Revelations 2:18-29: The danger within

I) Thyatira

A) Its ruins are located in modern-day _________, Turkey.

B) It was a smaller _____________ town.

1) Known for its ____________ production.

2) Home to many _____________ tradesmen.

C) These trades held yearly festivals dedicated to various gods and goddesses.

D) ___________, a convert in Philippi (Acts 16), was originally from Thyatira.

II) Jesus's description of himself.

A) He refers to Himself as the __________ of God.”

B) Jesus __________ everything.

C) Jesus is ________________ and powerful.

III) Jesus's Commendation of the Church of Thyatira

A) They displayed God’s agape ________ to others.

B) They were faithful.

C) They served God in various ways.

D) They persevered through life’s trials.

E) They _________ in all these areas.


IV) Jesus’s Complaint

A) They tolerated a __________ prophetess.

B) Like the Old Testament Jezebel, this woman was leading God’s people _________.

1) She taught that it was acceptable for Christians to engage in sexual ______________.

2) She also claimed that guild members could participate in _________ rituals (eating food sacrificed to idols).

3) In Acts 15, the apostles clearly stated that such practices were sinful.

4) She claimed to have received a special word from God permitting these actions.

C) She continued spreading these teachings despite God sending others to _________ her.

D) God declared that she would suffer _______________ for her actions.

E) We, too, can compromise without even realizing it.

V) Jesus’s encouragement

A) To those who followed Jezebel, there is an implied call to ____________.

B) To those who did not, Jesus encourages them to hold onto the ________________ teachings.

C) Jesus promises that they rule over the evil nations when he comes again.