Church of Ephesus: Labor, False Apostles & Lost First Love | Revelation 2:2–3

The Christian Life Podcast · Aug 5, 2026 · 2m

I know your works and your hard labor and your patience and that you are not able to bear wrong, and you put to the test the ones calling themselves apostles and were not, and you found them liars, and you have patience and bear because of My name and you have not become weary (Revelation 2:2–3).

The letters to the seven assemblies begin with an address to the pastor of the Church of Ephesus. The term “angel” is a transliteration from the Greek, and its definition should be derived from the original language. In Greek, “angel” means “messenger” and can refer to either a spiritual being or a…