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References for Chapter 2

For each church, note:
-The introduction to each angel, the symbolic title of Christ
-the praise, criticism, advice and blessing given to each church
-the invitation to hear and the promise made to each church
Be attentive to any symbols that remind you of other parts of Scripture.

Mt 13:3-9, esp. v. 9 (Let him who has ears hear)
Gen 2:8-9 (The tree of life in the paradise of God)
Rom 9:4-8 (Israel is redefined not as decendents of the flesh, but children of the promise by faith)
Luk 12:4-5 (The second death of Hell)
Num 22-24 (Balak, king of Moab, and Balaam, Moabite prophet)
Num 31:5-16, esp. v. 16 (The Israelites are seduced by Moabite women against Moses' command)
1 Cor 8:4-13 (Food sacrificed to idols)
1 Cor 10:18-31 (Food sacrificed to idols)

Nicolaitans were followers of Nicolas, a name which means “to conquer the people.”
Balaam comes from the Hebrew, a name which means “to dominate the people.”

Ex 16 (Manna or bread from Heaven given in the desert)
Is 62:1-2 (Zion and Jerusalem will be called by a new name)
Gen 28:10-22 (Jacob sets up a stone at Bethel to mark a place of blesssing)
Mat 21:42-43 (Jesus is the stone rejected by the builders, but now the cornerstone)
1 Kg 16:30-32 (Ahab married Jezebel who served Baal)
1 Kg 18 (Jezebel murders the prophets; Elijah challenges the prophets of Baal)
1 Kg 21 (Jezebel kills Naboth so Ahab can have his vineyard)
2 Kg 9 (Jezebel is killed for her sins)
Jer 18:1-11 (The potter shapes the vessel according to his will)
Ps 2:6-9 (The king of Zion will shatter his enemies like a potter's vessel dashed with an iron rod)