Those who once knew what was right should “remember” that they can repent and return (2:5; cf. 3:3; Deut. 9:7; 16:3).13 Some have understood the removal of the Ephesian church from its place (Rev. 2:5) as an allusion to the silt deposits of the Cayster River, which eventually forced the literal relocation of the city.14 More likely Jesus directly threatens the church alone: The removal of its lampstand from before Christ means that it will cease to exist as a church—whatever else, if anything, it