“And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;”
And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze — Thyatira faces seduction by a woman called Jezebel; Christ identifies himself with the piercing eyes and powerful feet of judgment, direct attributes from chapter 1 emphasizing his omniscience and power to execute judgment.
Church Fathers on Revelation 2:18
“To him that overcomes I will give the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone.” The hidden manna is immortality; the white gem is adoption to be the son of God; the new name written on the stone is “Christian.” The fourth class intimates the nobility of the faithful, who labour daily, and do greater works. But even among them also He shows that there are men of an easy disposition to grant unlawful peace, and to listen to new forms of prophesying; and He reproves…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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