Revelation 2:12-13 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 2:12-17

Here also we are to consider, I. The inscription of this message. 1. To whom it was sent: To the angel of the church of Pergamos. Whether this was a city raised up out of the ruins of old Troy, a Troy nouveau (as our London was once called), or some other city of the same name, is neither certain nor material; it was a place where Christ had called and constituted a gospel church, by the preaching of the gospel and the grace of his Spirit making the word effectual. 2. Who it was that sent this... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 2:12-17

2:12-17 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 fast to my name, and have not denied your loyalty to me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan has his home. But I have a few things against you. You have among you some people who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 2:12

And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write ,.... Of the city of Pergamos; see Gill on Revelation 1:11 . In it was a church of Christ, but when it begun, and how long it lasted, is not certain. Antipas, who is mentioned, Revelation 2:13 ; is thought, by some, to have been the pastor of it. Though, according to the Apostolical Constitutions F19 L. 7. c. 46. , Caius was the first bishop of it; and it appears, that in the "second" century there were several in this place that... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 2:13

I know thy works ,.... Both good and bad, and which in that pure part of this church, which opposed the growing corruptions of antichrist, were for the most part good, And where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is . Pergamos was a city very much given to idolatry, here Satan reigned while it was Pagan, and so was a fit emblem of the idolatrous church of Rome. Pausanias says F1 L. 1. sive Attica, p. 8. , the country the Pergamenes inhabited was sacred to the Cabiri, the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 2:12

The angel of the Church in Pergamos - See the description of this place, Revelation 1:11 . Which hath the sharp sword - See on Revelation 1:16 ; (note). The sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, cuts every way; it convinces of sin, righteousness, and judgment; pierces between the joints and the marrow, divides between the soul and spirit, dissects the whole mind, and exhibits a regular anatomy of the soul. It not only reproves and exposes sin, but it slays the ungodly,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 2:13

Where Satan's seat is - Ὁπου ὁ θρονος του Σατανα· Where Satan has his throne - where he reigns as king, and is universally obeyed. It was a maxim among the Jews, that where the law of God was not studied, there Satan dwelt; but he was obliged to leave the place where a synagogue or academy was established. Thou holdest fast my name - Notwithstanding that the profession of Christianity exposed this Church to the bitterest persecution, they held fast the name of Christian, which they... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:12-17

The epistle to the Church at Pergamum. read more

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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 2:12-17

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 2:12-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 2:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 2:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 2:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 2:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:12-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:12-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 2:12-17

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