Thyatira: Seeds of Failure

What if I told you that the name "Jezebel" means chaste and free from carnal connection?

That's how Faussett's Bible Dictionary defines it.

However, the Biblical character Jezebel differs vastly from this literal definition. No doubt you attach a meaning to her name in agreement with the description of Jezebel in the Bible. It portrays her as a ruthless, godless tyrant who slaughtered anyone who dared oppose her. One even gets the feeling of a wanton woman of sexual promiscuity.

What if I told you that an adulteress like Jezebel became a leader and Bible teacher in a first century Christian congregation? The reality of her position prompted Jesus to write a letter to that assembly in Thyatira.