Compromising Pergamos: Repent, or Else I will come

Reformed Baptist Church of Kansas City

Rev 2-12-17 - Repent or Else, ----and I will Give you Manna, a White Stone, and a New Name-The letter to the church of Pergamos- The Compromising Church---G.K. Beale summarizes Christ's letter to His lampstand in Pergamos- --Christ commends the church of Pergamos for its persevering witness in the midst of persecution, condemns it for its permissive spirit of idolatrous compromise, and exhorts it to overcome this in order not to be judged but to inherit end-time fellowship and identification with Christ.----I. City -v12a---center of Satan----A. HQ of Roman Govt in Asia----B. Center of Roman Imperial Cult----C. Center of Pagan Cults---II. Christ -v12b---has THE sharp two-edged sword---III. Commendation -v13---faithfulness in persecution----A. Held Fast To My Name, B. Did Not Deny My Faith----C. Were Faithful Until Death---IV. Condemnation -vv14-15---compromise with world----A. Toleration, B. Idolatry and Immorality---V. Exhortation -v16---repent and discipline----A. Repent -personal and corporate-----B. Or Else---VI. Promise -v17---eternal fellowship and identification with Christ----A. Hidden Manna----B. White Snow----C. New Name