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The Book of Revelation

The Book of Revelation. T. L. S. The letter to the Church of Pergamos. Chapter 2:12 – 17 Session 7. April 4, 2009. 1. 1. 1. 1. Oh, Kelly…. 2. 2. 3. 3. 18. 18. 4. 4. Matthew 24. LUKE 21. Mark 13. Review:. The Olivet Discourse. Group of Signs.

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The Book of Revelation

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  1. The Book of Revelation T L S The letter to the Church of Pergamos Chapter 2:12 – 17 Session 7 April 4, 2009 1 1 1 1

  2. Oh, Kelly… 2 2

  3. 3 3

  4. 18 18 4 4

  5. Matthew 24 LUKE 21 Mark 13 Review: The Olivet Discourse

  6. Group of Signs • False Christs 24:4-5 21:4 6:1-2 • Wars 24:6 21:9,10 6:3-4 • Famines 24:7a 21:11 6:5-6 • Death 24:7b-8 21:12 6:7-8 • Martyrs 24:9 21:24 6:9-11 • Global chaos 24:10-13 21:25 6:12-17 Matthew Luke Revelation 6

  7. i Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. h Matthew 24:9-11

  8. i h And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake. And it shall turn to you for a testimony. Luke 21:11-13

  9. Different Emphasis? • “But before all these…” Luke 21:12 • “All these are the beginning of sorrows.” • “Then shall they…” Matthew 24:8,9 [False Christs, Wars, Famines, Earthquakes] 9

  10. Different Emphasis? • “Butbeforeall these…” Luke 21:12 • “All these arethe beginning of sorrows.” • “Thenshall they…” Matthew 24:8,9 [False Christs, Wars, Famines, Earthquakes] 10

  11. “Then [After]” “Before” Luke 21 Matthew 24 Different Emphasis? First Generation Last Generation ? Fall of Jerusalem 70 AD Desolation #1 Desolation #2 7 Ltrs Wars, Famines, Earthquakes, etc. Cosmic Upheaval Abomination of Desolation Great Tribulation “Time of Jacob’s Trouble”

  12. 7. 7. “He that hath an ear, hear what the Spirit says to the Churches” “He that hath an ear, hear what the Spirit says to the Churches” The Churches’ Report Cards: Pergamos Ephesus Smyrna • Name • Title • Commendation • Concerns • Exhortation X 6. Promise to the Overcomer 6. Promise to the Overcomer

  13. Prophetic Profile? Apostolic Church? Ephesus Persecuted Church? Smyrna Pergamos Thyatira Sardis Philadelphia Laodicea

  14. The Letter to the Church of Pergamos

  15. Levels of Application Local Admonitory (to all churches) Personal (Homiletics) Prophetic

  16. PergamosThe City of the Serpent • Pergamosis the feminine form • Pergamumis the neuter form of the name • both were used • Pergamos was located about 48 miles north of Smyrna • Ephesus, the great political center • Smyrna was the great commercial center • Pergamos, the great religious center 16

  17. Early History • Prior to Alexander the Great, Pergamos was little more than a castle on top of a hill • Its foundation is ascribed to Arcadian colonists under the HeracleidTelephus (who routed the Achaeans on their landing in Mysia to attack Troy) • Its name is said to have been derived from the son of Pyrrhus and Andromache who made himself king of Teuthrania by killing the king in combat 17

  18. Early History • Early ally with Rome • Became an extremely wealthy and prosperous city • Official capital of the Roman province of Asia for two centuries • Lacking proximity to the key trade routes, it eventually yielded to its better located rival: Ephesus 18

  19. Aesclepium

  20. Aesclepium • The god of healing, Aesclepius received worship in cultic centers around the Greek and Roman world • This large complex at Pergamos was originally constructed in the 4th century B.C. and became an official center in the 3rd c.   • In the 2nd c. A.D., Hadrian further developed the center and it was added to the list of "wonders of the world" 20

