Overall Theme1: The Word of God Must Be Our Ultimate Authority.
Overall Theme 2: God Really Does Hate Religion—All the Unauthorized Things Done in His Name.
In Thyatira,Jezebel, the prophetess, used her spiritual gifting as the basis for her authority in the church, notwithstanding the fact that she was channeling a spirit other than the Spirit of God. Therefore, Jesus makes a clear distinction between His words and her words. His are the words of the “Son of God”. Thus, His words trump those of this prophetess, and His words are the ones to which they should give heed. Jezebel is just a vessel; in contrast, He is the source of ultimate authority! As we have learned, the source matters, the source is everything!
