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Revelation 2:18-29

Hold Fast till He Comes

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Hold Fast till He Comes

Revelation 2:18-29

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This song belongs to the Revelation collection. One recording is available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.

Bible book
Revelation
Collection
Revelation
Musical styles
Cinematic Rock
Love and service grew in Thyatira; later works surpassed the first. But a false prophetic voice seduced the servants toward the idol’s table. Space for true repentance opened, yet the hardened heart refused. Tribulation answers compromise, for flaming eyes search every heart. Hold Fast till He Comes Hear what the Spirit says unto the churches. Return, repent, endure, and overcome. The promise waits for every faithful ear. The faithful never learned the depths that darkness called its wisdom. No heavier burden falls upon them; only hold the truth already given. The searching flame reveals the hidden heart. The faithful hold what heaven has entrusted. Keep his works unto the ending while the nations shake like clay. The overcomer receives the morning star beyond the longest night. Hold Fast till He Comes Hear what the Spirit says unto the churches. Return, repent, endure, and overcome. The promise waits for every faithful ear. Hold Fast till He Comes

About the passage

Revelation 2: Four churches receive four unsparing diagnoses

Four churches receive four sharply different messages, yet each is addressed by the same Christ introduced in chapter 1. Ephesus has endurance, labor, and doctrinal discernment but has abandoned its first love. Smyrna is poor in material terms while Christ declares it rich and gives no accusation against it, even as suffering approaches. Pergamos has held Christ's name under deadly pressure yet tolerates teachings associated with idolatry and sexual wrongdoing. Thyatira has growing works, love, service, faith, and patience, but also tolerates a self-proclaimed prophetess who leads servants into compromise. The Book of Revelation refuses simple reputational categories. Strong churches can contain dangerous failures, and suffering churches can receive unqualified praise. Each message ends by looking beyond the immediate congregation toward life, hidden manna, a new name, authority, and the morning star.

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