Revelation 2:22 Meaning and Explanation
“Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The Lord announces judgment on Jezebel and her followers, casting them into affliction unless they repent of their deeds.
What Does Revelation 2:22 Mean?
Now the sentence is spoken. The very bed of her sin becomes a bed of suffering, and those who joined her will be cast into great tribulation. Yet even here a door stands open: judgment falls "except they repent of their deeds." Mercy is held out to the last.
The Lord's justice is precise, answering the sin in its own terms, yet it is never without an offer of escape. Those who shared in the corruption may still turn and be spared. This is the consistent pattern of God: warning paired with invitation, judgment announced so that repentance might forestall it. The threat is real, but so is the way back. The choice belongs to those who hear.
Revelation 2:22 in the Original Language
thlipsis (θλῖψις), 'tribulation' -- pressing affliction or distress, the weight of trouble bearing down.
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What does Revelation 2:22 mean?
The Lord announces judgment on Jezebel and her followers, casting them into affliction unless they repent of their deeds.