13. “I know where you live. You live where Satan has his throne, but you are true to me. You did not refuse to tell about your faith in me even during the time of Antipas. Antipas was my faithful witness who was killed in your city, the city where Satan lives.
14. “But I have a few things against you. You have people there who follow the teaching of Balaam. Balaam taught Balak how to make the people of Israel sin. They sinned by eating food offered to idols and by committing sexual sins.
15. It is the same in your group. You have people who follow the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
16. So change your hearts! If you don’t change, I will come to you quickly and fight against these people with the sword that comes out of my mouth.
17. “Everyone who hears this should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches! “I will give the hidden manna to everyone who wins the victory. I will also give each one a white stone that has a new name written on it. And no one will know this name except the one who gets the stone.
18. “Write this to the angel of the church in Thyatira: “Here is a message from the Son of God, the one who has eyes that blaze like fire and feet like shining brass.
19. “I know what you do. I know about your love, your faith, your service, and your patience. I know that you are doing more now than you did at first.
20. But I have this against you: You let that woman Jezebel do what she wants. She says that she is a prophet, but she is leading my people away with her teaching. Jezebel leads my people to commit sexual sins and to eat food that is offered to idols.
21. I have given her time to change her heart and turn away from her sin, but she does not want to change.
22. “So I will throw her on a bed of suffering. And all those who commit adultery with her will suffer greatly. I will do this now if they don’t turn away from the things she does.
23. I will also kill her followers. Then all the churches will see that I am the one who knows what people feel and think. And I will repay each of you for what you have done.
24. “But others of you in Thyatira have not followed her teaching. You have not learned the things they call ‘Satan’s deep secrets.’ This is what I say to you: I will not put any other burden on you.
25. Only hold on to the truth you have until I come.
26. “I will give power over the nations to all those who win the victory and continue until the end to do what I want.
27. They will rule the nations with an iron rod. They will break them to pieces like clay pots.
28. They will have the same power I received from my Father, and I will give them the morning star.