Revelation Week 4 - Church of Pergamum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUzSTb3GEXc

Part 1: Introduction: The Conquering King Part 2: Ephesus - The Church That Left Its First Love Part 3: Smyrna - The Church About To Be Tested Part 4: Pergamum - The Church That Compromised Part 5: Sardis - The Dead Church Part 6: Thyatira & Philadelphia - The Promiscuous Church And The Church Before An Open Door Part 7: Laodicea - The Lukewarm Church

Pergamum had the largest library at that time, 200,000 volumes, all given as a gift to Egypt Cleopetra by Mark Anthony.

Pergamum also famous for inventon of paper from tree pulps.

It was also at this time, the Roman Emperor Constatine made Christianity as the state religion, the beginning of Roman Catholic religion and also brought in wordly practices. Constantine saw in a vision a cross in blazing flame - in this sign, conquer. From being persecuted to being elevated to protected status.

Gamus - Marriage

All the goddess and temples were in Pergamum.

Altar of Zeus 40 feet statue - King of kings, lights and thunders

God of Dionysus - Wine and Pleasure, drunken

Goddess of Demeter - Harvest and Good Crops

God of Asklepion - The snakes did the healing.

Goddess of Athena - Wisdom, understandings, strategies to win wars

Temple of Trajan - Ceasar as Lord and King

Jesus wrote to the church at Pergamum, I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is.

Doctrine of Balaam - Numbers Chapter 22 Imorality - defend Israelites from within Doctrine of Nicolaitans - Greek To Conquer (Nikel) Leity (Laos) - Clergy held authority over leity.

What are the things that marginalising when Christians try to live in both worlds at once. There is too much Pergamum in the church. What we reduce and discount in order to stay in the mainstream ? Repentance, confession of sins, and Jesus as the only way, Suffering, these were water down in the Church.

Rewards : Hidden Manna - representation of Christ

New Name on white stone - God said YES to you, you are accepted. New name inscribed just for you.