E34 TO THE CHURCH IN EPHESUS: "YOU HAVE LEFT YOUR FIRST LOVE."

One of the most sobering rebukes from Yeshua comes from Revelation 2:4-5, addressed to the church in Ephesus, "But I have this against you, that you have left your first love." I want to center this article/episode around this phrase and provide more insights into what Yeshua could have really meant by this statement. This study goes well with the article/episode I recently published: TESTED BY FIRE: DESTROYED OR PURIFIED; on the podcast, it is Episode #33. But before we can focus on what Yeshua might have meant with this statement, I want to examine closely what He spoke to them leading up to it. He had a lot to say about what they did right. However, this is often overlooked, and the rebuke is focused on, which can lead to a misrepresentation of the proper understanding of the rebuke.