Read it again. They are the sheep of the hireling.
The Good Shepherd's sheep don't get snatched.
In the Church of Thyatira, some of the church member sheep follow the wolf Jezebel. Jesus says to the remaining CHRISTIANS: "Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira...hold on"
The Good Shepherd's sheep don't get snatched.
[dude!] You rock,
like Augustine said of Peter.