Revelation 2:1-7 is addressed to the congregation of Ephesus and reveals Yeshua’s call to return to first love, presents the life of the congregation within a framework of living covenant relationships between the congregation and the Lord.
Ezekiel 34 is one of the sharpest and clearest chapters in the Tanakh concerning the essence of leadership. It is a chapter that serves as Urim and Thummim for every public and spiritual leader, because it defines in a precise way what proper leadership is and what leadership that deviates from its calling is.
In Scripture, light is inseparable from truth. It reveals, exposes, and distinguishes without partiality. For this reason, light is not always comfortable.