Fragments from the Lost Writings of Irenaeus
For, speaking no longer by the Spirit of God, but setting up another law of fornication contrary to the law of God,[95]
Tertullian The Prescription Against Heretics
John, however, in the Apocalypse is charged to chastise those "who eat things sacrificed to idols," and "who commit fornication."[359]
Tertullian On Repentance
censures the Pergamenes for teaching perverse things;[74]
Verse Revelation 2:14. _I HAVE A FEW THINGS AGAINST THEE_] Their _good deeds_ are first carefully sought out and commended; what was _wrong_ in them is touched with a gentle but effectual hand. The...
BUT I HAVE A FEW THINGS AGAINST THEE - As against the church at Ephesus, Revelation 2:4. The charge against this church, however, is somewhat different from that against the church at Ephesus. The cha...
II. THE THINGS WHICH ARE, THE SEVEN CHURCH MESSAGES, AND THEIR PROPHETIC MEANING CHAPTER 2 _ 1. Ephesus: The post-apostolic period (Revelation 2:1)_ 2. Smyrna: The period of persecution (Revelati...
THE LETTER TO THE CHURCH AT PERGAMUM. Revelation 2:12. Pergamum was a town of great importance about 50 miles NE. of Smyrna. It was one of the most renowned centres of paganism in Asia, and possessed...
REVELATION 2:1 TO REVELATION 3:22. THE LETTERS TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES. These letters are addressed to individual churches, but their messages are intended for the Church as a whole. In every letter the...
THE CITY OF _PERGAMOS_ STOOD ABOUT TWENTY MILES FROM THE SEA, AND WAS ONCE CAPITAL OF. KINGDOM BY THE SAME NAME. IT STILL EXISTS, IS CALLED BERGAMOS, AND HAS. POPULATION OF ABOUT 14,000, OF WHOM 3,300...
THE LETTER TO EPHESUS (Revelation 2:1-7)...
And to the angel of the Church in Pergamum, write: These things says he who has the sharp two-edged sword. I know where your home is. I know that it is where the throne of Satan is; and yet you hold f...
BALAAM. See Num 22-25.Joshua 13:22. CAST, &C. See Numbers 25:1, &c.; Rev 31:16, &c. 2 Peter 2:15.Jude 1:11. stumblingblock.
_that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught_ As we should say "who adhere to the practice taught by Balaam, of eating.…" It is called _doctrine_, because it is a thing that was _taught_the words are...
THE CHURCH IN PEROAMUM...
ἜΧΕΙΣ. A reads ἔχει. βαλεῖν. A reads βασιλεῖ. 14. ΚΡΑΤΟΥ͂ΝΤΑΣ ΤῊΝ ΔΙΔΑΧῊΝ ΒΑΛΑΆΜ. As we should say “who adhere to the practice taught by Balaam, of eating …” It is called _doctrine_, because it is a...
_LETTER TO THE CHURCH IN PERGAMOS REVELATION 2:12-17:_ Pergamos was a noted Roman city. It was a center for culture and education. It had one of the great libraries of the ancient world. Jesus describ...
ΈΧΩ (G2192) _praes. ind. act._ иметь, ΈΧΕΙΣ _praes. ind. act._ (_см._ Revelation 2:6). ΚΡΑΤΟΎΝΤΑΣ _praes. act. part. (subst.)_ от ΚΡΑΤΈΩ (G2902) держаться. ΒΑΛΑΆΜ (G903) Валаам. Это имя означает "б...
DISCOURSE: 2488 EPISTLE TO PERGAMOS Revelation 2:13. 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 d...
THE DOCTRINE OF BALAAM,— As _Balaam_ has the same signification in Hebrew which _Nicolas_ has in Greek, and both signify "conquerors of the people," (which name might probably have been given to Balaa...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 6 Text Revelation 2:12-17 12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These things saith he that hath the sharp two-edged sword: 13 I know where thou dwellest, eve...
