2:25 till I come. The last four epistles all have references to the imminent return of Christ (see also Revelation 3:3, 11, 20). This indicates that there will be Thyatira-like churches, as well as churches like the churches at Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea, prominent on the earth at the time of Christ’s second coming.

2:27 rod of iron. This promise was given first to the Son by the Father (Psalm 2:7-9). Here He shares His Father’s promise with His saints, who shall “judge the world” (I Corinthians 6:2; Daniel 7:18,27).