Revelation 2:2b I know…your labor,
The Greek term for “labor,” is, “kopos.” It means, “toil (as reducing the strength), pains, or a striking beating, toil resulting in weariness.” Jesus knew the labor of the Ephesians. Paul knew a little something about labor, too.
Revelation 2:2a “I know your works,
Our Lord begins His dissection of the livelihood of the Ephesian church with a commendation. He says that He knows their works. This, of course, is a comment favoring Ephesus, not a dead work done in lieu of having salvation.
Revelation 2:1 To the angel of the church of Ephesus write, ‘These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, and who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands:
The church of Ephesus is the only church that had an epistle written to them that was canonically accepted into the Bible. Though dates can be (and will be) speculative as to precisely when each epistle was written, it is generally believed that the letter to the Ephesians was written around 60 AD.
I would like to address the concept of truth. There is a saying that has been bandied around for a long time and it goes like this: “All truth is God’s truth.” Perhaps upon first blush that saying sounds right, but is it? What is it actually implying? And how are some well-meaning Christians falling victim into thinking that there is any veracity behind it?
