1. The letters to the seven churches
Teaching the “whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27)
Revelation chapters 2 & 3
The letters to the seven churches
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3. Satan’s throne – Pergamum today.

7. Aesculapius

8. Snakes everywhere

11. The White Stone Acquittal in a court A diamond – precious reward
Admission to an event (did not have to be white, but often was)
An Amulet (unlikely due to its connection with sorcery, though Pergamum was a centre of sorcery, so could have been The Lord’s way of claiming superiority
White stone awarded to the victor in athletic games which provided him admission to the victors’ banquet

12. A new name Only known by the one to whom it is bestowed
A treasure of relationship
Like a private nickname from one lover to another
Great intimacy
Modelled on Christ
Revelation 19 verse 12 – His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself

13. Thyatira Means perpetual sacrifice Smallest congregation
Set up to be attacked while other cities made ready for war
Longest letter
First letter to a remnant within a system rather than to people
First letter where Jesus judges and sentences
The only letter where the introduction is not from Chapter 1
The only time He calls Himself ‘The Son of God’
The only one who should be worshipped

14. Murex

15. The Madder Plant

16. What were the consequences of corruption
Jezebel introduced worship of gods other than the one true God to the people of God
Worship of images
Baptismal regeneration
Justification by works
Sexual corruption – celibacy and fornication
Confessionalism – absolution by the priest
Indulgences

17. What were the consequences of corruption
Purgatory
Transubstantiation
Mass – sacrificing Jesus repeatedly
Penance – self flagellation or torture of the flesh to reduce time in purgatory
Priesthood superior to the laity and separated – communion wine only for the priests, lest the real blood be spilled
Priests not servants but served
Mariolatry – worship of Mary

18. Promises
True authority – ruling and reigning with Him over the nations
The Morning Star
Revelation 22 verse 16
Jesus is the Morning Star
They will possess the person of The Messiah

19. Teaching the “whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27)
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