... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:21

Here again the Revised Version must be preferred; the Authorized Version follows a corrupt Greek text. With the construction, "I gave her time that ( ἵνα ) she should repent," comp. Revelation 8:3 ; Revelation 9:5 ; Revelation 12:14 ; Revelation 19:8 ; John 17:4 ; 1 John 3:1 ; 1 John 5:20 . With "willeth not to repent," comp. John 6:21 , John 6:67 ; John 7:17 ; John 8:44 . Jezebel "despised the riches of Christ's forbearance and long suffering, not believing... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:22

Behold! The exclamation "arrests attention, and prepares the way for something unexpected and terrible." It is one of the many differences between the Fourth Gospel and the Apocalypse, that in the former ἴδε is the dominant form, while in the latter ἰδού is the invariable form ( καὶ ἴδε in Revelation 6:1 , Revelation 6:5 , Revelation 6:7 is a spurious addition); ἰδού is very rare in the Gospel; ἴδε is found nowhere in the Apocalypse. In the Epistles neither form... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:23

And her children (placed first, in emphatic distinction from those who have been seduced into temporary connexion with her) I will kill with death . With ἀποκτενῶ ἐν θανάτῳ comp. LXX . in Ezekiel 33:27 and Le Ezekiel 20:10 ; and θανάτῳ τελευτάτω , Matthew 15:4 and Mark 7:10 ; the phrase recurs in Revelation 6:8 . Those who have not merely been beguiled into sin by her, but are united to her in a permanent moral relationship ( John 8:44 ), shall perish in some... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 2:20

Notwithstanding, I have a few things against thee - Compare notes on Revelation 2:4.Because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel - Thou dost tolerate, or countenance her. Compare the notes on Revelation 2:14. Who the individual here referred to by the name Jezebel was, is not known. It is by no means probable that this was her real name, but seems to have been given to her as expressive of her character and influence. Jezebel was the wife of Ahab; a woman of vast influence over her husband - an... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:18-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:18-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:18-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:18-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:18-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 2:20

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