Verš 6
But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
Zjv 2:15 - So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.
Verš 7
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Gn 2:9 - And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Zjv 22:2 - In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Verš 8
And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
Iz 41:4 - Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.
Iz 44:6 - Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
Zjv 1:17 - And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
Verš 11
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
Mt 13:9 - Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Verš 12
And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
Zjv 2:16 - Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
Zjv 1:16 - And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
Verš 14
But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
Nm 22:23 - And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.
Nm 24:14 - And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
Nm 25:1 - And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.
Nm 31:16 - Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.
Verš 16
Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
Iz 49:2 - And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
Ef 6:17 - And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
Heb 4:12 - For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Zjv 1:16 - And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
Verš 18
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;
Zjv 1:14 - His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
Verš 20
Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
1Kr 16:31 - And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.
2Kr 9:7 - And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel.
Verš 23
And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
1Sam 16:7 - But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
1Krn 28:9 - And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
1Krn 29:17 - I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.
Ž 7:9 - Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
Jer 11:20 - But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.
Sk 1:24 - And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
Ž 62:12 - Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
Jer 17:10 - I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
Jer 32:19 - Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:
Mt 16:27 - For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
Rim 2:6 - Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
Rim 14:12 - So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
2Kor 5:10 - For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Gal 6:5 - For every man shall bear his own burden.
Zjv 20:12 - And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Verš 25
But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.
Zjv 3:11 - Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
Verš 26
And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
Ž 2:8 - Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Zjv 2,1 - Všetkých sedem listov má takmer rovnakú schému. Efez bol najväčším mestom v Malej Ázii. Pavol tu založil kvitnúcu cirkev (Sk 19, 1) a Ján tu prežil posledné roky svojho života.
Zjv 2,6 - Sekta nikolaitov – niektorí ju dávajú do súvisu s Mikulášom zo Sk 6, 5. Táto gnostická sekta hlásala neviazanú mravnú slobodu. Inak ide o neznámu sektu.
Zjv 2,7 - Strom života (porov. Gn 2, 9) je symbolom nesmrteľnosti a Božieho života; je odmenou pre tých, čo zvíťazili v boji so zlom.
Zjv 2,8 - Smyrna bola významným prístavným mestom asi 50 km na sever od Efezu. "Prvý a Posledný" – porov. Iz 44, 6.
Zjv 2,9 - Podkladom pre toto pomenovanie bolo presvedčenie rozšírené hodne medzi prvými kresťanmi, že kresťania sú vlastne pravými židmi, pravý Izrael (porov. Rim 2, 28–29; Gal 3, 29; 6, 16). Preto tí židia, ktorí neprijali Krista a podporovali prenasledovanie kresťanov, nie sú už viac pravými synmi Abraháma, ale synmi satana (porov. Jn 8, 44).
Zjv 2,10 - "Desať dní" označuje krátke trvanie. Porov. Dan 1, 12. 14. Z popudu Židov sa v Smyrne začalo v 2. storočí prenasledovanie kresťanov, v ktorom zomrel mučeník sv. Polykarp, tamojší biskup, žiak apoštola Jána.
Zjv 2,11 - Druhá smrť znamená večné zatratenie porov. 20, 14; 21, 8).
Zjv 2,12 - Pergamos bol asi 70 km na severovýchod od Smyrny.
Zjv 2,13 - Satanov trón je asi alúzia na kult cisára a na modloslužbu, ktoré v tomto meste kvitli. Antipas je neznámy kresťanský mučeník.
Zjv 2,14 - Porov. Nm 25, 3; 31, 16. Podľa židovskej tradície Balaam nahovoril Balaka, aby ponúkol moabitské ženy Izraelitom, a tak aby ich naviedli na modloslužbu. Nový zákon pokračuje v tejto tradícii a Balaama považuje za príklad zlého poradcu. Podobné nebezpečenstvo hrozí aj kresťanom zo strany nikolaitov. V biblickom jazyku smilstvo znamená spreneverenie sa pravému Bohu, a teda modloslužbu.
Zjv 2,17 - O manne porov. Ex 16; Jn 6, 31–33. Je symbolom životodarného duchovného pokrmu, ba samej Eucharistie. Kamienok má neistý výklad. Pravdepodobne ide o nejaké znamenie, na základe ktorého môže byť niekto prijatý do Božieho kráľovstva. Nové meno označuje novú hodnosť osoby, ktorá sa dostáva vo sviatosti krstu.
Zjv 2,18 - Tyatira je mesto asi 65 km na juhovýchod od Pergama. Bolo významným centrom remesiel.
Zjv 2,20 - Jezabel je symbolické meno. V Starom zákone ho nosila Achabova manželka, ktorá zviedla izraelský národ na modloslužbu a nemravnosť (porov. 1 Kr 16, 31; 2 Kr 9, 22). Aj tu označuje šíriteľku modloslužby.
Zjv 2,24 - "Satanove hlbiny" sú nemravné gnostické náuky, pravdepodobne nikolaitov, ktorí ich hlásali ako hlbokú múdrosť.
Zjv 2,26-27 - Porov. Ž 2, 8–9. Tento mesiášsky žalm sa cituje aj v 12, 5 a 19, 15.
Zjv 2,28 - "Ranná hviezda" je mesiášsky symbol (porov. Nm 24, 17). Tu, ako aj v 22, 16, označuje samého Krista.
