Pastors Jim and Marie Watt
“REVELATION OF JOHN – Revelation 2:12-29”
F. 2:12-17 PERGAMOS: LOWERED STANDARDS THROUGH FALSE TEACHERS
a. 2:12-13 CHRIST GIVES COMMENDATION WHERE IT IS DUE
Kai to agGElo tes en PerGAmo ek-kleSIas GRApson:
And to the angel :of the church in Pergamos write:
TAde LEgei ho Echon ten hromPHAIan ]4501] ten DISto-mon [1366] ten oXEIan [3691]:
These things says he that has the sharp :two-edged :sword:
OIda pou ka-toiKEIS [2730], HOpou ho THROnos tou Sa-taNA;
13 I know where you dwell, where the throne of Satan is;
kai kraTEIS to OnoMA mou,
and you hold fast my :name,
kai ouk erNEso [720] ten PIStin mou,
and did not deny my :faith,
kai en tais heMErais AnTIpas ho MARtus [3144] mou, ho pisTOS mou,
even in the days of Antipas my :witness, my faithful one,
hos a-pekTANthe [615] par’ huMIN, HOpou ho Sa-taNAS ka-toiKEI.
who was killed among you, where :Satan dwells.
b. 2:14 CHRIST REBUKES CHURCH FOR NOT REMOVING TEACHERS OF BALAAMISM
alLA eCHO kaTA sou oLIga,
But I have a few things against you,
HOti Echeis eKEI kraTOUNtas [2902] ten di-daCHEN [1322] BaLAAM,
because you have there some holding the teaching of Balaam,
hos eDIdas-ken to BaLAK baLEIN SKANda-lon [4625]
who taught :Balak to put a stumbling block
eNOpi-on ton huiON Is-raEL, phaGEIN ei-doLOthu-ta [1494],
before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols,
kai porNEUsai [4203].
and to commit fornication.
c. 2:15 ALSO FOR NOT REMOVING TEACHERS OF NICOLAITANS: A REBUKE
HOUtos Echeis kai su
Thus have you also some
kraTOUNtas ten di-daCHEN Ni-ko-la-iTON hoMOIos.
holding the teaching of Nicolaitans likewise.
d. 2:16 PENALTY OF FAILURE TO REPENT: CHRIST BECOMES AN ENEMY!
me-taNOe-son oun; ei de me ERchoMAI soi taCHU,
Repent therefore; else I come to yuu quickly,
kai po-leMEso [4170] met’ auTON en te hromPHAIa [4501] tou STOmaTOS [4750] mou.
and I will war against them with the sword of my :mouth.
e 2:17a COMMAND: LET ALL CHURCHES HEAR THE WORD OF THE SPIRIT
HO Echon ous,
Who has an ear,
a-kouSAto ti to PNEUma LEgei tais ek-kleSIais.
let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
f. 2:17b PROMISE TO OVERCOMERS: HIDDEN MANNA & A WHITE STONE
TO niKONti,
To him that overcomes,
DOso auTO tou MANna [3131[ tou ke-krumMEnou [2928],
to him will I give of the hidden :manna,
kai DOso auTO PSEphon [5386] leuKEN [2022],
and I will give him a white stone,
kai ePI ten PSEphon Ono-ma kaiNON ge-gramMEnon,
and upon the stone a new name written,
ho ouDEIS OIden ei me ho lamBAnon.
which no one knows but he that receives it.
G. 2:18-29 THYATIRA: A CHURCH TOLERATING FALSE PROPHECY
a. 2:18-19 CHRIST COMMANDS THE GOOD IN A CHURCH
Kai to agGElo tes en Thu-a-TEIrois ek-kleSIas GRApson:
And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write:
TAde LEgei ho huiOS tou TheOU,
These things says the Son of:God,
ho Echon tous oph-thalMOUS [3788] auTOU hos PHLOga [5395] puROS,
who has his :eyes as a flame of fire,
kai hoi POdes auTOU HOmoi-oi chal-ko-liBAno [5475]:
and his :feet like burnished brass:
OI-DA sou ta ERga, kai ten aGApen
19 I know your :works, and the love
kai ten PIStin kai ten di-a-koNIan [1248] kai ten hu-po-moNEN [5281] sou,
and the faith and the ministry and your :patience,
kai ta ERga sou ta EScha-ta PLEIo-na ton PROton.
and your :last :works are more than the first.
b. 1:20 A REBUKE FOR TOLERATION OF A FALSE PROPHETESS
alLA Echo kaTA sou, HOti aPHEIS ten guNAIka [1135] IeZAbel,
But I have against you, that you suffer the woman Jezebel,
he LEgou-sa he-auTEN proPHEtin [4398]; kai diDASkei
who calls herself prophetess; and she teaches
kai plaNA [4105] tous eMOUS DOUlous [1401] porNEUsai,
and seduces my :bondmen to commit fornication,
kai phaGEIN ei-doLOthu-ta [1494].
