Tag Archives: revelation
30
Jul
Revelation: Historical Thyatira
Revelation 2:18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write…
Tηυατειρα/Thyatira in the Greek means: “odor of affliction” per Strong’s Concordance. The “odor” may get its identity with a large swamp that is outside of town on the Lycus River. The area is reported to be full of bugs, insects, and...
22
Jul
Revelation: Pergamum’s White Stone
Revelation 2:17 ‘He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a new name written on the stone which no one knows but...
16
Jul
Turkey’s Recep Erdogan, A Kurd’s Perspective
Revelation 6:9 When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimony which they had maintained;
Revelation 20:4 Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them....
16
Jul
Revelation: Pergamum and Manna
Revelation 2:17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden manna…
Do you have an ear or two??? Then listen up! Jesus and the Spirit are talking to you. Pergamum is the...
09
Jul
Revelation: Pergamum, Let’s Review
Revelation 2:15-16 So you also have some who in the same way hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans. Therefore repent; or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of My mouth.
The church at Pergamum had the same issue as the church...
02
Jul
Revelation: Pergamum; Food, Sex, and the gods…
Revelation 2:14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit acts of immorality.
The Bible introduces us...
25
Jun
Revelation: Pergamum, Satan’s Throne
Revelation 2:13 “I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is; and you hold fast My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days of Antipas, My witness, My faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
I know where you dwell…where Satan dwells.
The church at...
18
Jun
Revelation: Pergamum, A Two-Edged Sword
Revelation 2:12b The One who has the sharp two-edged sword says this:
Jesus is the owner of the two-edged sword. He is the one talking to the churches. This is another example of Jesus defining who He is. The two edged sword is previously noted to be in Christ’s possession in...
11
Jun
Revelation: Historical Pergamum
Revelation 2:12a And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write:
Ancient Pergamum today is essentially Bergama, Turkey. Today, not much is left of the ancient city but ruins. The city was located about 60 miles north of Smyrna. It is the northern most church in the Book of Revelation....
04
Jun
Revelation: Smyrna…Matter of Eternal Life or Death
Revelation 2:10b-11 Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not be hurt by the second death.
This is the closing statement to the church at Smyrna from...
