The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:12-17
The epistle to the Church at Pergamum. read more
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Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:12-17
Pergamos: the impure Church. In studying this letter to the Church at Pergamos, we will arrange our thoughts in two divisions. I. LET US STUDY THE CHURCH ITSELF . We gather four things concerning. 1 . It is directly under the eye of Christ, and responsible to him. This is a feature common to all the Churches. But it is imperative on us ever to keep this fact in the foreground of our thinking about Church life. 2 . It was in a very peculiar situation. Some three... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:12-17
The epistle to the Church at Pergamos. It would be altogether fitting to take the title of this letter from that which our Lord takes as his own, and term it, " The sharp two-edged sword." For this letter is largely illustrative of its work. In Revelation 1:1-20 . we saw it in St. John's vision; here we see it in the experience of the Church. But whilst the main reference is to that vision, there is farther appropriateness from the allusions to the wilderness life of Israel, with... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:12-17
(3) The epistle to the Church in Pergamum: the faithful Church waning from internal decay. He "that hath the sharp two-edged sword" bears it not in vain. It is a keen weapon of judgment against all adversaries, and may be a true and effectual warning to faithless ones within the Church and threatening ones without. The adversary has his seat in the city where this Church finds its centre. With persecuting violence assailing it, this Church has maintained its faithfulness to its Lord.... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:12-17
The words of Christ to the congregation at Pergamos. "And to the angel of the Church in Pergamos," etc. "Few, if any, parts of the world present greater attractions than Pergamos to the student of nature, history, or art. It is associated with memorable names and wonderful exploits. It is the native land of Homer, the oldest of the world's poets, and of Herodotus, the father of history, and "three of the seven wise men here began their life. Among the wonders of the world it boasted its... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:13
I know where thou dwellest . The words, "thy works and," are certainly an insertion here—both external and internal evidence are against them. Even where Satan's throne is. We must translate θρόνος "throne" here, as in Revelation 1:4 ; Revelation 3:21 ; Revelation 4:2 , Revelation 4:3 , Revelation 4:5 , Revelation 4:6 , Revelation 4:9 , Revelation 4:10 , etc. Throughout the Apocalypse heaven and hell are set over against one another; and as God has his throne, so also has... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:14
But I have a few things against thee . They are few in comparison with the things commended; but they are very serious; and there must be a sad want of care in the Church at Pergamum to allow such things. These corrupt teachers are alluded to in 2 Peter 2:15 and Jude 1:11 . Like Balaam, they debased spiritual gifts to the vilest purposes, and thus became a σκάνδαλον , a snare or stumbling block, to ethers. Like the Nicolaitans, they held that the freedom of the gospel placed them... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:15
So hast thou also some that hold . As in Revelation 2:13 and Revelation 2:14 "hold" is κρατεῖν with the accusative (see notes on Revelation 2:13 ). What does "also" mean? Probably, "As Israel had Balak to seduce them, and Balak had Balaam, so hast thou," etc.). Others take it, "As the Church at Ephesus has Nicolaitans, so hast thou." The reading of the Authorized Version, "which thing I hate," must certainly yield to that of the Revised Version, "in like manner," which is supported... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 2:12
And to the angel of the church in Pergamos - See the notes on Revelation 1:20.These things saith he which hath the sharp sword, ... - See the notes on Revelation 1:16. Compare Hebrews 4:12; Ecclesiastes 12:11; Isaiah 49:2. Prof. Stuart suggests that when the Saviour, as represented in the vision, “uttered words, as they proceeded from his mouth, the halitus which accompanied them assumed, in the view of John, the form of an igneous two-edged sword.” It is more probable, however, that the words... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:12
Pergamum is the usual form both in Greek and Latin writers; "Pergamus" is very rare. And if πέργαμος were right here, why "Pergamos" any more than "Ephesos"? The city lies north of Smyrna, in Mysia Major, or the right bank of the Caicus. Pergamum is first mentioned by Xenophon, and becomes important and magnificent under Attalus, the friend of the Romans, and his son Eumenes. Its library was second only to that of Alexandria; but Mark Antony took it to Egypt and gave it to Cleopatra.... read more