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"And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: The Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and feet like burnished bronze, says this:

And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;

'I know your deeds, and your love and faith, and service and perseverance, and that your deeds of late are greater than at first.

I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.

'But I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray so that they commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.

Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.

'I gave her time to repent, and she does not want to repent of her sexual immorality.

And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.

'Behold, I will throw her on a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of her deeds.

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

'And I will kill her children with plague, and all the churches will know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts; and I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.

And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.

'But I say to you, the rest who are in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not known the deep things of Satan, as they call them—I place no other burden on you.

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.

'Nevertheless what you have, hold firmly until I come.

But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.

'The one who overcomes, and the one who keeps My deeds until the end, I will give him authority over the nations;

And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:

AND HE SHALL RULE THEM WITH A ROD OF IRON, AS THE VESSELS OF THE POTTER ARE SHATTERED, as I also have received authority from My Father;

And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.

and I will give him the morning star.

And I will give him the morning star.

'The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.