Apocalipsis 2:20-25 NVI

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 2:22

Behold, I will cast her into a bed - " This again alludes to the same history. Ahaziah, son of Ahab and Jezebel, by his mother's ill instruction and example, followed her ways. God punished him by making him fall down, as is supposed, from the top of the terrace over his house, and so to be bedridden for a long time under great anguish, designing thereby to give him time to repent; but when, instead of that, he sent to consult Baalzebub, Elijah was sent to pronounce a final doom against his... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 2:23

And I will kill her children with death - " That is, I will certainly destroy her offspring and memory, and thereby ruin her designs. Jezebel's two sons, being both kings were both slain; and after that, all the seventy sons of Ahab; ( 2 Kings 10:1 ;); in all which the hand of God was very visible. In the same manner God predicts the destruction of the heretics and heresies referred to; see Revelation 2:16 . It should seem by the expression, I am he which searcheth the reins and the... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 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, 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 Romans... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 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. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 2:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 2:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 2:24

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 2:25

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

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