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Christ |
Commendation |
Rebuke |
Exhortation |
Promise | |
Ephesus (2:1-7) |
Holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among
the seven golden lampstands. |
Deeds, hard work, perseverance. Does not tolerate wicked
men. Endures hardships. Hates the practices of the Nicolaitans. |
Has forsaken her first love. |
Remember; repent; do the things you did at first. |
Will eat from the tree of life. |
Smyrna (2:8-11) |
The First and the Last, who died and came to life again. |
Suffers persecution and poverty. |
— |
Do not be afraid. Be faithful, even to the point of
death. |
Will receive a crown of life; will not be hurt by the
second death. |
Pergamum (2:12-17) |
Has the sharp, double-edged sword. |
Remains true to Christ; does not renounce her faith. |
People there hold the teachings of Balaam and of the
Nicolaitans. |
Repent. |
Will receive hidden manna and a white stone with a new
name on it. |
Thyatira (2:18-29) |
The Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire and
whose feet are like burnished brass. |
Deeds, love, faith, service, perseverance, doing more
than at first. |
Tolerates Jezebel with her immorality and idolatry. |
Repent; hold on to what you have. |
Will have authority over the nations; the morning star. |
Sardis (3:1-6) |
Holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. |
Deeds; reputation of being alive. |
Dead. |
Wake up! Strengthen what remains. Remember what you
received, obey it, repent. |
Will be dressed in white; will be acknowledged before My
Father and His angels. |
Philadelphia (3:7-13) |
Holy and true, holds the key of David. |
Deeds, keeps Christ's word and does not deny His name,
endures patiently. |
— |
Hold on to what you have. |
Those who overcome will be pillars in the temple; the
name of God, of the New Jerusalem, and of Christ's new name, will be written
on them. |
Laodicea (3:14-22) |
The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Ruler of
God's creation. |
— |
Lukewarm, neither cold nor hot. Wretched, pitiful, poor,
blind, and naked. |
Buy from Christ refined gold, white clothes, and eye
salve. Be earnest, and repent. |
Overcomers will eat with Christ; will rule with Christ |