Revelation 2: Group Study Handout

How to use: read Revelation 2 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.

Overview

To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus, the one who holds the seven stars says he knows their works and endurance. They cannot tolerate evil and have tested false apostles. However, he has against them that they have left their first love and must repent or risk losing their place (vv.

Key verse

“But I have this against you, that you left your first love.”
Revelation 2:4 (WEB)

Outline

Revelation 2:1–7 Message to Ephesus
Revelation 2:8–11 Message to Smyrna
Revelation 2:12–17 Message to Pergamum
Revelation 2:18–29 Message to Thyatira

Discussion questions

In v3, what has the church in Ephesus not grown weary of?
What is the commendation given to Smyrna in vv. 9-10?
In v15, why does Jesus mention the teachings of the Nicolaitans alongside those of Balaam?
What does Jesus mean in v20 by saying Jezebel seduces his servants to commit sexual immorality?
When have you struggled to hold firmly to your faith like the church in Thyatira?

Go deeper

Passages that echo Revelation 2: Revelation 3, Galatians 6, Revelation 1.

Before next time: read Revelation 3.