Lesson #7: A Corrupt Church

Thyatira progressively became more impressive as they increased in: love, service, faith, patience and good works. It must have been wonderful to see a church where love increasingly abounds, where forgiveness and jealously and bitterness are set aside. Here people were dedicating their lives to help others. They were a people with a simple faith, full of patience and tolerance to all, with boundless energy to do good. If you lived anywhere in the ancient world. You'd probably want a Thyatiraian Christian to be your neighbor. Yet the Lord addresses this church severely in Revelation 2:18, 23, & 27.