“Beloved, Listen, Queen of My Love!”
1
I hold the seven stars in My right hand,
and I walk continually among
the seven golden lampstands.
Listen to what I say to you.
2
I have seen your deeds,
your hard work and your perseverance.
I know how you refuse to tolerate evil
and how you regularly turn away from wickedness.
3
When false apostles came among you,
dressed in outward righteousness,
you recognized that they were liars
and rejected them.
You did well.
4
When fierce persecution came against you,
a storm so violent that it could shake anyone,
you stood firm, carrying My name.
For this, you are worthy of honor.
5
Yet there is one thing you must remember.
Think back to the love you had
in the beginning, when you first came to Me.
Is that same love still alive in you today?
6
You have drifted from your first love.
Wake up quickly!
Turn back and return to the way you followed Me
at the beginning.
7
If you do not, I will come to you
and take away the light you now have.
I will remove your lampstand from its place.
8
Yet you have this in your favor:
You hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans,
who rules over you like governers
their corrupt ways I also hate.
You have rejected them
and refused to follow their practices.
9
And I too will grant victory
to everyone who overcomes.
To those who conquer,
I will give the right to eat
from the fruit of the Tree of Life
in the Paradise of God.
10
This is what the Spirit says
to the church in Ephesus:
“Whoever has ears,
let that person listen carefully
to what the Spirit is saying to the churches.”