The Letter to Thyatira

Rev. Luke Zimmerman, pastor at Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mechanicsburg, PA, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Revelation 2:18-29. The city of Thyatira was known for its commerce and trade, yet Jesus as the Son of God whose feet are like burnished bronze has authority and wealth far above anything else. The church in Thyatira is commended for their love, faith, service, and patient endurance; they have grown in this sanctification. But the Lord Jesus critiques their tolerance of the false prophetess who is encouraging compromise toward idolatry. This false prophetess and all who have allied with her will be condemned. To those who have not followed after such lies, Jesus encourages faithfulness. Those who hold to Him in faith will have a share in His eternal kingdom. “Come Lord Jesus!” is a series on Sharper Iron that goes through the Revelation given to St. John. Although some look at Revelation with fear, it is a book of supreme hope in our crucified, risen, and ascended Lord. The book of Revelation gives a heavenly perspective on our earthly circumstances so that the Church in every generation is challenged, comforted, and assured of final victory through Jesus Christ.