UNCOMMON ANSWERS
Seven Churches in Asia (Part 3 & 4, of 7)
Pergamos (Revelation 2:12-17)
1. What does Jesus mean by His description of Himself? (2:12, 16, 1:16, Ephesians 6:17, Isaiah 49:2, Hebrews 4:12)
2. For what does He commend the church? (2:13)
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b.
What did He mean by "My faith"? Consider “by the faith of the son of God” in Galatians 2:20.
3. What did He say characterized the place where they dwelt? (2:13) What might that mean?
4. What two corrections does HE bring to them? (2:14-15)
a. (Numbers 25:1-3, 31:16)
b.
5. What was His one word of advise to the church? (2:16)
What would be the results of their not heeding HIS advice? Explain.
6. How will He reward the over comers? (2:17)
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b.
7. Are there saints today who are persecuted as those at Pergamos were?
Thyatira (Revelation 2:18-29)
1. How does Jesus identify himself? (2:18, 1:14-15)
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b.
2. For what does He commend the church? (2:19)
a.
b.
c.
d.
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3. For what did He rebuke the church? (2:20)
Could Jezebel's teaching have concerned spiritual fornication and idolatry? Explain.
What was He going to do with the situation? (2:21-23)
4. What can we learn of God in Revelation 2:21? (Luke 13:6-9)
5. In verse 23 what might Jesus have meant when He said;
"I am He who searches the minds and hearts".
"I will give to each of you according to your works".
7. How does He advise the church? (2:24-25)
8. What does He offer the overcomers? (2:26-29)
a. (Rev. 19:15, 20:6)
b. (2 Peter 1:19, Rev. 22:16)