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Jesus’ Letter to the Church in Ephesus2 1"Write this to the angel of the churcha in Ephesus:
"Here is a message from the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
2"I know what you do, how hard you work and never give up. I know that you don't accept evil people. You have tested those who say they are apostlesb but are not. You found that they are liars. 3You never stop trying. You have endured troubles for my name and have not given up.
4"But I have this against you: You have left the love you had in the beginning. 5So remember where you were before you fell. Change your hearts and do what you did at first. If you don't change, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. 6But there is something you do that is right - you hate the things that the Nicolaitansc do. I also hate what they do.
7"Everyone who hears this should listen to what the Spiritd says to the churches. To those who win the victory I will give the right to eat the fruit from the tree of lifee, which is in God's paradisef.
Jesus’ Letter to the Church in Smyrna 8"Write this to the angel of the churcha in Smyrna:
"Here is a message from the one who is the First and the Last, the one who died and came to life again.
9"I know your troubles, and I know that you are poor, but really you are rich! I know the insults you have suffered from people who say they are Jews. But they are not true Jews. They are a groupg that belongs to Satanh. 10Don't be afraid of what will happen to you. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison. He will do this to test you. You will suffer for ten days, but be faithful, even if you have to die. If you continue to be faithful, I will give you the rewardi of life.
11"Everyone who hears this should listen to what the Spiritd says to the churches. Those who win the victory will not be hurt by the second death.
Jesus’ Letter to the Church in Pergamum 12"Write this to the angel of the churcha in Pergamum:
"Here is a message from the one who has the sharp two-edged sword.
13"I know where you live. You live where Satanh has his throne, but you are true to me. You did not refuse to tell about your faith in me even during the time of Antipas. Antipas was my faithful witnessj who was killed in your city, the city where Satan lives.
14"But I have a few things against you. You have people there who follow the teaching of Balaamk. Balaam taught Balak how to make the people of Israell sin. They sinned by eating food offered to idolsm and by committing sexual sins. 15It is the same in your group. You have people who follow the teaching of the Nicolaitans. 16So change your hearts! If you don't change, I will come to you quickly and fight against these people with the sword that comes out of my mouth.
17"Everyone who hears this should listen to what the Spiritd says to the churches!
"I will give the hidden mannan to everyone who wins the victory. I will also give each one a white stone that has a new name written on it. And no one will know this name except the one who gets the stone.
Jesus’ Letter to the Church in Thyatira 18"Write this to the angel of the churcha in Thyatira:
"Here is a message from the Son of God, the one who has eyes that blaze like fire and feet like shining brass.
19"I know what you do. I know about your love, your faith, your service, and your patience. I know that you are doing more now than you did at first. 20But I have this against you: You let that woman Jezebel do what she wants. She says that she is a propheto, but she is leading my people away with her teaching. Jezebel leads my people to commit sexual sins and to eat food that is offered to idolsm. 21I have given her time to change her heart and turn away from her sin, but she does not want to change.
22"So I will throw her on a bed of suffering. And all those who commit adulteryp with her will suffer greatly. I will do this now if they don't turn away from the things she does. 23I will also kill her followers. Then all the churches will see that I am the one who knows what people feel and think. And I will repay each of you for what you have done.
24"But others of you in Thyatira have not followed her teaching. You have not learned the things they call 'Satan'sh deep secrets.' This is what I say to you: I will not put any other burden on you. 25Only hold on to the truth you have until I come.
26"I will give power over the nations to all those who win the victory and continue until the end to do what I want.q 27They will rule the nations with an iron rod. They will break them to pieces like clay pots. 28They will have the same power I received from my Father, and I will give them the morning star. 29Everyone who hears this should listen to what the Spiritd says to the churches.
achurch Literally, “assembly” or “community,” the people who have been brought together as God’s family through their common faith in Jesus Christ. The word often refers to a group of believers who meet together or who live in the same area, but it is also used to mean the worldwide community of all believers in Christ.
bapostle A follower of Jesus chosen to represent him in a special way. During his earthly ministry, Jesus named twelve men as apostles. They had the specific responsibility and authority to represent him and proclaim his message throughout the world. Later, he appeared to Paul and gave him a similar commission, especially to non-Jewish people. Barnabas, Paul’s missionary companion, and James, the brother of Jesus, are also called apostles, as well as several others in the New Testament. Some of these occurrences of the word, however, have the more general sense of “messenger” or “representative.”
c2:6 Nicolaitans A religious group that followed wrong ideas. Also in verse 15.
dSpirit See “Holy Spirit.”
etree of life The tree whose fruit gives people the power to live forever. See Gen. 2:9; 3:22 and Rev. 22:1-2.
fparadise A wonderful place of blessing, where God’s people go when they die.
g2:9 group Literally, “synagogue.”
hSatan A name for the devil meaning “the enemy,” or “the accuser.”
ireward Literally, “wreath,” a ring of leaves or branches that was placed on the head of the winners of athletic contests to honor them. It was a symbol of victory and reward.
j2:13 faithful witness A person who speaks God’s message truthfully, even in times of danger.
kBalaam A non-Israelite prophet in the Old Testament who was hired by Balak, king of Moab, to curse his enemy Israel. Read Num. 22-24.
lIsrael Another name for Jacob (see Gen. 32:24-28) and for the nation God chose to accomplish his plan of blessing the world through the Messiah (see “Messiah”). The people of Israel were the descendants of Jacob’s twelve sons. In the New Testament this name is sometimes used in a broader sense to mean all of God’s people.
midol A statue of a false god that people worship. It can also mean anything that is more important to a person than God.
nmanna The special food provided by God that the Israelites gathered daily from the ground during the 40 years they wandered through the desert. See Ex. 16:4-36.
o2:20 prophet Jezebel was a false prophet. She claimed to speak for God, but she didn’t really speak God’s truth.
padultery Breaking a marriage promise by committing sexual sin.
q2:26-27 These verses are almost the same as Ps. 2:8-9.
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