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Introduction
Recap Series
Church of Ephesus
Church that stood up for the truth, but left their first love
standing for the truth is good, but it must be motivated in love for the Lord and his people
Church of Smyrna
Church that was facing trials, but soon would face real persecution even unto death
we do not live for the comforts of this world, in this world we will face trials and persecutions.
We live with eternity in sight
Today the Church of Pergamum
Revelation 2:12–17 (CSB)
12 “Write to the angel of the church in Pergamum: Thus says the one who has the sharp, double-edged sword:
13 I know where you live—where Satan’s throne is.
Yet you are holding on to my name and did not deny your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness who was put to death among you, where Satan lives.
14 But I have a few things against you.
You have some there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block in front of the Israelites: to eat meat sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.
15 In the same way, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
16 So repent!
Otherwise, I will come to you quickly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
17 “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.
To the one who conquers, I will give some of the hidden manna.
I will also give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name is inscribed that no one knows except the one who receives it.
A letter of Judgment
this is in contradiction the the letter that we looked at last week
there was not a condemnation in the letter
a commendation for for withstanding the trials and poverty
a warning of the coming persecution unto death
this letter is not about the trials that they will face in this life, but the judgment that will come if they do not turn to the Lord
Revelation 2:12 (CSB)
12 “Write to the angel of the church in Pergamum: Thus says the one who has the sharp, double-edged sword:
Double-edged sword
weapon of judgment
Hebrews 4:12 (CSB)
12 For the word of God is living and effective and sharper than any double-edged sword, penetrating as far as the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow.
It is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Revelation 19:15 (CSB)
15 A sharp sword came from his mouth, so that he might strike the nations with it.
He will rule them with an iron rod.
He will also trample the winepress of the fierce anger of God, the Almighty.
this idea of judgment sets the tone for the letter
this is not supposed to be a feel good letter, but a warning
yet, like all of the warnings of God, there is a ray of hope that you can look too and grab hold of
Judgement will come on false teachers and the churches that tolerate them
Committed to Christ
Words are constantly being redefined.
Marriage
1991 Webster’s New World Dictionary - state of being married; relation between a husband and a wife
2021 Mariam Webster’s Dictionary - the relationship that exists between two people who are united as spouses : the state of being married
I believe that another word that has changed meaning is committed
when we think of the word committed, we see it as meaning, I would not pick anything else
I am not going to start worshipping Muhammad, Buddha or anyone else
we think that it is funny when we look back and see that people worshipped things carved of wood or made of gold
This is not the type of commitment that Christ demands, yet this is where we find ourselves and where the church of Pergamum was
Revelation 2:13 (CSB)
13 I know where you live—where Satan’s throne is.
Yet you are holding on to my name and did not deny your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness who was put to death among you, where Satan lives.
Committed to Christ even in evil places
Where Satan’s throne is… where Satan lives
The altar of Zeus - huge place on the acropolis, the highest hill in the city, to draw the most attention
Temple of Escolapius - The god of healing
pictured as a snake, people would sleep in the temple that needed healing.
This god would come to them in a dream and administer medicine that would heal them.
Christians would not deny the power of miraculous healing, but that anything other than that of Jesus Christ was demonic power
Committed to Christ even in evil times
Dionysus - god of wine
a belief system where the followers would worship in drunkeness and orgies
would also rip apart small animals by their hands
Martyrdom of Antipas
do not know anything about him, other than his faithfulness to Christ
the church did not deny the name of Christ even in his death
I do not think that evil has changed much in the last couple thousand years.
still have people worshipping other gods
still have drunkeness and sexual immorality
and these things still plague the church
The problem is that though our commitment is strong to following Jesus, we are still plagued by the same apathy toward false teaching
Communing with False Teachers
I will admit that is a strong statement meant to get the attention of the hearer
is it true that we are apathetic toward false teachers
no, if I were to ask everyone if you would put up with false teaching you would say no
yet, there are so many false teachers that are believed because of their celebrity status in the Christian community
We also look at things as if they do not effect us, so why bother
I made a comment to the Elders about what I would do if I felt that there was false teaching done here at the church
I would correct it at that time, not allowing it to be mistaken that we believed that
One asked if I meant that I would correct that person, I said no.
I would in front of all that heard the untruth speak the truth
that is not a way to get followers, that would not make me popular, and might even shrink the size of the church
but I have been tasked to shepherd a body of believers, to lead them in the way of truth
I love you too much to allow you to live in untruth
Revelation 2:14–16 (CSB)
14 But I have a few things against you.
You have some there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block in front of the Israelites: to eat meat sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.
15 In the same way, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
16 So repent!
Otherwise, I will come to you quickly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
Condemnation
Teaching of Balaam - Numbers 22-24, Balak tried to hire Balaam to come and put a curse on Israel
He tried three times, it did not work, he ended up blessing them instead
but the Moabite women became a stumbling block for the men if Israel, some took them as wives and led them to worship something other than the Lord
stumbling blocks
literally means trap, snare or bait
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