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...
__ The Prophetic Section 20 The vision is figurative. The explanation is literal. _ It must not be further "explained_ ". The seven stars are seven messengers. The seven lamp stands are seven eccles...
Cp. Numbers 25:1.; Numbers 31:16; Acts 15:28; 1 Corinthians 8:9; Judg
THE EPISTLES TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES (REVELATION 2:1 TO REVELATION 3:22) Since 'seven' is the perfect number, the 'seven churches' represent all the Churches of the province of Asia. At the same time, t...
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 2 LETTERS TO THE 7 *CHURCHES - REVELATION 2:1-3 TO THE *CHURCH IN EPHESUS - REVELATION 2:1-7...
BUT I HAVE A FEW THINGS AGAINST THEE. — The word “few” is not to be taken as though the ground of rebuke was a trifling one. The little leaven might leaven the whole lump; and those who had been brave...
CHAPTER II THE CHURCH ON THE FIELD OF HISTORY. Revelation 2:1; Revelation 3:1 To the angel of the church in Ephesus write; These things saith He that holdeth the seven stars in His right hand, He th...
The message to Pergamos, the Benares or Lourdes of the province....
ὀλίγα, the errorists are a mere minority; they do not represent or affect the main body of the church, whose fault is not sympathy but indifference. This carelessness arose probably from contempt or f...
BEWARE OF EVIL TEACHERS Revelation 2:12 Notice the Lord's commendation of the church at Pergamos (from which we get our word _parchment_). He recognizes their peculiar dangers and their difficulties-...
The next movement in the Book consists of the unveiling of the Lord in His relation with the Asian churches, and therefore with His Church. It is impossible in such brief notes as these necessarily ar...
TO THE COMPROMISING CHURCH Pergamos was the capital of the province of Asia. It was built on a large conical hill overlooking a broad fertile valley 30 miles north of Smyrna and 15 miles inland from t...
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 (f) eat things sacrific...
To the Angel of the Church of Pergamus. -- This Church is exhorted to do penance, and reprehended, as the seat or throne of Satan. It is only said, that the bishop lives where this satanical seat is,...
(12) And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; (13) I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and...
That God should have chosen John to be the instrument of communicating the closing volume of the New Testament is worthy of our consideration. It is not a new thing for God thus to set out the stronge...
The Church in Pergamos I. INTRODUCTION A. 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder! For Satan himself...
The first great fact is, that the assembly in this world is subject to judgment, and to have its whole existence and place before God as light-bearer in the world set aside; secondly, that God will do...
BUT I HAVE A FEW THINGS AGAINST THEE,.... The members of this church before their open separation from the apostasy; who still continued in the communion of the corrupt church of Rome, though they rem...
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 u...
_But I have a few things against thee_ Things that deserve reproof, and require reformation; _because thou hast there_ Those whom thou oughtest to have immediately cast out from the flock, _that hold...
HOLD THE DOCTRINE OF BALAAM; imitate Balaam in their spirit and teachings. When Balaam could not obtain permission to curse Israel, he counselled Balak to seduce the Israelites to fornication and idol...
BUT I HAVE A FEW THINGS AGAINST THEE, BECAUSE THOU HAST THERE THEM THAT HOLD TO THE DOCTRINE OF BALAAM, WHO TAUGHT BALAK TO CAST A STUMBLING- BLOCK BEFORE THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, TO EAT THINGS SACRIFI...
The letter to the congregation at Pergamos:...
THE ADDRESS TO EPHESUS (vv. 1-7) Each local assembly is addressed on the basis of its responsibility as a testimony for God. Each of these assemblies actually existed and were functioning as assembl...
PERGAMOS (VERSES 12-17) The City Pergamos was a city high in the mountains. It was located at 1,000 feet elevation. It was another city with a large population, around 200,000 and the world’s second...
