Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Revelation 2:15
In like manner thou also — As well as the angel at Ephesus. Hast them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans — And thou sufferest them to remain in the flock.
In like manner thou also — As well as the angel at Ephesus. Hast them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans — And thou sufferest them to remain in the flock.
Verse Revelation 2:15. _THE DOCTRINE OF THE NICOLAITANES_] Revelation 2:6, Revelation 2:6....
SO HAST THOU ALSO THEM ... - That is, there are those among you who hold those doctrines. The meaning here may be, either that, in addition to those who held the doctrine of Balaam, they had also anot...
II. THE THINGS WHICH ARE, THE SEVEN CHURCH MESSAGES, AND THEIR PROPHETIC MEANING CHAPTER 2 _ 1. Ephesus: The post-apostolic period (Revelation 2:1)_ 2. Smyrna: The period of persecution (Revelati...
REVELATION 2:1 TO REVELATION 3:22. THE LETTERS TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES. These letters are addressed to individual churches, but their messages are intended for the Church as a whole. In every letter the...
THE LETTER TO THE CHURCH AT PERGAMUM. Revelation 2:12. Pergamum was a town of great importance about 50 miles NE. of Smyrna. It was one of the most renowned centres of paganism in Asia, and possessed...
THE CITY OF _PERGAMOS_ STOOD ABOUT TWENTY MILES FROM THE SEA, AND WAS ONCE CAPITAL OF. KINGDOM BY THE SAME NAME. IT STILL EXISTS, IS CALLED BERGAMOS, AND HAS. POPULATION OF ABOUT 14,000, OF WHOM 3,300...
THE LETTER TO EPHESUS (Revelation 2:1-7)...
And to the angel of the Church in Pergamum, write: These things says he who has the sharp two-edged sword. I know where your home is. I know that it is where the throne of Satan is; and yet you hold f...
WHICH... HATE. The texts omit, and read "in like manner"....
_thou also_ As well as Israel of old. _which thing I hate_ Instead of these words read IN LIKE MANNER. This correction makes it certain that we are not to suppose two immoral sects prevailing at Perga...
ὉΜΟΊΩΣ. P adds, 1 and Text. Rec[98] substitute, ὃ μισῶ. [98] Rec. Textus Receptus as printed by Scrivener. 15. ΚΑῚ ΣΎ. As well as Israel of old. ὉΜΟΊΩΣ. “In like manner” (see critical note). This ma...
THE CHURCH IN PEROAMUM...
_LETTER TO THE CHURCH IN PERGAMOS REVELATION 2:12-17:_ Pergamos was a noted Roman city. It was a center for culture and education. It had one of the great libraries of the ancient world. Jesus describ...
ΟΎΤΩΣ (G3779) так. итак. Это применение примера и параллель к нему, ΈΧΕΙΣ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΈΧ (G2192) иметь, ΚΑΊ (G2532) также, ΚΡΑΤΟΎΝΤΑΣ _praes. act. part. (subst.)_ от ΚΡΑΤΈΩ (G2902) держат...
DISCOURSE: 2488 EPISTLE TO PERGAMOS Revelation 2:13. I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those d...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 6 Text Revelation 2:12-17 12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These things saith he that hath the sharp two-edged sword: 13 I know where thou dwellest, eve...
So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. THOU - `so THOU also hast,' etc. As Balac and the Moabites of old had Balaam's followers literally, so hast tho...
__ The Prophetic Section 20 The vision is figurative. The explanation is literal. _ It must not be further "explained_ ". The seven stars are seven messengers. The seven lamp stands are seven eccles...
THE EPISTLES TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES (REVELATION 2:1 TO REVELATION 3:22) Since 'seven' is the perfect number, the 'seven churches' represent all the Churches of the province of Asia. At the same time, t...
NICOLAITANES] RV 'Nicolaitans in like manner,' i.e. the Nicolaitans held the teaching of Balaam: see on Revelation 2:6. WHICH THING I HATE] RV omits....
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 2 LETTERS TO THE 7 *CHURCHES - REVELATION 2:1-3 TO THE *CHURCH IN EPHESUS - REVELATION 2:1-7...
SO HAST THOU ALSO THEM THAT HOLD THE DOCTRINE OF THE NICOLAITANES — _i.e.,_ thou, as well as those of old, hast such teachers. There is little doubt that this is the connection between the verses, but...
CHAPTER II THE CHURCH ON THE FIELD OF HISTORY. Revelation 2:1; Revelation 3:1 To the angel of the church in Ephesus write; These things saith He that holdeth the seven stars in His right hand, He th...
οὕτως κ. τ. λ. Are the N. put parallel to, or identified with, the Balaamites? The latter becomes more probable when the symbolical sense of N. and B [902] (see above, on Revelation 2:6, and Kalisch's...
The message to Pergamos, the Benares or Lourdes of the province....
BEWARE OF EVIL TEACHERS Revelation 2:12 Notice the Lord's commendation of the church at Pergamos (from which we get our word _parchment_). He recognizes their peculiar dangers and their difficulties-...
The next movement in the Book consists of the unveiling of the Lord in His relation with the Asian churches, and therefore with His Church. It is impossible in such brief notes as these necessarily ar...
