The document provides an overview of the Ephesian church as addressed in Revelation 2:1-7. It summarizes the key details about the city of Ephesus, including its name meaning, geography, culture, history, commerce, and religion. It then analyzes the characteristics of Jesus described in the passage and examines the commendation, condemnation, command, close, and comfort directed at the Ephesian church. The church is commended for its works, labor, patience, and intolerance of evil but condemned for abandoning its first love. It is commanded to remember, repent, and return to its original works, and promised rewards for overcoming.

1. The Ephesian Church
Revelation 2:1-7

2. 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God
gave Him to show His servants—things which
must shortly take place.

3. 19 Write the things which you have seen, and
the things which are, and the things which will
take place after this.
Chapter 1 The Past
Chapters 2-3 The Present
Chapters 4-22 The Future

4. 20 The mystery of the seven stars which you
saw in My right hand, and the seven golden
lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of
the seven churches, and the seven lampstands
which you saw are the seven churches.

5. “He who has an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit says to the churches.”
(2:7, 11,17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22)
Why these seven churches?
How are these letters to be understood?
1) Historically
2) Diagnostically
3) Personally
4) Prophetically

6. Outline of each of the Letters to the 7 Churches
A reference to the City or The Assembly
A description of Christ or The Author and Answer
A Commendation or An Approval
A Condemnation or An Ailment
A Counsel or An Admonition
A Challenge or An Assurance
A Close or An Appeal

7. 1 “To the 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
patience, and that you cannot bear those
who are evil. And you have tested those
who say they are apostles and are not, and
have found them liars;

8. 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.

9. 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.” ’

10. THE CITY OF EPHESUS
Name means: "Relax," "let go" or "desirable"
Geographically:

11. THE CITY OF EPHESUS
Photo taken by George & Kim Kisacky
June 2016

12. THE CITY OF EPHESUS
The Celsus Library, built in 117 AD and
was built to hold 12,000 scrolls.
Culturally:
Photos taken by George & Kim Kisacky
June 2016

13. THE CITY OF EPHESUS
Culturally:
Photo taken by George & Kim Kisacky
June 2016

14. THE CITY OF EPHESUS
Historically:

15. THE CITY OF EPHESUS
Historically:
The apostle Paul walked these roads.
Photos taken by George & Kim Kisacky
June 2016

16. THE CITY OF EPHESUS
Commercially:
The Hadrian Temple
& Bank of Ephesus

17. THE CITY OF EPHESUS
Religiously:
This Nike is the Winged Victory
which is displayed at the Louvre
in Paris, France.

18. THE CITY OF EPHESUS
Religiously:
Photos taken by George & Kim Kisacky
June 2016

19. THE CITY OF EPHESUS
Religiously:

20. THE CITY OF EPHESUS
Religiously:
Picture of Mary’s home taken June 2016 by George & Kim
Kisacky

21. THE CITY OF EPHESUS
Religiously:
“The morals of the temple
were worse than the morals
of animals, for even dogs do
not mutilate each other…
The people there were fit
only to be drowned.”
Heraclitus
(535 – 475 BC)

22. THE CHARACTER OF JESUS CHRIST
1 “To the 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 . . .”
A. Sovereign
B. Omnipresent
C. Omniscient

23. THE CHARACTER OF JESUS CHRIST
= the seven churches
= the angels of the seven churches
(1:20)

24. THE CHARACTER OF JESUS CHRIST

25. THE CHURCH OF EPHESUS
THE COMMENDATION:
2 “I know your works, your labor, your patience . . .”
"your works" [ἔργον (ergon)] = “deeds,” “actions”
or “tasks”
"your labor" [κόπος (kopos)] = a difficult work,
painful toil or labor to the point of
weariness, strenuous, exhausting
"your patience" [ὑποµονή (hypomonē)] = “abide
under”
Their ACTIONS

26. THE CHURCH OF EPHESUS
THE COMMENDATION:
2 and that you cannot 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.
Their ATTITUDE

27. THE CHURCH OF EPHESUS
THE CONDEMNATION:
4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you
have left your first love.
"you left" [ἀφίηµι (aphiēmi)] = leave, forsake, depart,
relinquish, abandon.
• They had moved away by a gradual departure
• They put service for the Lord ahead of love,
devotion, and fellowship with Him
• Their labor gradually came to be merely mechanical

28. THE CHURCH OF EPHESUS
THE COMMAND & COUNSEL:
5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen;
repent and do the first works . . .
• REMEMBER
• REPENT
• REPEAT

29. THE CHURCH OF EPHESUS
THE CLOSE & CALL:
7a He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit
says to the churches.

30. THE CHURCH OF EPHESUS
THE COMFORT:
7b To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the
tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of
God.
“the tree of Life”
• is literal
• not just a symbol for eternal life
• the person of Christ
“paradise” [παράδεισος parádeisos)]
• is a Persian word = “a pleasure park, or garden”
• LXX = Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:8-10)
• Hebrew = the sum of blessedness
victory is possible

31. The Church at Smyrna

32. 941-729-6600
941-981-5387
http://faithbiblechurchefc.com
http://TRUTHtransforms.com
sanctitas@aol.com