<p>2:24 <em>But to you I say, to the rest that are in Thyatira, as many as do not have this teaching, who do not know the so-called deep things of Satan: I will not impose any other burden</em>- The faithful element at Thyatira were told that they had &quot;none other burden&quot; than to keep themselves separate from &quot;the depths of satan&quot; taught by the false teachers among them. The absence of any command to immediately withdraw fellowship from these people in the run up to AD70, but rather to concentrate upon one's own continuing to hold true doctrine, fits in with the parable of the tares. There is certainly no truth to the idea of guilt by association or a closed table, or the Lord would have taught the need for separation.</p><p>&quot;The <em>depths</em> of satan&quot; indicates that the pressure on the faithful will be subtle; there will be a distinctly academic and sophisticated edge to the wrong teachings that will circulate within the ecclesia. &ldquo;The depths of Satan as they speak&rdquo;, refers to the false teaching of the Judaizers, the Jewish Satan, who were pretending to offer deeper spiritual understanding through their false doctrine. They spoke evil about deep spiritual things which they did not understand (Jude 10), speaking words which seemed superficially impressive spiritually (Jude 16). The Judaizers&rsquo; reasonings about keeping the law and worshipping angels, &ldquo;intruding into those things which he has not seen&rdquo; (Col. 2:18; i.e. &ldquo;which they know not&rdquo;, cp. Jude 10, had &ldquo;a shew of (deep, spiritual) wisdom&rdquo; (Col. 2:23). There are many other such examples.</p>