ADOLF HITLER

“The greatness of Christianity did not arise fromattempts to make compromises with thosephilosophical opinions of the ancient worldwhich had some resemblance to its owndoctrine, but from the unrelenting and fanaticalproclamation and defense of its own teaching.”

THE LETTER TO PERGAMUM

In a local assembly the mixture of truth witherror does not please Christ. The ApostlePaul raised the question, “Do you not knowthat a little leaven leavens the wholelump? (I Corinthians 5:6).

REVELATION 2:12-17

Key Word: “Some”

I. DESTINATION (12A)

A. Founding In Acts 16:6-8

B. City 55 Miles North Of Smyrna

C. Known Today As Bergama

D. Pergamum means “Marry” Or “Union”

E. Manufactured Animal Skin Parchments

F. Library Second Only To Alexandria

I. DESTINATION (12A)

G. World’s Largest Gymnasium

H. Medical School & Emblem

I. Home To Four Temples

J. Large Outdoor Theater

K. Sat On Conical Hill

II. DESCRIPTION (12B)

“The Words Of Him Who Has The Sharp Two-Edged Sword”

Long Thracian Spear-Like Sword

(Revelation 2:16; 19:16)

III. DISPENSATION (13)

“I Know”

A. He Knew Their Situation

B. He Knew Their Stand

IV. DIAGNOSIS (14-15)

A. Corruption – Teaching Of Baalam

II Peter 2:15 & Jude 11

BALAAM

1. Teaching Of Balaam – Intermarriage & Idolatry

2. Way Of Baalam – Greed Or Profiting

3. Error Of Balaam – Assumption God Would Curse

NUMBERS 25:1-4

While Israel lived in Shittim, the people began towhore with the daughters of Moab. These invited thepeople to the sacrifices of their gods, and the peopleate and bowed down to their gods. So Israel yokedhimself to Baal of Peor. And the anger of the LORDwas kindled against Israel. And the LORD said toMoses, “Take all the chiefs of the people and hangthem in the sun before the LORD, that the fierceanger of the LORD may turn away from Israel.”

JERUSALEM COUNCIL

“For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these requirements: that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.” (Acts 15:28-29).

JOHN MACARTHUR

“While many in the Christian realm todaymake light of doctrine, and biblicaltheological error are viewed asunimportant, that is not the perspective ofthe Lord of the church. Our Lord hold itagainst any in His church who hold to error.”

SATAN’S DISGUISE

“For such men are false apostles, deceitfulworkmen, disguising themselves asapostles of Christ. And no wonder, for evenSatan disguises himself as an angel of light”

(II Corinthians 11:13-14).

CONTRASTING VERSES IN JAMES

“Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world” (James 1:27).

“You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God” (James 4:4).

I I CORINTHIANS 6:14-16A

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers.For what partnership has righteousness withlawlessness? Or what fellowship has light withdarkness? What accord has Christ with Belial?Or what portion does a believer share with anunbeliever? What agreement has the temple ofGod with idols? For we are the temple of theliving God

B. CONTROL – THE NICOLAITANS

What Was Hated In Ephesus Is Now Tolerated In Pergamum!

Baalam – “Not Of The People”

Nicolaitan – “Conqueror Of The People”

PURITY & AUTONOMY

When A Congregation Can Be CorruptedAnd Controlled It Leads To Becoming A

“Thyatira Church.”

“You Tolerate That Woman Jezebel”

(Revelation 2:20)

V. DEMAND (16)

Congregational & Leadership Failure

“I know that after my departure fierce wolveswill come in among you, not sparing the flock;and from among your own selves will arise menspeaking twisted things, to draw away thedisciples after them” (Acts 20:29-30).

PAUL’S WORDS TO TIMOTHY

“If I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth” (I Timothy 3:15).

“Any church like Pergamum needs revival but itwill never have revival until it repents of falsetolerance and does something about worldliness.When we learn that a true Christian and churchcannot be popular with this world?”

Vance Havner

VI. DYNAMIC (17)

1. Hidden Manna – Enlightenment To Truth

“Having the golden altar of incense and the arkof the covenant covered on all sides with gold,in which was a golden urn holding the manna,and Aaron’s staff that budded, and the tabletsof the covenant” (Hebrews 9:4).

VI. DYNAMIC (17)

2. White Stone – Entrance To Intimacy

Used For Acquittal Or Award

RIDER-LESS HORSES

JUDE 3-4

Beloved, although I was very eager to write to youabout our common salvation, I found it necessary towrite appealing to you to contend for the faith thatwas once for all delivered to the saints.

For certain people have crept in unnoticed who longago were designated for this condemnation, ungodlypeople, who pervert the grace of our God intosensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, JesusChrist