We will see something in Revelation 2 that I feel is somewhat of a parallel, only this time it is in a spiritual context; this time it involves the Church of God, the Israel of God. It involves that first era of the Church of God.
Obviously, here is a people that were zealous for what they believed; they undoubtedly did a great deal of sacrificing; they undoubtedly examined the false teachings and found these things wanting; and they did something about it at least.
