<aside> <img src="https://prod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/49de0235-e8bc-4eca-bf20-2a9d6d267a02/032d63b6-1e76-49b9-9257-1dd770819d00/IMAGE_2024-02-23_213606.jpg" alt="https://prod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/49de0235-e8bc-4eca-bf20-2a9d6d267a02/032d63b6-1e76-49b9-9257-1dd770819d00/IMAGE_2024-02-23_213606.jpg" width="40px" /> Pergamum, an ancient city in the first century, part of the Roman province of Asia, in the modern-day country of Turkey.
The Church at Pergamum is distinguished by its focus on teachings that purify the soul, the pursuit of self-control as a means to access divine law, and the importance of insight and knowledge. It cautions against the distractions of secular humanism and the risks of substituting divine authority with human governance, which can lead to societal issues like addiction and mental illness.
The Church at Pergamum is distinguished by its focus on teachings that purify the soul, the pursuit of self-control as a means to access divine law, and the importance of insight and knowledge. It cautions against the distractions of secular humanism and the risks of substituting divine authority with human governance, which can lead to societal issues like addiction and mental illness.
Significance in the First Century: Pergamum was a major center of culture and learning, known for its library, which was said to be second only to the library of Alexandria in Egypt. It was also a key political center, serving as the capital of the Roman province of Asia for a time.
Biblical Significance: Pergamum is mentioned in the Book of Revelation as one of the seven churches to which John the Apostle addresses his letters. It is often interpreted as representing a period in the early Christian church when it was under threat from false teachings and persecution.
Link to the Didactic Genius: The didactic genius, or teaching, in Pergamum can be likened to the elemental gift of the ear in the Ear of Adam. This gift was not just about the physical act of hearing, but the capacity to listen to, discern, and understand the divine revelations of God. It's a call to remember and obey the Word of God, much like the Shema, the central tenet of the Jewish faith that begins with "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one."
Pergamum, the third of seven communities mentioned in Rev 2-3 whose guardian angel Entolas stood against the doctrinal errors that plagued the first and subsequent centuries within the City of faith allowing the NT ecclesia to recover stability and flight controls over the millennia down to present day orthodoxy by preserving inerrancy as a principal tenet of faith without which “the people perish” (Prov 29:18) but happy is he who keeps the law. Thus is fulfilled the mandate in Malachi 4:4 to “remember the law of Moses” with attendant benefits (see verses 5 and 6) and gospel adjustments.
In the context of Pergamum, this gift of the ear takes on a profound significance in the face of the city's challenges. It represents the need for the church to listen to and discern the truth of the gospel amid false teachings and persecution, and to faithfully transmit and preserve this truth for future generations.
Preservation of the Hebrew Scriptures: The accurate transmission and preservation of the Hebrew Scriptures, or the Old Testament, is a testament to the divine inspiration of the Holy Spirit and the faithfulness of those who heeded the call to listen to and obey God's Word. The Scriptures have been meticulously preserved over the centuries, with scribes going to great lengths to ensure that every letter and word was copied accurately.
This act of preservation is a powerful reminder of the importance of the Word of God and the need to listen to, understand, and obey it. It's a call to faithfulness and obedience that echoes the central message of the Shema and the biblical significance of the city of Pergamum.
Link to the Didactic Genius: The didactic genius, or teaching, in Pergamum can be likened to the elemental gift of the ear in the Ear of Adam. This gift was not just about the physical act of hearing, but the capacity to listen to, discern, and understand the divine revelations of God. It's a call to remember and obey the Word of God, much like the Shema, the central tenet of the Jewish faith that begins with "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one."
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[Third] - This term, in the context of Paul’s discussion in Rom 12:6-8, refers to a sequence. It characterizes an individual who, having been touched with the logic of heaven, can hear with evaluation, assessment, and discernment. This is not about the content of what is heard, but the capacity for hearing itself to contribute to understanding. The phrase “ears to hear” is often repeated in the 7 churches narrative, underscoring the idea that the reception of heavenly truth is sometimes an auditory experience. Once this truth is heard, it cannot be unheard, much like once something is seen, it cannot be unseen.
[Entolas] - The messenger who provides insight into the very order and structure of life as God meant it to be, a reflection of heaven’s wisdom, beauty and goodness. This wisdom guides the various communities within the City of faith, who are the custodians of a truth that is as integral to their identity as DNA is to biological life. Those who interact with Entolas will naturally gravitate towards a divine order based on the rule of law, a system that governs society with a level of reasoned principle that is beyond dispute.
[recover] - This term is an aviation analogy. Just as a pilot uses their understanding of the flight environment to stabilize and control the aircraft, so too does the church navigate and overcome challenges. By preserving the inerrancy of its doctrines, the church maintains its faith and order over time.
[inerrancy] - The term refers to the Hebrew scripture and the New Testament manuscripts that have been preserved to modern times. These documents form a complete, comprehensive, and encyclopedic repository of the full gospel, passed down from original source documents received and communicated in authoritative oral histories and written scrolls. They have been meticulously preserved throughout the millennia, from Moses to Jesus to the early apostles, and down to the present day.
[keeps the law] - This term refers to the guardians of the historic Judeo-Christian heritage's fundamentals, appointed by heaven. These guardians, whether Jewish or Christian, have been distinguished by their continual emphasis on the modalities from Adam to Moses to Jesus and the new testament evangelists. There is an ancestry of ideas, a central corpus of doctrine common to both Judaism and Christianity that inextricably binds the two together in a common thread of history and destiny since the foundation of the world.
[Moses] - a key figure in the 7modalities paradigm who represents the didactic genius required to unlock the treasures of darkness within the human soul created in the likeness of it’s Maker. This is Moses the Teacher of Righteousness who was the divinely chosen vessel to be the mouthpiece of the Jewish remnant from earliest days of the Patriarch until the captivity in Babylon down through the Greek and Roman period to the times of Pilate and the days of the Caesars when the fires of revival broke out in Palestine among those who followed after a greater than Moses. Moses was the supreme servant of the Almighty, Jesus is the risen Son who forever lives in the ecclesia by His Spirit poured out in hearts and minds of an advancing Kingdom.
Teaching series inspired by the sacrifices and devotion of the ecclesial community at ancient Pergamum as mentioned in the Book of Revelation, Rev 2:12-17 "Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it"
Content creation by the EAR of ADAM in the original pattern of sevens and the natural endowment EGKRATEIA: mastery, self-control (2 Peter 1:6)
Brought to you by BREAD WHEAT (Triticum Aestivum) alongside the colour ORANGE representing the didactic genius in sorting and classifying (ideas) laying orderly foundations for subsequent generations to build upon under the covering of the Angel ENTOLAS responsible for the principle of inerrancy of Holy Writ through the transliteration, pronunciation, interpretation and application of the Word in the believer’s life.
<aside> <img src="https://prod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/49de0235-e8bc-4eca-bf20-2a9d6d267a02/a5014d8f-83c1-4df3-ae83-f9876baeb629/IMG_1438.jpeg" alt="https://prod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/49de0235-e8bc-4eca-bf20-2a9d6d267a02/a5014d8f-83c1-4df3-ae83-f9876baeb629/IMG_1438.jpeg" width="40px" /> “Our primary call is to the Word, to find out what God is saying and do it, laying aside every weight to run”
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