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Ed Romero
May 22, 20232 min read
Reversal and vindication (Revelation 3:9)
Writing to the church in Philadelphia, Jesus says, Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are...
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Ed Romero
May 18, 20232 min read
The open door that Jesus provides (Revelation 3:7-8)
Having finished His letter to Sardis, Jesus says in Revelation 3:7-8, 7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words...
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Ed Romero
May 2, 20234 min read
Rewards for faithfulness (Revelation 3:4-6)
God will reward our faithfulness with salvation. That seems to contradict the Protestant pillar of Sola Gratia, but it actually doesn't....
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Ed Romero
Mar 27, 20232 min read
Jesus disciplines His church (Revelation 3:3)
We don't often think of Jesus as a disciplinarian. We like to think of Him as a gentle Shepherd, full of love and mercy. He certainly is...
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Ed Romero
Mar 20, 20232 min read
Back to the basics (Revelation 3:2)
Jesus has just said to the church in Sardis that He knows their works, that they have a reputation of being alive, but they're dead....
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Ed Romero
Mar 9, 20233 min read
A dead church (Revelation 3:1)
Having completed His message to the church in Thyatira, Jesus now addresses the Church in Sardis, another city in modern-day Turkey....
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Ed Romero
Mar 8, 20232 min read
The great reversal (Revelation 2:26-29)
You are suffering now, Christian. But one day, your suffering will be reversed. This is essentially what Christ promises to the church at...
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Ed Romero
Mar 7, 20232 min read
Holding fast until He returns (Revelation 2:24-25)
Jesus has just said a hard word against Jezebel and all of her followers. He then turns His attention to the rest of the Thyatiran...
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Ed Romero
Mar 6, 20233 min read
The punishment for sin (Revelation 2:22-23)
In our previous post, we saw that Christ was patient and merciful with Jezebel and her followers. But because Christ is also just, He...
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Ed Romero
Feb 28, 20232 min read
The patience of Christ (Revelation 2:21)
In our last post, we looked at Christ's encouragement and rebuke of the church at Thyatira. He mentioned a woman named Jezebel who had...
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Ed Romero
Feb 27, 20233 min read
Sexual immorality and idolatry in the church (Revelation 2:19-20)
In our last post, we saw Jesus beginning His letter to the church in Thyatira. He presented Himself as One who is both pure and the...
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Ed Romero
Feb 26, 20232 min read
Christ the purifier (Revelation 2:18)
Jesus is our Savior, brother, and friend. He is also our purifier. This is the idea that we get from Revelation 2:18. “And to the angel...
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Ed Romero
Feb 23, 20232 min read
The hidden manna and the white stone (Revelation 2:17)
At the end of Christ's message to the church at Pergamum, He writes, He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the...
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Ed Romero
Feb 21, 20232 min read
Tolerating sin and falsehood in the church (Revelation 2:14-16)
Tolerating sin and falsehood in the church is something that we cannot do, and if we do, we put ourselves at risk of being disciplined by...
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Ed Romero
Feb 20, 20232 min read
Holding fast where Satan's throne is (Revelation 2:13)
I think we'd all acknowledge that there are some places in the world where it's more difficult to be a Christian. It's easy to be a...
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Ed Romero
Feb 14, 20232 min read
The two-edged sword of Christ (Revelation 2:12)
Having concluded His letter to the church at Smyrna, He now turns His attention to the church at Pergamum. He tells John, "And to the...
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Ed Romero
Feb 13, 20232 min read
The second death (Revelation 2:11)
If you're a Christian, you will only die once. At the end of encouraging the church at Smyrna, Jesus says, He who has an ear, let him...
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Ed Romero
Feb 7, 20233 min read
Be faithful unto death (Revelation 2:9-10)
In America, we're not currently under any real threat of death for being a Christian. But that's certainly not true about our brothers...
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Ed Romero
Feb 3, 20232 min read
Lord of the sufferers (Revelation 2:8)
When you face suffering in this world, Christian, remember who your Savior is. Jesus has just finished His message to the church at...
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Ed Romero
Jan 31, 20233 min read
Listen and conquer (Revelation 2:7)
Even though we see in Scripture that it is God who keeps a believer to the very end, there's another stream in the Bible that makes it...
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