Revelation 2:20 meaning and explanation
But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
Revelation 2:20, Berean Standard Bible
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The risen Christ speaks to the church in Thyatira through John, naming its failure. Jezebel is likely a symbolic name, recalling the wicked queen of 1 Kings who promoted idolatry in Israel, and it points to a woman in the congregation claiming prophetic authority.
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