Revelation Trials-Pergamum Church! The Pergamum church really needs special introduction! Pergamum is an important town in Greece, and Pergamum is a very prosperous and prosperous place. If the seven churches in the book of Revelation, the geographical location of Pergamum church in ancient times is modern New York. Why do I use New York to describe Pergamum? Because New York’s current geographic location is quite close to that of Pergamum in ancient times, and Pergamum is the cultural center of Asia! And New York should also be regarded as a center of Western culture, because New York is different from European countries and London, and New York tends to be more civilians. The Pergamum church is the seat of Satan. I remember that I once searched the seven churches in the book of Revelation. The Pergamum church is a church with the seat of Satan. What is the seat of Satan?
The seat of Satan is not that there is Satan in the middle of the congregations, but that they are in a position where Satan is in charge. There is also a commentary saying: because they have a Caesar temple built there, and Caesar is the king of the Roman Empire, but he put himself Become a god. Therefore, to be more correct, it is usually the base camp of evil in many geographic locations, and New York is also the base camp of all evil. Does the devils especially like being in big cities? It should be said: Yes! Big cities are usually places where many people gather, and many people mean-many sinners, many sins! This is where the devils reign! Are all the big cities hopelessly rotten to the end? of course not! The beginning of Revelation praised Pergamum. Those Christians knew that Satan was in charge, and many faithful Christians were killed. They still stood by the name of God and the Word of God. They did not follow Satan! Therefore, big cities can still be saved, and New York can still be saved!
(Revelation 2:14) 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.(15) So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.~ I have studied the New Testament and the Old Testament Survey, and I thank there is a teacher who is really good, and she is also my favorite Teacher, I really admire her foundation in the Bible! There are too many key points in the Bible. If you want to perform miracles, you must understand the key points of the Bible!
Why was the Pergamum church being judged? Because of them 1. Follow Balaam’s teaching Balak's way ~ put the stumbling block in front of the Israelites! Let the Israelites eat things sacrificed to idols and commit adultery! Balaam was a prophet in ancient times, whoever he blessed was blessed! Whoever he curses will be cursed! And Balaam used to be greedy for Balak’s money. He taught Balak to intermarry a Moabite woman with the Israelites, let the Israelites worship the idols of Moab, and then abandon the Lord God. It was Balaam who caused the Israelis to commit adultery crimes. "Eating things sacrificed to idols" is not eating food that makes people sins, but sinning by surrendering to idols! If you are starving to death because you have no food, are you guilty of eating things sacrificed to idols? not at all! "Food" itself is not sinful, it is our heart that is sinful! Why do you eat things sacrificed to idols? Are you eating in a relationship that fears idols? Or do you just treat it as a kind of food? "Fornication" has always been something that Jehovah God hates. An adulterous person will never please God, just like no woman wants her husband to be a carefree man. Every woman hopes to find Adam as her husband. Would like a fornicating man, the fornication of men and women is disgusting!
2. Obey the lessons of the Nicolaitians' party! The Nicolatians' Party is the deacons, pastors, and powerful people of the church, and it is the high-level members of the church. Why is it wrong to obey the teachings of the Nicolaitians' Party? The Nicolaitians' party began when Moses left Egypt. Remember those Korah parties that were swallowed by the earth? They were all Levites like Moses, but they felt that if Moses exceeded his power, the Korah party was the same as Miriam and Aaron. They did not submit to the sovereignty of Jehovah God. Who did Jehovah God choose? Is it necessary to get human consent? Aaron and Miriam felt that they were older and better than Moses, so they slandered Moses and were unwilling to succumb to Moses. But the Korah party and the Nicolaitians' party are the same. They forget that it is God, not human beings who choose and give authorities! They are these elites now. They think they are quite remarkable, but God looks down on them. They have nothing. Korah and Nicolaitians want to seize the power of God, use their power to teach others, and obey Nicolaitians' party is to obey man's teachings, not to obey God's teachings!
The book of Revelation points out all the problems of the Pergamum church. Finally, what is to be done? Just repent! The book of Revelation is for the Pergamum church to change back. Their only hope is to repent. God will give them a new white stone with their name written on it. What is the promise that God has made to the Pergamum church? As long as you are willing to repent, you will have a "new white stone", which represents a clean new heart. God's promise never fails! Hidden manna means they don't be greedy as Balaam and God has enough food for them. And the churches in New York, maybe all the churches in the United States are Pergamum churches, or maybe the European churches and the UK churches are Pergamum churches, no matter what your church’s past is? It doesn't matter what kind of person you were in the past? Revelation is to give us Last Call. This is the last call. God will always be the Lord who wishes all people to repent and not one to perish, and the last days are getting closer and closer! Hope we all wake up well!