We need to learn how the Spirit leads us in truth, and then only do what He is now leading us to do when He is leading us to do it. We must let His word be authoritative.
Jezebel led her “children” of Thyatira into compromise, likely to participate in the trade guilds and all their ceremonies which exalted other gods. Her message, as if spoke from God, led her followers into idolatry. God gives Jezebel time to repent, but she refuses. So He casts her on a bed of judgment. And He also brings judgment on her followers who refuse to repent saying that He will kill them with death.
He promises to now bring judgment with a purpose: to urge them to repent while there is still time. For Jezebel, the time to repent has run out, but they still have time. Drawing from His introduction as the Son of God, it is as if Jesus is asking them: “I identify as the Son of God, are you going to identify as a son of God?”
He will move and bring about judgment on these children of Jezebel so all the churches, whether times past, present, or future, will choose to know, that “I AM” He who is now searching the innermost mind or conscience of a person (literally the kidneys) and their heart is righteous and true in all His judgments, because He knows all things.