12-17 The word of God is a sword, able to slay both sin and sinners. It turns and cuts every way; but the believer need not fear this sword; yet this confidence cannot be supported without steady obe...
BUT I HAVE A FEW THINGS AGAINST THEE; though I have much to commend thee for, yet I have some things to accuse thee of, and to complain of thee for. BECAUSE THOU HAST THERE THEM THAT HOLD THE DOCTRINE...
Revelation 2:14 But G235 have G2192 (G5719) things G3641 against G2596 you G4675 because G3754 have G2192 ...
‘But I have a little against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idol...
MESSAGES TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES (REVELATION 2:1 TO REVELATION 3:22). The Son of Man now gives John messages to the seven churches. Each of them follows a general pattern. Firstly an introduction based...
Revelation 2:14. The defects of the church are next alluded to. There were in Pergamos SOME THAT HELD FAST THE TEACHING OF BALAAM. Comp. Numbers 25; Numbers 31:16. The sins next mentioned are in all p...
THERE (εκε). That is παρ' υμιν (among you). A party in the church that resisted emperor-worship, to the death in the case of Antipas, yet were caught in the insidious wiles of the Nicolaitans which...
THE "DOCTRINE" OF BALAAM The doctrine of Balaam Compare (_ See Scofield) - (2 Peter 2:15); _ (_ See Scofield) - (Jude 1:11) _ was his teaching Balak to corrupt the people who could not be cursed....
CONTENTS: Message to Ephesus concerning things «which are.» Their first love left. Message to Pergamos concerning false doctrines. Message to Smyrna concerning persecutions. Message to Thyatira concer...
_Epistle the first._ Revelation 2:1. _The angel of the church of Ephesus,_ or the messenger of Christ; for the apostles, and apostolic men, while they remained in any church, were always regarded as t...
A FEW THINGS. Probably, they emphasized individuality to the point where church discipline was ignored. In the error of Balaam (Numbers 25:2; Numbers 31:16) false teachers at Pergamum taught Christian...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 2:1 Revelation 2:1 consists of seven “letters” or royal edicts. Each follows a pattern: (1) The royal author describes himself in terms from ch....
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 2:12 Believers at _Pergamum_ remained faithful during persecution, but they allowed false teaching. Pergamum was an important center for pagan and imperial religion....
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 2:14 BALAAM. A prophet who advised Moab’s king to tempt Israel into sexual and spiritual adultery (Numbers 25:1;...
3. PERGAMOS. Vs. 12-17. The church at Pergamos had "held fast my name and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr who was slain among you." The deluge of fi...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Revelation 2:12. SHARP SWORD.—Suggesting unusual severity of asserting, and unusual severity of dealing (see Revelation 1:16; also Ephesians 6:17). “On the one hand, it...
EXPOSITION REVELATION 3:1 _The epistles to the seven Churches. _Once more we have to consider rival interpretations. Of these we may safely set aside all those which make the seven letters to be pict...
3. PERGAMOS: THE CHURCH THAT COMMITTED ADULTERY WITH THE WORLD SYSTEM *Background: Pergamos was the great religious center of the area. ZEUS WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN BORN THERE. The great altar of Ze...
Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks (Revelation 2:1); So the desc...
1 Corinthians 1:23; 1 Corinthians 10:18; 1 Corinthians 6:13; 1 Corinthians 7:2;...
Doctrine [δ ι δ α χ η ν]. Rev., better, teaching. Balaam. See Numbers 25:1-9; Numbers 31:15; Numbers 31:16. Compare 2 Peter 2:15;...
THE CHURCHES AT PERGAMOS AND THYATIRA Revelation 2:12 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We wish, by way of introduction, to set before you the various seven statements which occur in the Letters to the seven Chur...
But thou hast there — Whom thou oughtest to have immediately cast out from the flock. Them that hold the doctrine of Balaam — Doctrine nearly resembling his. Who taught Balak — And the rest of the Moa...