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.
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
Her popes, cardinals, priests, Jesuits, monks, friars, all the Romish apostasy, shall be killed with death; God will utterly extirpate them in His own time. When He punishes the followers of antichrist, their hidden things of darkness will be exposed, and they shall receive the righteous reward of their evil practices, which they have glossed over with specious pretences of religion while only gratifying carnal lust and amassing wealth.
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A strong Hebraic expression meaning certain destruction. Whether children means her literal offspring or figuratively those who imbibed her doctrines, the judgment is sure. Christ claims here His own omniscience, the power to search hearts and reins, which is God's peculiar prerogative, and will judge not by outward appearance but by the hidden principles and ends of all actions.
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