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Revelation 2:22

King James Version (KJV)

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Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.

Revelation 2:22 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Revelation 2:22

Theological / Devotional

Cast her into a bed. The manner of punishment to be meted out to the false prophetess will be appropriate to her crime. This expression seems to be of Semitic origin, and is used with respect to falling ill (see Ex. 21:18; Judith 8:3, LXX; Matt. 9:2, literally, “a paralytic cast upon a bed”). Compare the English expression “to take to one’s bed.” See on Rev. 17:16, 17 ; 18.

Them that commit. These persons are not identified. Compare on ch. 17:1, 2.

Except they repent. The door of mercy had not yet fully shut. God never shuts Himself off from sinners; it is they who shut themselves off from Him.

Their deeds. Textual evidence favors (cf. p. 10) the reading “her deeds.” From the standpoint of God speaking to His church, the sins of Jezebel and her lovers are essentially her sins, for it is she who as a prophetess, aspires to lead the church.

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