TO THE COMPROMISING CHURCH Pergamos was the capital of the province of Asia. It was built on a large conical hill overlooking a broad fertile valley 30 miles north of Smyrna and 15 miles inland from t...
So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the (13) Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. (13) Which follow the footsteps of Balaam, and such as are abandoned to all filthiness, as he showed in the...
To the Angel of the Church of Pergamus. -- This Church is exhorted to do penance, and reprehended, as the seat or throne of Satan. It is only said, that the bishop lives where this satanical seat is,...
(12) And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; (13) I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and...
That God should have chosen John to be the instrument of communicating the closing volume of the New Testament is worthy of our consideration. It is not a new thing for God thus to set out the stronge...
The Church in Pergamos I. INTRODUCTION A. 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder! For Satan himself...
The first great fact is, that the assembly in this world is subject to judgment, and to have its whole existence and place before God as light-bearer in the world set aside; secondly, that God will do...
SO HAST THOU ALSO THEM THAT HOLD THE DOCTRINE OF THE NICOLAITANS,.... These impure heretics sprung up in the time of the apostolic church, but their doctrines were not received, and their deeds were h...
So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. Ver. 15. _The doctrine of the Nicolaitans_] _See Trapp on "_ Rev 2:6 _"_ In the year 1067, the popish synod of Mi...
_But I have a few things against thee_ Things that deserve reproof, and require reformation; _because thou hast there_ Those whom thou oughtest to have immediately cast out from the flock, _that hold...
The letter to the congregation at Pergamos:...
SO HAST THOU ALSO THEM THAT HOLD THE DOCTRINE OF THE NICOLAITANES, WHICH THING I HATE....
THE ADDRESS TO EPHESUS (vv. 1-7) Each local assembly is addressed on the basis of its responsibility as a testimony for God. Each of these assemblies actually existed and were functioning as assembl...
PERGAMOS (VERSES 12-17) The City Pergamos was a city high in the mountains. It was located at 1,000 feet elevation. It was another city with a large population, around 200,000 and the world’s second...
12-17 The word of God is a sword, able to slay both sin and sinners. It turns and cuts every way; but the believer need not fear this sword; yet this confidence cannot be supported without steady obe...
SO HAST THOU ALSO THEM THAT HOLD THE DOCTRINE OF THE NICOLAITANES; so, saith he, thou sufferest in thy communion filthy persons, who maintain fornication lawful, and the lawfulness of eating meat offe...
Revelation 2:15 Thus G3779 you G4771 also G2532 have G2192 (G5719) hold G2902 (G5723) doctrine G1322 Nicolaita
MESSAGES TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES (REVELATION 2:1 TO REVELATION 3:22). The Son of Man now gives John messages to the seven churches. Each of them follows a general pattern. Firstly an introduction based...
‘But I have a little against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idol...
Revelation 2:15. SO THOU ALSO HAST SOME THAT HOLD FAST THE TEACHING OF THE NICOLAITANS IN LIKE MANNER. The chief point of inquiry connected with these words is, whether they introduce a second group o...
SO THOU ALSO (ουτως κα συ). Thou and the church at Pergamum as Israel had the wiles of Balaam.THE TEACHING OF THE NICOLAITANS LIKEWISE (την διδαχην των Νικολαιτων ομοιως). See on Revelation 1:6 fo...
CONTENTS: Message to Ephesus concerning things «which are.» Their first love left. Message to Pergamos concerning false doctrines. Message to Smyrna concerning persecutions. Message to Thyatira concer...
_Epistle the first._ Revelation 2:1. _The angel of the church of Ephesus,_ or the messenger of Christ; for the apostles, and apostolic men, while they remained in any church, were always regarded as t...
IN THE SAME WAY. Nicolaitans - see Revelation 2:6....
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 2:14 BALAAM. A prophet who advised Moab’s king to tempt Israel into sexual and spiritual adultery (Numbers 25:1;...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 2:12 Believers at _Pergamum_ remained faithful during persecution, but they allowed false teaching. Pergamum was an important center for pagan and imperial religion....
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 2:1 Revelation 2:1 consists of seven “letters” or royal edicts. Each follows a pattern: (1) The royal author describes himself in terms from ch....
3. PERGAMOS. Vs. 12-17. The church at Pergamos had "held fast my name and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr who was slain among you." The deluge of fi...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Revelation 2:12. SHARP SWORD.—Suggesting unusual severity of asserting, and unusual severity of dealing (see Revelation 1:16; also Ephesians 6:17). “On the one hand, it...
EXPOSITION REVELATION 3:1 _The epistles to the seven Churches. _Once more we have to consider rival interpretations. Of these we may safely set aside all those which make the seven letters to be pict...
3. PERGAMOS: THE CHURCH THAT COMMITTED ADULTERY WITH THE WORLD SYSTEM *Background: Pergamos was the great religious center of the area. ZEUS WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN BORN THERE. The great altar of Ze...
Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks (Revelation 2:1); So the desc...
Revelation 2:6...
So. Even as Balak had Balaam for a false teacher, so hast thou the Nicolaitan teachers. Nicolaitans. See on verse 6. Which thing I hate. Omit....
THE CHURCHES AT PERGAMOS AND THYATIRA Revelation 2:12 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We wish, by way of introduction, to set before you the various seven statements which occur in the Letters to the seven Chur...