Jesus now tells the congregation: "I know where you are dwelling, that is, where the throne of Satan is." (Revelation 2:13a) Truly. those Christians were surrounded by satanic worship. In addition to the temple of Zeus, there was a shrine to Aesculapius, the god of healing. Pergamum was also renowned as a center for the cult of emperor worship. The Hebrew word translated "Satan" means "Resister," and his "throne" represents his world rulership as divinely permitted for a season. (Job 1:6, New World Translation Reference Bible) The profusion of idolatry in Pergamum showed that Satan's "throne" was firmly asserted in the city. How angry Satan must have felt that the Christians there did not bow to him in nationalistic worship!
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