But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants to practice sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
The Son of God addresses Thyatira by His true title, which shows He shares the Father's nature. His eyes blaze like fire to pierce all hearts and weigh all deeds; His feet gleam like bronze, steady and pure in judgment and rule. He knows everything about His people and will make certain they know He sees.
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Commenting on Revelation 2:18-29
Christ tolerates in you a false prophetess, that Jezebel figure, who seduces His servants into fornication and idolatry, the very corruption that woman of old wrought in Israel. Rome Papal inherits her mantle: daughter of pagan Rome, adorned in false holiness, steeped in idolatrous worship and the blood of martyrs.
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This woman bore Jezebel's name not as literal identity but as a mark of her character. Like the ancient queen, persuasive, artful, ambitious, and ruthless, she wielded gifts to lead others into error and abominable practices. Her influence was wide, her scruples none, her end the same: turning believers toward idolatry.
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