Sermon: “Message to the Seven Churches”
The Message to the Church in Pergamum
"Third Church Message"
Pastor Kim Wenzel
The Message to the Church in Pergamum
Revelation 2: 12-17 NLT
12 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Pergamum. This is the message from the one with the sharp two-edged sword:
13 “I
know that you live in the city where Satan has his throne, yet you have
remained loyal to me. You refused to deny me even when Antipas, my
faithful witness, was martyred among you there in Satan’s city.
14 “But
I have a few complaints against you. You tolerate some among you whose
teaching is like that of Balaam, who showed Balak how to trip up the
people of Israel. He taught them to sin by eating food offered to idols
and by committing sexual sin. 15 In a similar way, you have some Nicolaitans among you who follow the same teaching. 16 Repent of your sin, or I will come to you suddenly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
17 “Anyone
with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is
saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give some
of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to
each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name
that no one understands except the one who receives it.
Pergamum was an ancient City located in the Anatolia region, approximately 25 kilometers from the Aegean Sea in present-day Bergama, Izmir Province of Turkey. The
city had great strategic value, since it overlooked the Caicus River
Valley (modern name Bakırçay) which provided access from Pergamum to the
Aegean coast. Pergamum reached the height of its influence during the Hellenistic Period, becoming the capital of the Attalid kings. During the Roman period the city was the first capital of the Asian province, but it eventually lost this status to local rival, Ephesus.
Today's Verse
Matthew 5:48
You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
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