This Thursday — The Church of Pergamum
The Seven Churches of Revelation
We're continuing our series through the Seven Churches of Revelation, and this week we arrive at Pergamum — arguably the most politically dangerous city on the list.
Jesus walks into this city and says something remarkable: "I know where you dwell — where Satan's throne is." Not a metaphor. Not an exaggeration. A precise spiritual address.
Pergamum was the Roman capital of Asia, home to the Altar of Zeus, the world's second-largest library, the first Imperial Cult temple ever built, and the Asclepion — a healing complex whose serpent symbol still appears on hospitals and medical institutions today. Every institution in the city demanded one thing from its citizens: loyalty above loyalty to Christ.And yet — a church survived there. They held fast. One man named Antipas paid for it with his life.
But Jesus also has a rebuke. Some had quietly returned to the table. The strategy that couldn't break the church through persecution was now working through comfort, compromise, and a theology that said it was okay.
The name Pergamum itself means "mixed marriage." Before Jesus opens His report card, the city's own name announces the diagnosis.
This week we'll unpack:
Why Jesus calls Pergamum Satan's literal headquarters
What it meant to live under Rome's sword — and why Jesus chose His sword as His title
The bronze serpent thread from Numbers 21 to the Asclepion to medicine today
The Doctrine of Balaam — how the enemy gets inside when he can't get through
The hidden manna and the white stone — promises worth holding on for.
Join us this Thursday, 5 March 2026
Poland: 1–2:30 pm
Singapore: 8–9:30 pm
USA EST: 7 - 8:30 am
Brazil: 7–8:30 am
Indonesia WIB: 7–8:30 pm
Nepal 5:45 pm
The link:
https://meet.google.com/eng-nmmb-myb
"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches." — Revelation 2:17