  21. Serapeum

  22. Serapeum A temple to the ancient Egyptian god of the underworld was erected in the lower city of Pergamos The Serapis cult was founded by Ptolemy I and was centered in Alexandria Held to be a god of healing, particularly of blindness, Serapis was one of a number of Egyptian deities worshiped in ancient Greece and Rome 22

  23. Temple of Trajan

  24. Temple of Trajan Some impressive remains of this 2nd c. A.D. marble temple dedicated to the emperor have been restored It sits next to the library which housed 200,000 volumes and was the second largest in the ancient world after Alexandria Parchment was invented in Pergamos after relations with Egypt soured and papyrus became difficult to obtain 24

  25. Theater

  26. Theater This theater is one of the steepest ones preserved in Turkey today Sits on the edge of the city's acropolis Built in the Hellenistic period and altered in the Roman period Seating capacity of this theater estimated at 10,000 people 26

  27. White Stone

  28. White Stone This white stone at Pergamos with names inscribed reminds of Messiah’s words: "And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write...He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receivethit"Rev 2:12, 17 28

  29. The Seat of Satan

  30. The Seat of Satan The gigantic 'Altar of Pergamon' dominates Germany's Pergamon Museum in former East Berlin Originally sited in Asia Minor, the Temple at Pergamon with its altar was the centre of Emperor worship The price of refusal to acknowledge the Emperor as God - ritual murder on the altar! Revelation 2:13 calls it 'Satan's Seat' or 'the Throne of Satan' 30

  31. The Seat of Satan On its steps early Christians were martyred for their unswerving faith in Messiah German archaeologist Carl Human found it in almost perfect condition in the late 1800's and carefully shipped every stone to Berlin In 1902 Kaiser Wilhelm II celebrated its erection in Berlin as the 'proudest monument to his reign' - with an extravagant festival to the pagan gods! 31

  32. The Seat of Satan It is significant that within a short time of this, the history of Germany was to be dominated by a sequence of events which could only be attributed to Satanic control 32

  33. Ishtar Gate == Gate to Hell

  34. Ishtar Gate == Gate to Hell Yet another relic from the past is the Ishtar Gate again brought back to Germany stone by stone Said to be one of the gates into Babylon Originally had around it 337 images of the dragon god Today you can still see some of the images 337 in numerology is the number of sheol or hell These gates to the occult represent the entrance or gates to hell 34

  35. The Defiance of Europe Today

  36. The Defiance of Europe Today The European Union is rebuilding what YHWH destroyed in Genesis 11:5 - 9

  37. The Defiance of Europe Today The slogan inverts YHWH’s judgment Babel

  38. The Defiance of Europe Today The stars are inverted to represent the horns, ears, and beard of Lucifer

  39. Tower of Babel

  40. EU Building in Strasbourg, France

  41. Side-by-Side

  42. EU Building in Brussels, Belgium This symbol of the European Union is printed on stamps, phone cards, and currency. Her name is Europa, from Greek mythology Outside EU Building in Brussels

  43. Geography Pergamos is about 18 miles from the sea, about 48 miles north of Smyrna. The present city of Bergama has a population of only 42,000 (vs. almost 200,000 of old) Zeus is said to have been born there The great altar stood on a foundation 125 ft by 115 ft, over 50 ft high, set in a colonnaded enclosure Satan’s throne? Rev 2:13 43

  44. Istanbul Pergamos Smyrna Athens Ephesus Patmos 44

  45. Aesculapius • The Caduceus was the official emblem of the city • Originally emerged from the brazen serpent of Moses Num 21:8, 9 • Explained by Messiah John 3:14 • Destroyed by Hezekiah 2 Kings 18:4 45

  46. And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. Numbers 21:6,7 46

  47. And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. Numbers 21:8-9 47

  48. i h And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:14-15

  49. i h And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:14-16

  50. Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah. 2 Kings 18:1,2

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