{In Thyatira} (en Thuateirois). Some forty miles
south-east of Pergamum, a Lydian city on the edge of Mysia, under
Rome since B.C. 190, a centre of trade, especially for the royal
purple, home of Lydia of Philippi ( Ac 16:14f. ), shown by
inscriptions to be full of trade guilds, Apollo the chief deity
with no emperor-worship, centre of activity by the Nicolaitans
with their idolatry and licentiousness under a "prophetess" who
defied the church there. Ramsay calls it "Weakness Made Strong"
(_op. cit._, p. 316). {The Son of God} (ho huios tou theou).
Here Jesus is represented as calling himself by this title as in
 Joh 11:4  and as he affirms on oath in  Mt 26:63f . "The Word of
God" occurs in  19:13 . {His eyes like a flame of fire} (	ous
ophthalmous autou h(9373) phloga puros). As in  1:14 . {His feet
like burnished brass} (hoi podes autou homoioi chalkoliban(9369)).
As in  1:15 .