How to Use This Commentary Revelation 2:12–17 is Jesus’ letter to the church in Pergamum—a church that stood strong in persecution but drifted into compromise. Read it in four movements: (1) Christ’s authority (v.12), (2) the church’s faithfulness (v.13), (3) the dangerous compromise (vv.14–15), and (4) the call to repent and the promise (vv.16–17). Key:... Continue Reading →
Revelation 2:8-11: To the Church at Smyrna
How to Use This Commentary Revelation 2:8–11 is Jesus’ letter to the church in Smyrna—a church marked not by comfort, but by suffering. Read it in four movements: (1) Christ’s identity (v.8), (2) the church’s suffering (v.9), (3) the coming trial (v.10), and (4) the promise to the faithful (v.11). Key: Faithfulness in suffering reveals... Continue Reading →