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Compromise is a good thing some times.
Such as the other night we where going out to eat.
My kids wanted chicken, Ginnie wanted breakfast so we went to IHOP.
Where Sammy J got chicken and waffles
However as we will see today not all compromise is good.
We will also see that when some go astray in the church, the church and the pastor have given by Jesus the respnsiblity to help restore the individual
As we have seen the past two weeks and we will see each week until we finish this series of looking at the churches of Revelation Jesus is writing another letter.
As in all the others Jesus addresses this letter to the pastor.
The reason Jesus address these letters to the pastor is because at the end of the day the pastor is the undershepherd appointed by God to lead the sheep.
For it is not the congregation or the deacons that the Bible tells us will be held to strickter judgement.
It is the pastor responsbility, duty, and call to lead the church.
For it is not the congregation or the deacons that the Bible tells us will be held to strickter judgement.
Jesus is writing his letter to the pastor of the church of Pergamum (per-ga-mum)
Jesus is writing his letter to the church of Pergamum (per-ga-mum)
Jesus is writing his letter to the church of Pergamum (per-ga-mum0
Pergamum (per-ga-mum) is about 20 miles inland of Smyrna.
This city was called the greatest city in Asia Minor
They where one of the first cities to dedicate a temple to Caesar.
And some in the church will go this temple and bow down to Caesar and Give in to the Roman empire.
This church is located in a wealthy city, but it also located in a wicked city.
Pergamum (per-ga-mum) like Smyrna was adverse to the gospel and a Christian world view.
This city like Smyrna was adverse to the gospel and a Christian world view.
This city like Smyrna was adverse to the gospel and a Christian world view.
Pergamum (per-ga-mum) means throughly married.
However, the church here is not Throughly married to Christ.
They where also married to Rome and Caesar.
Jesus address himself this time as Him who has the two-edged sword.
The symbol for the Roman proconsul was the sword.
Jesus is saying to this church they better fear his sword more than Romes.
Jesus saying is pointing toward the sword of salvation as well as death.
Jesus saying is pointing toward the sword of salvation as well as death.
He alone is Judge.
Revelation
Jesus is our Warrior King and he will use his sword.
Revlation 19:21
Jesus tells the pastor.
I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is.
As we have seen in the previous weeks.
God knows every little thing about his bride the Church.
As we have seen in the previous weeks.
God knows every little thing about his bride the Church.
We have seen in the case of the Ephesus and we will see in the coming weeks.
That Jesus knows the workings of the church.
Last week we saw that Jesus knows the suffering of the church when it goes through hard times.
Last week we saw that Jesus knows the suffering of the church when it goes through hard times.
This week Jesus says to the bride of the church.
I know where you dwell.
where Satan’s throne is.
Jesus knows every detail about his bride.
Jesus knows our strengths, he knows our weaknesses.
There is nothing that can escape Jesus attention.
Like last week this church is located in a hostile place to the gospel.
Jesus says I know your church is located where Satan’s throne is.
Like last week this church is located in a hostile place to the gospel.
Jesus says I know your church is located where Satan’s throne is.
Even though this church was in a ruff city, where Satan dwelt.
Notice that Jesus still expects his bride the church to be faithful to Him, His Word and his mission.
Jesus says Yet you hold fast my name and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas (Anti-pas) my faithful witness who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
Here is the pastor of the church, he was in an adverse place to the gospel and remained a faithful witness even unto death.
I thought about offering a crying room like they have on some universities when you can’t bear it any more.
Here is the pastor of the church, he was in a adverse place to the gospel and remained a faithful witness even unto death.
Because they killed him and his mission.
Jesus encourages and praises this church because they had remained faithful in light of persecution.
They had not abaonded proclaiming his name even though they had witnessed, a Christ follower be killed because of his witness.
Jesus encourages this church because they had remained faithful in light of persecution.
They had not abaonded proclaiming his name even though they had witnessed, a Christ follower be killed because of his witness.
I know we live in a tuff society to share the gospel.
But the last time I checked none of us have been killed because we shared the gospel
This pastor was killed for preaching Jesus, death burial, and resurrection.
He was killed because he had declared we are all sinners and in need of a savior.
He had been killed because he had spoke out about compromising the gospel to be in bed with Rome.
There again Jesus mentions Satan dwelling there.
It is not like Jesus mentioned that a demon lived their or hung around.
In this passage in the first two verses it has been mention twice that Satan dwells their.
Satan is not omnipresent.
He can’t be every where at once.
At this point and time he was located in this city.
Which tells me no matter how difficult the situation, Jesus expects us to be faithful to Him.
No matter the oposition you face.
Jesus expects you to be faithful to Him.
Sounds like Jesus is encouraging this church.
How strong a church or Christ follower you have to be to be faithful in the place that Satan dwells.
Then we come to verse 14- 15 and Jesus is going to list two things that he has agains this church.
Many would say shouldn’t they get a free pass.
I mean this church is on the front lines, where satan lives.
It is not like this church is in the Bible belt, where their is a church on every street corner
Jesus had something against this church.
They where willing to compromise for the sake of peace when it came to the Word of God.
First, there where some members who held to the teaching of Balaam.
First, there where some members who held to the teaching of Balaam.
You can read the story of Balaam and King Balak in Numbers 22-25
Balaam who was a true prophet who prostatued his gift to please the king as warren wiersbe says.
The King hired Balaam to curse the people of Isreal, but God prevented him from doing that.
King Balak then made friends with the people of Isreal and invited them to feast at their pagon alters
The Jewish men joined King Balak had idoltrus food and practiced fornication by sleeping with non-beleiving women.
Maybe even temple prostatues.
Because of this 24,000 died.
Jesus reminds them of King Balack and Balaam and says the church has compormised because some of its members have bowed down and worshipped Caesar and gone to his temple.
Some of the church members had bought into the Roman Culture.
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