Revelation 007 - Misplaced Priorities

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Dr. Andy Woods | Jul 15, 2018 | Revelation 2:4-7 | Revelation

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Pattern of the Letters in Revelation 2

1. Destination
2. Description of Christ (Rev. 1)
3. Commendation
4. Rebuke
5. Exhortation to change
6. Consequence
7. Exhortation to listen
8. Promise to overcomers (Rev. 21-22)


Ephesus

Revelation 2:1

1. Destination (1a)

2. Description of Christ (1b)

3. Commendation (2-3, 6)

4. Rebuke (4)

5. Exhortation to change (5a)

6. Consequence (5b)

7. Exhortation to listen (7a)

8. Promise to overcomers (7b)


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Revelation 008 - Reward Through Suffering

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Smyrna
Revelation 2:8‐11

1. Destination (8a)
2. Description of Christ (8b)
3. Commendation (9)
4. Rebuke
5. Exhortation (10a‐c)
6. Consequence (10d)
7. Exhortation to listen (11a)
8. Promise to overcomers (11b)


2. Description of Christ (Rev. 2:8b)
1. I am the first (prōtos) and the last (eschatos) (1:17)
2. I was dead and have come back to life (zaō) (1:18)

3. What Christ Commends in Smyrna
(Rev. 2:9)
Tribulation (thlipsis) ‒ 9a
Poverty (ptōcheia) – 9b
Persecution – 9c

Rev 2:9 “I know about your suffering and your poverty—but you are rich! I know the blasphemy of those opposing you. They say they are Jews, but they are not, because their synagogue belongs to Satan.

Ephesians 1:3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.

Revelation 2:10 Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil will throw some of you into prison to test you. You will suffer for ten days. But if you remain faithful even when facing death, I will give you the crown of life.


Lewis Sperry Chafer
vol. 7, Systematic Theology (Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 1993), 265‐66.
This vital newness of mind is a part of believing, after all, and therefore it may be and is used as a synonym for believing at times (cf. Acts 17:30; 20:21; 26:20; Rom. 2:4; 2Tim. 2:25; 2 Pet. 3:9). Repentance nevertheless cannot be added to believing as a condition of salvation, because upwards of 150 passages of Scripture condition salvation upon believing only (cf. John 3:16; Acts 16:31).


Scripture’s Five Crowns (Rev 4:10: 3:11; 2 John 8)

1 Cor. 9:24‐27
Incorruptible
Gaining mastery over the flesh

1 Thess. 2:19‐20
Rejoicing
Soul winning

Jas. 1:12; Rev. 2:10
Life
Enduring trials

1 Pet. 5:2‐4
Glory
Shepherding God’s people

2 Tim. 4:8
Righteousness
Longing for His appearing


1John 5:4 For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith.
5 And who can win this battle against the world? Only those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.