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Episode 30: #1: The Church of Ephesus - The Loveless Church
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The church in Ephesus is the first of seven churches in Asia Minor to receive a spiritual evaluation directly from God through Jesus Christ.
It was pronounced world famous for its large temple to the pagan goddess Diana (in the New Testament, Diana’s name is a translation of the Greek word Artemis, Acts 19:27). It was a city on the western coast of Asia Minor, near the mouth of the Cayster River.
The city was also known for building the largest outdoor theater in the world, capable of containing 50,000 spectators. For many years Ephesus was the largest city in the Roman Empire next to Rome and boasted a population of more than a quarter million inhabitants.
The Bible reveals that Timothy served as the pastor of the congregation in Ephesus (1 Timothy 1:1). Apostle John spent many years in Ephesus toward the end of the first century and that this is where he died and was buried.
The message to the church of Ephesus
Revelation 2:1-7; “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks among the seven golden lampstands, says this: “I know your DEEDS and your TOIL and perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false;3 and you have perseverance and have endured for My name’s sake, and have not grown weary. 4BUT have this against you, that you have LEFT YOUR FIRST LOVE. 5 Therefore remember from where you have fallen, and REPENT and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and will REMOVE your lampstand out of its place—unless you repent.6 Yet this you do 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 grant to eat of the tree of life which is in the Paradise of God”.
The members of the church at Ephesus, hated the DEEDS of the Nicolaitans and would not allow them in their midst. However, the church of Ephesus was characterized by lovelessness and that is why it is referred to as the “loveless church” According to History, John and Timothy were the pastors of Ephesus. Domitian was the ruler who took vengeance against the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ and also took serious action against the pastors of the day. He exiled John to the Isle of Patmos, taking everything familiar to him away from him, but he could not prevent the Lord from coming to John. He could not prevent the revealing from taking place. It is this revelation that completed God’s Word. We are reminded as Christians to walk in love.
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It was pronounced world famous for its large temple to the pagan goddess Diana (in the New Testament, Diana’s name is a translation of the Greek word Artemis, Acts 19:27). It was a city on the western coast of Asia Minor, near the mouth of the Cayster River.
The city was also known for building the largest outdoor theater in the world, capable of containing 50,000 spectators. For many years Ephesus was the largest city in the Roman Empire next to Rome and boasted a population of more than a quarter million inhabitants.
The Bible reveals that Timothy served as the pastor of the congregation in Ephesus (1 Timothy 1:1). Apostle John spent many years in Ephesus toward the end of the first century and that this is where he died and was buried.
The message to the church of Ephesus
Revelation 2:1-7; “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks among the seven golden lampstands, says this: “I know your DEEDS and your TOIL and perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false;3 and you have perseverance and have endured for My name’s sake, and have not grown weary. 4BUT have this against you, that you have LEFT YOUR FIRST LOVE. 5 Therefore remember from where you have fallen, and REPENT and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and will REMOVE your lampstand out of its place—unless you repent.6 Yet this you do 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 grant to eat of the tree of life which is in the Paradise of God”.
The members of the church at Ephesus, hated the DEEDS of the Nicolaitans and would not allow them in their midst. However, the church of Ephesus was characterized by lovelessness and that is why it is referred to as the “loveless church” According to History, John and Timothy were the pastors of Ephesus. Domitian was the ruler who took vengeance against the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ and also took serious action against the pastors of the day. He exiled John to the Isle of Patmos, taking everything familiar to him away from him, but he could not prevent the Lord from coming to John. He could not prevent the revealing from taking place. It is this revelation that completed God’s Word. We are reminded as Christians to walk in love.
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