(Revelation 2:12-17)
12
To the angel of the Church in Pergamum write:
These
are the words of him who has the sharp, Double-Edged Sword.
13
I know where you live—where Satan has his throne.
Yet
you remain true to My Name,
You
did not renounce your Faith in Me,
Even
in the days of Antipas, My Faithful Witness,
Who
was put to death in your city—where Satan lives.
14
Nevertheless, I have a few things against you:
You
have people there who hold to the teaching of Balaam,
Who
taught Balak to entice the Israelites to Sin
By
eating food sacrificed to Idols
And
by committing Sexual Immorality .
15
Likewise you also have those
Who
hold to the Teaching of the Nicolaitans.
16
Repent therefore!
Otherwise,
I will soon come to you
And
will Fight against them
With
the Sword of My Mouth.
17
He who has an Ear,
Let
him hear what the Spirit says to the Churches.
TO
HIM WHO OVERCOMES,
I
will give some of the Hidden Manna.
I
will also give him a White Stone
With
a New Name written on it,
Known
only to him who receives it.
(Revelation
2:12-17)
The sharp
Double-Edged Sword is the Word of God,
Who is Christ Jesus,
the Impeccable Judge of all things.
The Church of Pergamum
Is in the City where
Satan resides and has his throne.
In spite of this,
The Church of Pergamum
has remained True to Christ Jesus,
Even though their
leader was put to death by Satan's emissaries,
The False Church.
However, within the
Pergamum Church,
There are those
Deceived,
Who hold to the
Teaching of Balaam
And are involved in
Idol worship and Sexual Immorality.
Some also, are involved
with the Teaching of the Nicolaitans
And their Idol worship
and Worldliness.
Christ Jesus warns them
that unless they Repent,
He will come and Fight
against them,
Revealing them for what
they are.
Christ Jesus calls for
those of us who have an ear,
To hear what He is
saying to the Churches.
Those who Overcome the
Deception of Satan,
Will receive some of
the Hidden Manna,
The Bread of LIFE.
They will also receive
a White Stone
With a New Name written
on it,
Known only to him who
receives it.
The White Stone
represents the Holiness
That Christ Jesus
imparts to His own;
The New Name is
symbolic
Of the intimate and
personal relationship
Between each Saint and
Christ Jesus.
Each of us will have a
Name
(a nick name given us
by Christ),
That is only known by
Christ and ourselves.
Today, there
are those
Who believe they can
follow Christ Jesus
And
do as they please.
From the very beginning
of the Church
There have been those
claim they can live as they please
And remain in the Favor
of God.
This, is of course, a
Lie from the Deception of the Devil.
Real Life is only found
in the Way of Christ,
The Truth of Christ and
the Life of Christ;
Christ Jesus living In
and Through us;
Christ in us our Hope
of Glory. (Colossians 1:27)
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