The Corrupt Church

Revelation 2

¹⁸ “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write,
‘These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass: ¹⁹ “I know your works, love, service, faith,^[a] and your patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first. ²⁰ Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow^[b] that woman^[c] Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce^[d] My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. ²¹ And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent.^{[e] 22} Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their^[f] deeds. ²³ I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.
²⁴ “Now to you I say, and^[g] to the rest in Thyatira, as many as do not have this doctrine, who have not known the depths of Satan, as they say, I will^[h] put on you no other burden. ²⁵ But hold fast what you have till I come. ²⁶ And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations—
²⁷ ‘ He shall rule them with a rod of iron;
They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter’s vessels’^[i]—

as I also have received from My Father; ²⁸ and I will give him the morning star.
²⁹ “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”’ (Revelation 2:18-29, New King James Version)

Footnotes:

1. Revelation 2:19 NU-Text and M-Text read faith, service.
2. Revelation 2:20 NU-Text and M-Text read I have against you that you tolerate.
3. Revelation 2:20 M-Text reads your wife Jezebel.
4. Revelation 2:20 NU-Text and M-Text read and teaches and seduces.
5. Revelation 2:21 NU-Text and M-Text read time to repent, and she does not want to repent of her sexual immorality.
6. Revelation 2:22 NU-Text and M-Text read her.
7. Revelation 2:24 NU-Text and M-Text omit and.
8. Revelation 2:24 NU-Text and M-Text omit will.
9. Revelation 2:27 Psalm 2:96