Revelation 2:10–22

^10oDo not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. ^pBe faithful until death, and I will give you ^qthe crown of life.

^11r“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes shall not be hurt by ^sthe second death.” ’

The Compromising Church

¹²“And to the ⁶angel of the church in Pergamos write,

‘These things says ^tHe who has the sharp two-edged sword: ¹³“I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. ¹⁴But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of ^uBalaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, ^vto eat things sacrificed to idols, ^wand to commit sexual immorality. ¹⁵Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, ⁷which thing I hate. ¹⁶Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and ^xwill fight against them with the sword of My mouth.

¹⁷“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden ^ymanna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone ^za new name written which no one knows except him who receives it.” ’

The Corrupt Church

¹⁸“And to the ⁸angel of the church in Thyatira write,

‘These things says the Son of God, ^awho has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass: ^19b“I know your works, love, ⁹service, faith, and your ¹patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first. ²⁰Nevertheless I have ²a few things against you, because you allow ³that woman ^cJezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, ⁴to teach and seduce My servants ^dto commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. ²¹And I gave her time ^eto ⁵repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent. ²²Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of ⁶their deeds.