Biblical Teachings

7 The Church at Thyarira

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The description of Thyatira means continual or perpetual sacrifice or Semiramis. Semiramis was traditionally thought to be the mother of Nimrod who had a child with him which died and came back to life. That child was Tammuz and is frequently represented in many cultures as the mother and child cult figure. When a woman […]

6 The Church at Pergamus

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Pergamum means “thoroughly or mixed married.” It is also referred to by its later Greek form Pergamos. Pergamum is first mentioned in secular history by Xenophon who was a contemporary of Plato and a fellow student of Socrates that lived from 430 to 354 B.C. Its library was second only to that of Alexandria. Mark […]

4 The Ephesus Church

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Ephesus means, “Desired.” It also represents the apostolic period of church history. By the time this book was written they had overcome problems with false teachers. Paul wrote extensively about this issue. (I Timothy1:3-4; 18-20; 6:3-10;20-21; II Timothy 2:14-18; 4:1-4) Timothy was somewhat discouraged and Paul gave him some advice on how to handle it. […]