The Relevance of Revelation

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The Relevance of Revelation

• Seven Churches Part 3

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The Relevance of Revelation

• To increase our understanding of who God is and
  intensify our urgency in ministering the gospel
  in these last days.

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The Relevance of Revelation Review

• History Vision of Jesus Christ given to John as
  he was transported to the future. Written from
  Ephesus some time after his release from the Isle
  of Patmos in 96 AD.
• Structure Pattern of Sevens. Written to the
  seven churches in Asia
• Blessings To those who read, hear and keep.
• Easy book to understand, hard to believe.
• Jesus reveals himself to his church in this
  epistle.
• Chapter 2 opens with the church at Ephesus. The
  name Ephesus means Fully Purposed.
• Last week we saw Smyrna. Smyrna means bitterness
  and death.

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Seven Church Ages of Church History
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The Church at Pergamos Reporting To Heaven

• The Authority Speaks
• Revelation 212, Hebrews 412-16 Revelation
  1913-15

Comfort to the saved
Judgment to the lost
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The Faithful church at Pergamos

• Christ is aware of the culture surrounding
  Pergamos
• Jesus knew their works
• Jesus knew where they dwelled
• Jesus knew where Satans seat is.

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The Faithful church at Pergamos

• The Lesson in History
• Jesus
• The apostles
• Antipas

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The Faithful church at Pergamos

• The seat and dwelling place of Satan
• Critical to our understanding of Satans movement
  in history.
• Pontifex Maximus

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The Faithful church at Pergamos

• The seat and dwelling place of Satan

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The Faithful church at Pergamos

• The seat and dwelling place of Satan
• Regia
• College of Pontiffs

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The Faithful church at Pergamos

• The seat and dwelling place of Satan
• The Pontiff, the vicarious representative of
  Christ on earth?

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The False church at Pergamos

• What Satan can not stop from without, he will
  destroy from within.
• Revelation 214 Numbers 22-25

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The False church at Pergamos

• What Satan can not stop from without, he will
  destroy from within.
• 1 Corinthians 618

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The False church at Pergamos

• What Satan can not stop from without, he will
  destroy from within.
• 1 Corinthians 618

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The False church at Pergamos

• Repent!

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The Overcoming Christian in Pergamos

• Hear the invitation!

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The Overcoming Christian in Pergamos

• The Word of God!

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