y God, and he shall go no more out: and I
will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my
God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God;
and I will write upon him my new name," Rev. 3:12. And his new "name" "no
man knew but he himself," _Ib._ 19:12.

Pergamos still contains a few thousand inhabitants.

Epistle to the Church in Thyatira.

"And to the messenger of the congregation in Thyatira write: These
things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like a flame of
fire, and his feet like fine brass: I know thy works, and love,
and faith, and service, and thy patience, and thy works; and thy
last works to be greater than the first. Notwithstanding, I have
something against thee, because thou allowest thy woman Jezebel,
who calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce my servants
to commit fornication, and to eat idol sacrifices. And I gave her
time to repent, and she would not repent of her fornication.
Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and those, who commit adultery
with her, into great affliction, unless they repent of their
deeds. And I will kill her children with pestilence; and all the
congregations will know that I am he, who searcheth the reins and
hearts: and I will give to each of you according to your works.
But to you I say, and to the rest in Thyatira, As many as have not
this doctrine, and who have not known the depths of Satan, as
(they say;) I will not put on you another burden: but what ye
have, hold fast till I come. And he, who overcometh, and keepeth
my works to the end, to him, I will give power over the nations:
(and he will rule them with a rod of iron; like the vessels of a
potter they will be dashed in pieces:) even as I received of my
Father. And I will give him the morning-star. He, who hath an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit saith to the congregations"--Rev.
2:18-29.

In commending the general piety of this church, they are censured for
permitting a woman to teach false doctrines among them. The church is not
only made responsible for what it teaches, but also for what it suffers
others to teach. In this particular the church in Thyatira appears in
contrast with the church in Ephesus. The doctrines which this wicked woman
taught appear to be similar to those of the Nicolaitanes, p. 34. She is
probably called Jezebel, from her bei