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REVELATION 2
THE CHURCH IN EPHESUS (2:1-7)
The Counselor (2:1):
The commendation (2:2-3, 6)
They do not tolerate sin in the church (2:2b).
They allow only sound doctrine to be taught (2:2c).
They have suffered for Jesus (2:3).
They hate the practices of the Nicolaitans (2:6).
The chastening (2:4):
The counsel (2:5)
The procedure involved (2:5a-5c)
They are to remember their first love (2:5a).
They are to repent (2:5b).
They are to return to their first love (2:5c).
The penalty (2:5d):
The challenge (2:7):
THE CHURCH IN SMYRNA (2:8-11)
The Counselor (2:8):
The commendation (2:9)
They are persecuted and poor, yet they are rich (2:9a).
They have been slandered by those belonging to Satan himself (2:9b).
The chastening: None given.
The counsel (2:10): They are to remain faithful unto death and will receive a crown of life.
The challenge (2:11):
THE CHURCH IN PERGAMOS (2:12-17)
The Counselor (2:12):
The commendation (2:13)
They remain faithful even though living in Satan's headquarters (2:13a).
One of their members, Antipas, had become a martyr (2:13b).
The chastening (2:14-15)
They are tolerating the teachings of Balaam (2:14).
They are tolerating the teachings of the Nicolaitans (2:15).
The counsel (2:16):
The challenge (2:17)
To partake of the hidden manna (2:17a)
To be given a white stone with a new name (2:1 7b)
THE CHURCH IN THYATIRA (2:18-29)
The Counselor (2:18):
The commendation (2:19):
The chastening (2:20-23)
The wickedness (2:20):
The warning (2:21-23):
The counsel (2:24-25):
The challenge (2:26-29)
They will help rule over the nations (2:26-28a).
They will be given the morning star (2:28b-29).