Long Hot Summer of the 7 Churches of Revelation
Thyatira - APOSTASY / Rise of Papal Rome, persecutions & inquisitions
things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
*I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.
--Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
--But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden. But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.
--And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: 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. And I will give him the morning star. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Revelation 2:19-28
Thyatira signifies "sweet savor of labor," or "sacrifice and contrition," which seems descriptive of the church of Jesus Christ during the 1260 years of papal persecution.
Jezebel, is a figurative name, alluding to Ahab's wife, who slew the prophets of the Lord, led her husband into idolatry, and fed the prophets of Baal at her own table.
A more striking figure could not have been used to denote the papal abominations.
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