and to eat idol sacrifices.
c. 2:21 REJECT AFTER ONE OR TWO ADMONITIONS
kai Edo-ka auTE CHROnon HIna me-ta-noEse;
And I gave her time to repent;
kai ou THElei me-ta-noEsai ek tes porNEIas auTES.
and she wills not to repent of her :fornication.
d. 2:22 JUDGMENT OF TRIBULATION FOR THOSE TEACHING & FOLLOWING FALSE PROPHECY
iDOU, BALlo auTEN eis KLInen [2825],
Lo, I cast her into a bed,
kai tous moiCHEUon-tas [3431] met’ auTES eis THLIpsin meGAlen,
and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation,
eAN me me-ta-noEsou-sin ek ton ERgon auTES.
except they repent of her :works.
e. 2:23 DEATH OF FALSE OFFSPRING: PROOF CHRIST IS ON THE SCENE
kai ta TEKna [5043] auTES a-pok-teNO en thaNAto;
And I will kill her :children with death;
kai GNOson-tai PAsai hai ek-kleSIai
and all the churches shall know
HOti eGO ei-mi ho e-rauNON nePHROUS [3510] kai karDIas [2588]:
that I am he that searches reins and hearts:
kai DOso huMIN heKASto kaTA ta ERga huMON.
and I will give to each of you according to your :works.
f. 2:24 CHRIST SPARES THE INNOCENT IN HIS JUDGMENTS
huMIN de LEgo, tois loiPOIS tois en Thu-aTEIrois,
But to you I say, to the rest :in Thyatira,
HOsoi ouk EchouSIN ten di-daCHEN TAUten,
as many as have not this :teaching,
HOIti-nes ouk EGno-san ta baTHEa [899] tou Sa-taNA [4567], hos LEgou-sin,
who know not the depths of :Satan, as they are saying,
ou BALlo eph’ huMAS ALlo BAros.
I lay on you no other burden.
g. 2:25 EXHORTATION TO PERSEVERE IN THE GOOD
plen ho Eche-te, kraTEsa-te [2902] ACHri hou an HExo.
Nevertheless what you have, hold fast till I come.
h. 2:26-28 PROMISE TO OVERCOMERS: AUTHORITY TO RULE
Kai ho niKON,kai ho teRON Achri TElous ta ERga mou,
And who overcomes, and who keeps my :works unto the end,
DOso auTO e-xouSIan [1849] ePI ton ethNON:
to him will I give authority over the nations:
kai poi-maNEI [4165] auTOUS en RABdo [4464] si-deRA [4603],
27 and he shall rule them with a rod of iron,
hos ta SKEUe ta ke-ra-miKA [2764] sunTRIbe-tai [4937];
as the potter’s vessels are broken to shivers;
hos ka’ ’GO EIle-pha paRA tou paTROS mou:
as I also have received of my :Father:
kai DOso auTO ton asTEra [792] ton pro-iNON [4407].
28 and I will give him the morning :star.
i. 2:29 COMMAND: LET ALL CHURCHES HEAR THE WORD OF THE SPIRIT
HO Echon ous,
Who has an ear,
a-kouSAto ti to PNEUma LEgei tais ek-kleSIais.
let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
NOTE: PERGAMOS is the third of the churches in the book of Revelation that Jesus addresses.
It has the meaning of “elevation” or “actual marriage.” However it is NOT to Jesus as the Heavenly Bridegroom that such a marriage takes place! It is “PRIDE” that causes one to depart from Jesus, one of the 7 capital sins. It is linked to the “GIRGASHITE” nation of Deuteronomy 7:1 – a “RELIGIOUS SPIRIT’ – often difficult to discern, for Satan and his high angels mask themselves as “angels of light.” Have you sensed such a spirit in churches of today? We have!
THYATIRA means “perfume-bruised.” The Capital Sin of “LUST” is identified with this church consorting with Jezebel. Of the 7 Canaanitish nations, the “Amorites” especially are linked with this spirit of LUST.
Pray for Christian leaders especially, for they are targets of Satan. Smite the shepherd – and the sheep will scatter!
Thank God however, that even in such a church as Pergamos and Thyatira, there are STILL overcomers!
Are we aware how careful we must be no matter in which of these 7 churches we find ourselves? Jesus is warning us in the Book of Revelation of the warfare in which we find ourselves. THIS WORLD is no friend of grace! This world is NOT our home – we’re just a-passin’ through. Don’t get too comfortable down here – there IS a Heavenly Jerusalem a-waiting us!