Jezebel of Thyatira: Have We Missed the Point?
Jezebel of Thyatira: Have we Missed the Point? Was it a real person, a spirit or a religious system? Mary Ann Wray We have heard so much about Jezebel in different contexts that I wonder if we have become 'inoculated' to the deeper truths about this "system" revealed in Revelation 2: 18-29. “But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants…”
— Revelation 2:20 Why call her “Jezebel”? The name immediately takes the reader back to Queen Jezebel, wife of King Ahab, especially in 1 Kings 16–21 and 2 Kings 9. Let’s look at the parallels for a moment that are striking: 1. * OT Jezebel-Promoted Baal worship (1 Kings 16:31–33) Jezebel in Thyatira-Led Christ’s servants toward idolatry 2. * OT Jezebel-Supported false prophets (1 Kings 18:19) Jezebel in Th...
