Revelation 2:12-17
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12 · kai “ To the ho angel angelos of the ho church ekklēsia in en Pergamum Pergamos write graphō: The ho one who has echō the ho sharp oxys two-edged distomos sword rhomphaia · ho · ho has legō this hode to say legō: 13 I know oida where pou you live katoikeō, where hopou · ho Satan Satanas has his ho throne thronos. Yet kai you are holding fast krateō to · ho my egō name onoma, and kai you did not ou deny arneomai your ho faith pistis in me egō even kai in en the ho days hēmera of Antipas Antipas · ho my egō faithful pistos witness martys, · ho who hos was put to death apokteinō in para your hymeis city where hopou · ho Satan Satanas lives katoikeō. 14 But alla I have echō several things oligos against kata you sy, because hoti you have echō among ekei you those who follow krateō the ho teaching didachē of Balaam Balaam, the one who hos instructed didaskō · ho Balak Balak to put ballō a stumbling block skandalon before enōpion the ho sons hyios of Israel Israēl so they would eat esthiō food sacrificed to idols eidōlothutos and kai commit sexual immorality porneuō. 15 So houtōs also kai do you sy have echō those who follow krateō the ho teaching didachē of the ho Nicolaitans Nikolaitēs. 16 Therefore oun repent metanoeō! Otherwise ei de, · de I will come erchomai to you sy without delay tachus and kai will fight polemeō against meta them autos with en the ho sword rhomphaia of ho my egō mouth stoma. 17 He ho who has echō an ear ous, let him hear akouō what tis the ho Spirit pneuma is saying legō to the ho churches ekklēsia. To the ho one who conquers nikaō I will give didōmi some of the ho hidden kryptō manna manna. · ho And kai I will give didōmi him autos a white leukos stone psēphos, and kai on epi that ho stone psēphos will be written graphō a new kainos name onoma which hos no one oudeis can understand oida except ei mē the ho one who receives lambanō it.
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Revelation 2:12-17
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Message to Pergamum
12 “And to the angel (divine messenger) of the church in [a]Pergamum write:
“These are the words of Him who has and wields the sharp two-edged sword [in judgment]:
13 ‘I know where you dwell, [a place] where Satan sits enthroned. Yet you are holding fast to My name, and you did not deny [b]My faith even in the days of [c]Antipas, My witness, My faithful one, who was killed (martyred) among you, where Satan dwells. 14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there some [among you] who are holding to the [corrupt] teaching of Balaam, who taught [d]Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, [enticing them] to eat things that had been sacrificed to idols and to commit [acts of sexual] [e]immorality.(A) 15 You also have some who in the same way are holding to the teaching of the [f]Nicolaitans. 16 Therefore repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, your sinful behavior—seek God’s will]; or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war and fight against them with the sword of My mouth [in judgment]. 17 He who has an ear, let him hear and heed what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God], to him I will give [the privilege of eating] some of the [g]hidden manna, and I will give him a [h]white stone with a new name engraved on the stone which no one knows except the one who receives it.’(B)
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- Revelation 2:12 Pergamum (modern Bergama, Turkey) was built on a promontory about sixteen miles from the Aegean Sea. It was famous as a worship center for many pagan gods including Zeus (Jupiter, king of gods), Dionysus (Bacchus, god of wine and intoxication), and Asklepios (god of healing). The enormous altar dedicated to Zeus is on display in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. Pergamum also had an important temple dedicated to the worship of Caesar. Refusal to take part in the imperial cult was considered treason. A culturally sophisticated city as well as a center for pagan worship, Pergamum’s library, believed to contain over 200,000 volumes, was second only to the Library of Alexandria.
- Revelation 2:13 I.e. your faith in Me.
- Revelation 2:13 Antipas was a pastor or leader of the church at Pergamum.
- Revelation 2:14 The king of Moab in the time of the exodus, who hired Balaam to curse Israel.
- Revelation 2:14 Pagan worship often included the use of temple prostitutes who served as “priestesses.”
- Revelation 2:15 See note v 6.
- Revelation 2:17 This probably refers to the pot of manna placed in the Ark of the Covenant by Moses (Ex 16:33; Heb 9:4). Manna was a food supernaturally provided to Israel by God during their wanderings in the wilderness after the exodus from Egypt.
- Revelation 2:17 White stones were sometimes used as tickets of admission to public assemblies. Here the white stone may symbolize admission to the Messiah’s banquet.
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