“I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.”
I know where you are living, where Satan's throne is; yet you are holding fast to my name, and you did not deny your faith in me even in the days of Antipa my faithful witness, who was killed in your midst, where Satan dwells — Pergamum's location in Satan's headquarters (possibly alluding to the imperial cult or the temple of Asclepius) makes the church's faithfulness more heroic. Antipas's martyrdom exemplifies the cost of witness; his title "my faithful witness" (martys) echoes John's own role as the one who testifies to Christ.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a note on this verse
0/2000
No notes on this verse yet. Be the first to write one!