The Enemy's Back Door

THE CHURCH OFPERGAMUM Revelation 2:13NLT"I know that you live in the city where Satan has his throne, yet youhave remained loyal to me. You refused to deny me even when Antipas, myfaithful witness, was martyred among you there in Satan's city. Despite the wellstanding for God, they still have some few things against themselves Revelation 2:14-16NLT".But I have a few complaints against you. You tolerate some among youwhose teaching is like that of Balaam, who showed Balak how to trip up thepeople of Israel. He taught them to sin by eating food offered to idols and bycommitting sexual sin. [15] In a similar way, you have some Nicolaitans amongyou who ³ the same teaching. [16] Repent of your sin, or I will come to yousuddenly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth. WRONG TEACHING: It is the sin of ateacher teaching this message and also the hearer acting the teaching. As much as we feelteachers of the gospel is more accountable, we listeners are also accountableon who we listen to and obey whether God's word or not. The Nicolaitans werea sect in the early church, condemned for promoting idolatry and immorality,possibly linked to Nicholas of Antioch. Their story serves as a timelesswarning against compromising faith with cultural or moral corruption. Revelation 2:17NLT"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand whathe is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give some ofthe manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to each one a whitestone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no one understandsexcept the one who receives it.