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NASB | Revelation 2:13 ¶ 'I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is; and you hold fast My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days of Antipas, My witness, My faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 2:13 ¶ 'I know where you dwell, [a place] where Satan sits enthroned. Yet you are holding fast to My name, and you did not deny My faith even in the days of Antipas, My witness, My faithful one, who was killed (martyred) among you, where Satan dwells. |
Bible Question: what is satans throne? |
Bible Answer: This is from the Book of Revelation. In these two chapters, 2 and 3, Jesus is citing the various problems/defects in 7 different congregations throughout modern-day Turkey. 12 “And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write, ‘These things says He who has the sharp two-edged sword: 13 “I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. 14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality. 15 Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. 16 Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and will fight against them with the sword of My mouth. In this particular letter to Pergamos, Jesus identifies that they are living in close proximity with some very sinful people. It seems pretty clear Satan's throne is just a reference to this group of sinners. But of course, I like to interpret this book as simple and straight forward as much as possible, especially in the first three chapters. After Chapter 5, the figures and symbols become much tougher to interpret. To the first century christians, this whole book was a tremendous message of hope during their horrible world of persecution from the Roman Government and the Jewish nation. The one thing of which all of us can be certain and that is that God and His Son has won the war and it's just a matter of our choosing whose side do we want to be on at Judgment Day. God bless you in your studies. Inquisitor |
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