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REVELATION 2:13 VAntipa/j
Since the context seems to demand the genitive VAntipa/, several
modern exegetes (including Swete, Charles, Zahn) adopt Lachmann’s
conjecture that, after accidental dittogra...
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Verse Revelation 2:13. _WHERE SATAN'S SEAT IS_] Ὁπου ὁ
θρονος του Σατανα· _Where Satan has his throne_-where
he _reigns_ as king, and is universally obeyed. It was a maxim among
the Jews, that where...
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I KNOW THY WORKS - The uniform mode of addressing the seven churches
in these epistles. See the notes on Revelation 2:2.
AND WHERE THOU DWELLEST - That is, I know all the temptations to which
you are...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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THE LETTER TO EPHESUS (Revelation 2:1-7)...
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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...
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_Satan's seat_ Better, THRONE the word being the one so naturalised in
English, and so translated in this book wherever used of the throne of
God, Revelation 3:21 &c. _Why_Satan's throne and dwelling-...
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THE CHURCH IN PEROAMUM...
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ΟἾΔΑ ΠΟΥ͂ ΚΑΤΟΙΚΕΙ͂Σ. B2 and almost all cursives
arm[89] syr[90] and Text. Rec[91] read οἶδα τὰ ἔργα
σου καὶ ποῦ κατοικεῖς.
[89] Armenian.
[90] Syriac.
[91] Rec. Textus Receptus as printed by Scriven...
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_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...
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ΟΊΔΑ (G1492) perf. _ind. act._ знать. Def. perf. со
_знач. praes._
ΚΑΤΟΙΚΕΊΣ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΚΑΤΟΙΚΈΩ (G2730)
оседать, жить. _Praes._ обозначает
длительное действие. Предложное
сочетание (ΚΑΤΆ...
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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...
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DISCOURSE: 2487
EPISTLE TO PERGAMOS
Revelation 2:12. _To the angel of the Church in Pergamos write; These
things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; I know thy
works_.
IN a former epi...
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EVEN WHERE SATAN'S SEAT IS:— _Satan's throne;_ the place where he
has great power. It is probable, that the Heathens were there
particularly furious against the _Christians._ Now, where there are
pers...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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SATAN] i.e. the official authority opposing the Church. SEAT] RV
'throne,' in the temple at Pergamum. NAME] Christians had to conform
to the State religion or suffer death. EVEN IN THOSE, etc.] RV 'ev...
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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...
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I KNOW THY WORKS. — Here, as in Revelation 2:9, some MSS. omit
“thy works,” and read, “I know where thou dwellest — even
where Satan’s _seat_ is.” The word is translated elsewhere
“throne,” and should...
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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...
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The message to Pergamos, the Benares or Lourdes of the province....
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Two features in the local situation menaced Christianity. Pergamos,
besides forming a legal centre for the district (ad earn conueniunt
Thyatireni aliaeque inhonorae ciuitates, Plin. ver 33), was an o...
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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-...
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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...
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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...
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(12) 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 (e) those days wherein Antipas [was] my faithful
ma...
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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,...
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(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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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I KNOW THY WORKS,.... Both good and bad, and which in that pure part
of this church, which opposed the growing corruptions of antichrist,
were for the most part good.
AND WHERE THOU DWELLEST, [EVEN]...
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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, wh...
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_And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write_ “Pergamos,
formerly the metropolis of the Hellespontic Mysia, and the seat of the
Attalic kings, is by the Turks, with some little variation, still
c...
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SATAN'S SEAT; the place in which and from which he exerts great
influence....
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The letter to the congregation at Pergamos:...
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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 S...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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I KNOW THY WORKS, AND WHERE THOU DWELLEST; God knows all his people's
circumstances, where they dwell, as well as what they do, and how they
behave themselves in their habitations. EVEN WHERE SATAN'S...
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Tertullian Scorpiace
Also to the angel of the church in Pergamus (mention was made) of
Antipas,[84]...
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Revelation 2:13 know G1492 (G5758) your G4675 works G2041 and G2532
where G4226 dwell G2730 (G5719) where...
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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...
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‘I know where you live, even where Satan's throne is.'
Compare Revelation 13:2. This refers to the first Temple to Roma and
the Emperor, built there by Caesar Augustus in 29 BC, the centre of
semi-off...
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Revelation 2:13. As in the Epistle to Smyrna, the words ‘thy works'
do not belong to the true text Three particulars in the state of the
church are noted; (1) Its outward position. It dwelt where SATA...
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WHERE
(που--οπου). Που is interrogative adverb used here in an
indirect question as in John 1:39. Hοπου is relative adverb
referring to που. Satan's throne (ο θρονος του
Σατανα). Satan not simply re...
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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...
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_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...
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I KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE. They lived in a center of Satan-inspired idol
worship. Christians were asked to burn incense to the fetish of the
emperors and to say "Caesar is our Lord." YOU ARE TRUE TO ME. T...
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 2:13 Pergamum had temples dedicated to
“the divine Augustus and the goddess Roma” and to Asklepios (the
god of healing, symbolized by serpents). It also had a large altar...
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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....
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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....
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Thessalonians 5:21; 1 Timothy 5:8; 2 Timothy 1:13; 2 Timothy 2:12;...
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Dwellest [κ α τ ο ι κ ε ι ς]. See on Luke 11:26; Acts 2:5.
Seat [θ ρ ο ν ο ς]. Rev., rightly, throne, which is a transcript
of the Greek word. Better than seat, because it is intended to
represent Sat...
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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...
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Where the throne of Satan is — Pergamos was above measure given to
idolatry: so Satan had his throne and full residence there. Thou
holdest fast my name — Openly and resolutely confessing me before
me...