REPENT THEREFORE! (188 downloads)
Revelation 2:12–29
Key Verse 2:16 “Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.”
- How does Jesus introduce himself to the church at Pergamum, and what does this description mean? (12b, 16) What could it mean that Satan lives and has his throne in Pergamum? (13)
- What had happened to Antipas and how was he a good influence to the believers in Pergamum? (13) What does it mean for us to “remain true” to Jesus’ name today?
- What does Jesus have against the believers in Pergamum? (14) How had Balaam been a bad influence to the Israelites? (cf. Numbers 25:1–3; 31:16) How has this same bad influence been spreading in Pergamum? (15)
- What should believers at Pergamum do to repent? (16) What does Jesus promise and how would this encourage them? (17)
- How does Jesus introduce himself to the church at Thyatira, and what does this description mean? (18b; 1:14,15) What does Jesus have against the believers in Thyatira? (20a) What should all churches learn from Jesus’ judgment on Jezebel? (23b)
- What does Jesus promise? (26,27; cf. Psalm 2:7–9) How does Jesus’ promise encourage faithful believers in Thyatira?