MESSAGE TO PERGAMOS
[Rev 2:12 KJV] 12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
There is no mention of Pergamos elsewhere in the Bible.
[Rev 2:13 KJV] 13 I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, [even] where Satan's seat [is]: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas [was] my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
Jesus knew their works just as he did the other churches.
They held fast his name and did not deny his faith.
[Jhn 20:31 KJV] 31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
Israel had to believe on the name of Jesus for eternal life. Israel had to believe on Jesus, that he is Christ, the Son of God.
[Mat 10:32-33 KJV] 32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. 33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
They were to confess him, and his name, to be confessed before the father, or they would be denied before the father.
[Jhn 9:22 KJV] 22 These [words] spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
Jews who confessed his name, that he is Christ, would be put out of the synagogue.
There is no mention of Antipas in the Bible as mentioned in Revelation 2:13 above.
[Rev 2:14 KJV] 14 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.
Balaam was hired by Balak to curse Israel as found in Numbers 22. This represents just another connection to this letter being sent to a Jewish church.
[Rev 2:12 KJV] 12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
There is no mention of Pergamos elsewhere in the Bible.
[Rev 2:13 KJV] 13 I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, [even] where Satan's seat [is]: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas [was] my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
Jesus knew their works just as he did the other churches.
They held fast his name and did not deny his faith.
[Jhn 20:31 KJV] 31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
Israel had to believe on the name of Jesus for eternal life. Israel had to believe on Jesus, that he is Christ, the Son of God.
[Mat 10:32-33 KJV] 32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. 33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
They were to confess him, and his name, to be confessed before the father, or they would be denied before the father.
[Jhn 9:22 KJV] 22 These [words] spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
Jews who confessed his name, that he is Christ, would be put out of the synagogue.
There is no mention of Antipas in the Bible as mentioned in Revelation 2:13 above.
[Rev 2:14 KJV] 14 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.
Balaam was hired by Balak to curse Israel as found in Numbers 22. This represents just another connection to this letter being sent to a Jewish church.
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