REVELATION 2 1-7

BooK oF Revelation

                paraphrased study

1 -  “To the angel of [en - in, on, at, by, with] the church in Ephesus write - ‘The words of he who holds the seven stars in his right hand, and who walks among the seven golden lampstands/menorahs. 2 I know your hard work, your patient endurance, and how you can’t bear with those who do evil, but have tested those who call theirselves apostles but are not. And you found them to be false. 3 You have had perseverance and have endured for my name's sake, and haven’t grown weary. 4 But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you first had. 5 Try to remember what it was like at the beginning {of your adventure of believing/knowing}. And return to the love enthusiasm you felt. If not I will have to come and remove your lampstand (menorah/church) out of its place, unless you repent/change course. 6 Yet this you have, you hate [miseo - hate, detest, love less] the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. (Nicolaitans mAy have began as a following of a christian in error, and their works/things they did and believed were scandalous and corrupt.)

     7 Whoever has an ear 🌽 let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (Plural.) To the one who is victorious [nikaó - conquers, prevails, from níkē - victory, properly - conquers, overcomes, carries off the victory, comes off victorious] I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.’”

     ..How do we come off victorious? Bread and wine -> communion, God’s Spirit/Presence, and Truth, 1Cor.3:16 & 2Tim.3:16.

Important NOTE -  It helps to understand the scripture translation errors ..due to partial dis-belief?

   I made a short, partial list..

Changed “all” whenever possible, to “all things” [[ Rev.21:5, Eph.1:10, Jn.13:3, 1Cor.15:27, five times! And so repeating what 5 times?!  ..And more. But not 2Tim.3:16 or 1Cor.15:28, for example.]]

Often rendered not, into never. And aion/eon into forever.

Translating hamartia - missing the mark, into “sin” (trespass) misses the mark a little. (God is Life, and “is perfect” Mt.5:48, a conundrum for imperfect/missing the mark (entropy). But! No option to stray in Eden, and creation would have to be an ant farm?)

Of course five separate words were turned into ‘hell’, even pit when “dust of” is in the verse & Ps.30:9. The three mentions of lake of fire are at very large, fiery events. Not very understandable in 95 CE or thereabouts, Is.24:20, Rev.10:4 (Ps.91,46,23, Rev7:15-17)

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