Rev 2:6; 'Yet this you do have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
If we read the book of Ephesians, it seems that the church in Ephesus wasn't doing so bad. This book was written while John the apostle was alive. John of course wrote the book of John, but he also wrote four other
books in the new Testament, the most of anyone except Paul. Yet while John was still alive Jesus tells him this about the church in Ephesians.
Rev 2:4; 'But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.
He goes on to say that unless they repent he will remove their lampstand.
but despite all of that... the church does have something gong for them.
They hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans... which Jesus says He also hates. Jesus doesn't say He hates the Nicolaitans themselves... but He does say He hates their deeds.
There of course has been much speculation and debate over who the Nicolaitans were, and I won't try to answer that question here, but the fact is... Jesus hated what they were doing. (whatever it was).
Jesus may love everyone. But it seems He hates some of the things they do.
The word in the Greek here is "miseo".. to detest, to hate.
Not only that.. He gives credit to the church for hating the things they do also.
Apparently it's a good thing, if the church hates some of the deeds that evil people do.
If we read the book of Ephesians, it seems that the church in Ephesus wasn't doing so bad. This book was written while John the apostle was alive. John of course wrote the book of John, but he also wrote four other
books in the new Testament, the most of anyone except Paul. Yet while John was still alive Jesus tells him this about the church in Ephesians.
Rev 2:4; 'But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.
He goes on to say that unless they repent he will remove their lampstand.
but despite all of that... the church does have something gong for them.
They hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans... which Jesus says He also hates. Jesus doesn't say He hates the Nicolaitans themselves... but He does say He hates their deeds.
There of course has been much speculation and debate over who the Nicolaitans were, and I won't try to answer that question here, but the fact is... Jesus hated what they were doing. (whatever it was).
Jesus may love everyone. But it seems He hates some of the things they do.
The word in the Greek here is "miseo".. to detest, to hate.
Not only that.. He gives credit to the church for hating the things they do also.
Apparently it's a good thing, if the church hates some of the deeds that evil people do.