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*Index No.*                    TBFC
*Date*                            06 December 2008
*Text*                            Revelation 2:1-7 Ephesus
 
 
!! History
Ephesus had a remarkable history in addition to Paul it had links with the Apostle John and such notable figures of Church history as
Justin Martyr , Polycarp, and Papias.
!! Addressee
 
The word Angel in both Hebrew and Greek simply means – messenger.
Either we have to assume some unwarranted ‘guardian angel’ theology or adopt the simple interpretation that it refers here to the Pastor of the church.
Matthew Henry assumes this understanding.
Most commentators would adopt this view.
!! Stars and Lampstands
 
*Zechariah 4:2*
2 He asked me, “What do you see?”
I answered, “I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl at the top and seven lights on it, with seven channels to the lights.
(NIV)
 
 *Zechariah 4:6*
6 So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty.
(NIV)
These words should not be passed over they are vital to the message that follows.
The Church is a Holy Spirit filled lamp to the world in which we live.
It is sustained “holds the seven stars in his right hand” and scrutinised “walks among the seven golden Lampstands” by the Lord Jesus himself.
!!! God holds us.
*John 10:29*
29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no-one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.
(NIV)
 
This is how we came to God
 
*Psalm 18:16*
16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
he drew me out of deep waters.
(NIV)
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