A Message To A Corrupt Church Series

 Jezebel was probably not her name.

 According to church history during these Dark Ages of the church, pagan practices & idolatry were mingled with Christian works & worship.

 The leaders of the Roman church were elevated to a place of secular power.

 Rituals & church doctrine replaced personal faith in Jesus.

 Purgatory became a popular doctrine along with prayers for the dead.

 The word “seduce” means a fundamental departure from the truth.

 Jezebel is a forerunner of the apostate church we will study in Revelation 17

Verse 21-22 Read scripture

 Because Jezebel refused to repent, the Lord was going to give her a sick bed of tribulation in place of her bed of lust.

Verse 23

“I will kill her children”

 This false doctrine had been going on for several generations at this point.

 She had raised a new generation on false doctrine & immorality.

 This should bring us to realize, if we do not teach our children sound biblical doctrine someone will teach other doctrines to them.

 On of the greatest threats to our church today is we have not changed the way we reach young people.

 Today’s church has at least 3 generations inside the church. Each generation was taught and each learned in different manners. Each had there own style of music

“And all the churches will know that I am He who searches the minds & hearts. I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.”

 This again should remind us the Lord is watching & that He rewards according to man’s deeds or works.

 Let me remind you, works do not save, but they are evidence of salvation.

Verse 24-25 (Read Scripture)

 There were a faithful few, a faithful remnant in Thyatira, that had not fallen into the false teachings of Jezebel, or what is called here the depths of Satan. No other burden of responsibility was placed on these but to hold fast to the truth until Christ’s Coming.

Verse 26-28 (Read Scripture)

 The over comer is the true believer.

 His reward will be to reign with Christ during the millennium.

 He would have authority over the nations & would rule them with a rod of iron.

 All sin would be punished severely & promptly.

 The Lord promised to give to the over comer the morning star.

 The Lord Jesus is spoken f in Rev. 22:16 as the Bright & Morning Star.

 Just as the morning star appears in the heavens before the sun rises, so Christ will appear as the Morning Star to rapture His church to heaven before He appears as the Son of Righteousness to reign over the earth.

 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; “But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died & rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive & remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means procede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will desend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, & with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we who are alive & remain shall be caught up in the air together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.”