“神的儿子……这样说……” – 启 2:18
耶稣向推雅推喇教会显明自己是“神的儿子”。这是我们第一次在启示录中看到耶稣这个名字。耶稣还将这个名字与“眼目如火焰、脚像光明铜”联系起来（见启1:14-15）。
在许多城市，如罗马帝国的推雅推喇，帝王崇拜和偶像崇拜是不可避免的。但如果你敬拜的是真神之子耶稣基督，你就可以在庙宇和祭坛中间闲庭信步。你可以这样做，虽然这意味着你会被商业圈排斥，被邻里拒绝，甚至被殴打、下监甚至被处死。
约翰亲眼目睹了耶稣的变像，他听到云彩里有声音说：“这是我的儿子，我所拣选的，你们要听他”（路 9:35）。约翰认识耶稣，而现在耶稣向推雅推喇教会显明了祂自己就是那位神子。
你了解耶稣吗？祂对你来说是谁？一个好老师，一个故事书中行奇迹的人？还是你知道他是神的独生子，来到世上赐下救赎，并以君王的身份统管世上所有君王和统治者？耶稣是活着的、掌权的上帝之子，祂的眼目能穿透人心，祂的双脚能踏平不公。让我们与所有真正的信徒一起敬拜祂！
祷告
上帝之子，一切赞美、尊贵和荣耀都归于你，直到永永远远。阿们。
启示录2:18-29
18“你要写信给推雅推喇教会的使者说：‘那眼目如火焰、脚像光明铜的神之子说：
19我知道你的行为、爱心、信心、勤劳、忍耐，又知道你末后所行的善事比起初所行的更多。
20然而，有一件事我要责备你，就是你容让那自称是先知的妇人耶洗别教导我的仆人，引诱他们行奸淫，吃祭偶像之物。
21我曾给她悔改的机会，她却不肯悔改她的淫行。
22看哪，我要叫她病卧在床；那些与她行淫的人，若不悔改所行的，我也要叫他们同受大患难。
23我又要杀死她的党类，叫众教会知道我是那察看人肺腑心肠的，并要照你们的行为报应你们各人。
24‘至于你们推雅推喇其余的人，就是一切不从那教训、不晓得他们素常所说撒旦深奥之理的人，我告诉你们：我不将别的担子放在你们身上；
25但你们已经有的，总要持守，直等到我来。
26那得胜又遵守我命令到底的，我要赐给他权柄制伏列国，
27他必用铁杖辖管他们，将他们如同窑户的瓦器打得粉碎，像我从我父领受的权柄一样。
28我又要把晨星赐给他。
29圣灵向众教会所说的话，凡有耳的，就应当听！’
Thyatira
“These are the words of the Son of God. . . .” — Revelation 2:18
To the church in Thyatira, Jesus reveals himself as “the Son of God.” This is the first time we find this name for Jesus in the book of Revelation. Jesus also connects this name to the one “whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze” (see Revelation 1:14-15).
In many cities like Thyatira in the Roman Empire, emperor worship and idol worship were impossible to miss. But if you worshiped the true Son of God, Jesus Christ, you could walk and move about with confidence amid the idol temples and altars. You could do that even if it meant you would be ostracized from the business world, rejected in your neighborhood, and perhaps beaten and put into jail or even put to death.
John had been an eyewitness at the transfiguration of Jesus, and he had heard the voice from the cloud saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him” (Luke 9:35). John knew Jesus, and now Jesus presents himself as that same Son of God to the church in Thyatira.
Do you know Jesus? Who is he to you? A good teacher, a miracle worker from storybooks? Or do you know him as the only Son of God who came to this world to provide salvation and to rule as King over all earthly kings and rulers? Jesus is the living and reigning Son of God whose eyes penetrate to the heart and whose feet stomp out injustice. Let us join with all true believers to worship him!
Prayer
Son of God, to you belong all praise, honor, and glory, for ever and ever. Amen!
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