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Structure of the Seven Churches, Revelation 2 & 3, pt 1

Study: I. Parallel Texts: "...them which say they are Jews , and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan ." vs. 2:9 "... to eat things sacrificed unto idols , and to commit fornication ." vs. 2:14 "... to commit fornication , and to eat things sacrificed unto idols ." vs. 2:20 "...them of the synagogue of Satan , which say they are Jews , and are not,..." vs. 3:9 II. Other Repeated Words: According to Wigram's  The Englishman's Greek concordance of the New Testament , notice the following words as they appear in Revelation 2 & 3 (these being all occurances in these two chapters). Seven [ἑπτά]:    2:1. he that holdeth the seven stars       --- in the midst of the seven golden    3:1. that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the               seven stars; Remember [μνημονεύω]:    2:5. Remember therefore from whence    3:3. Remember therefore how thou hast Walk [π

Cozbi, meaning of name (Hitchcock, Hitchcock's New and complete analysis of the Holy Bible, 1871)

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Text: "But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication ." Revelation 2:14 "And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Vex the Midianites, and smite them: For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor’s sake ." Numbers 25:16-18 "And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive? Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor , and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord." Numbers 31:15,16 Quote: Cozbi, a liar; sliding away. " Cozbi ," An interpreting dictionary