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But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.
Revelation 2:24 — KJV
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Revelation 2:24
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Commentary
Commentary on Revelation 2:24
Theological / DevotionalThe rest. That is, the loyal believers in Thyatira. Historically, this refers to small groups throughout the Middle Ages that sought to remain loyal to apostolic Christianity. Such movements were found both within and without the formal framework of the Catholic Church. Particularly important were such groups as the Waldenses on the continent of Europe and the followers of Wyclif in England. Neither of these groups had the measure of evangelical truth that was proclaimed later in the Protestant Reformation, but the message “unto the rest in Thyatira” was appropriate to them. Upon them God put no further burden than to be faithful to the light that was theirs.
This doctrine. That is, the teachings of Jezebel (see on v. 20).
Depths. Literally, “deeps,” meaning “deep things.” Christ takes the very words the apostates proudly apply to their own teachings (“as they speak”), and devastatingly terms them “the deep things of Satan.” The Gnostics claimed to be the only ones who knew “the deep things” (see Vol. VI, pp. 54–58).
None other burden. Faithfulness to the light that was theirs would be sufficient.
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