Revelation 2:1-7 The Loveless Church
2 “To the [a]angel of the church of Ephesus write, ‘These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands: 2 “I know your works, your labor, your [b]patience, and that you cannot [c]bear those who are evil. And you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars; 3 and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name’s sake and have not become weary. 4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. 5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place-unless you repent. 6 But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
7 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” ’
Balak was Balaam’s apprentice. Let’s get the children of Israel to do something that will bring about God’s wrath upon them. Let’s send the naked Moabite women in front of the Israeli troops, they have seen the wives in quite some time. Let’s lure them into sin and when they violate God’s law with their lust, they will incur God’s judgement. That was the doctrine of Balaam and the Bible tells us about it in Numbers 25:1-3, Now Israel remained in Shittim of an Acacia Grove,[a] and the people began to commit harlotry with the women of Moab. 2 They invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. 3 So Israel was joined to Baal of Peor, and the anger of the LORD was aroused against Israel.
Shittim was a place where there was a Grove of Trees and a Mountain and top of the Mountain was a temple of Baal called Baal of Peor. Baal Peor was a horrible god of sexual debauchery of the worst kind. So, the women of Moab according to Revelation 2:14 says they cast a stumbling block before Israel…took their clothes off and dangled themselves before Israel’s army. And the men began to talk among themselves what does it hurt if we begin to lower our standards a little bit, God will understand. Revelation 2 tells us the men gave into the temptation of lust and began to follow the women of Moab and they led them to the temple of Baal Peor to sacrifice their gods of Baal. This was a place that was diabolically apposed to a Holy God. They should of known better to be there.
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