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NASB | Revelation 2:6 'Yet this you do have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 2:6 'Yet you have this [to your credit], that you hate the works and corrupt teachings of the Nicolaitans [that mislead and delude the people], which I also hate. |
Bible Question:
IN CHAPTER 2 OF THE REVELATION, CHRIST SPEAKS TO THE CHURCH IN EPHESUS AND PYRGAMUM. IN VERSES 6 AND 15, HE MENTIONS THE NICOLAITANS. COULD SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHO THESE PEOPLE WERE, AND WHY THE CHURCHES OF EPHESUS AND PERGAMUM WOULD HAVE A SUFFICIENT REASON TO DISLIKE THEM? MAY THE GRACE OF THE LORD BE WITH YOU!! |
Bible Answer: NICOLAITANS '(nik-o-la'-i-tanz Nikolaitai): '1. The Sect: 'A sect or party of evil influence in early Christianity, especially in the 7 churches of Asia. Their doctrine was similar to that of Balaam, "who taught Balak to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication" (Rev 2:14,15). Their practices were strongly condemned by John, who praised the church in Ephesus for "hating their works" (Rev 2:6), and blamed the church in Pergamum for accepting in some measure their teaching (Rev 2:15). Except that reference is probably made to their influence in the church at Thyatira also, where their leader was "the woman Jezebel, who calleth herself a prophetess" (Rev 2:20; compare 2:14), no further direct information regarding them is given in Scripture. (...) '3. Nicolaitan Controversy: 'The problem underlying the Nicolaitan controversy, though so little direct mention is made of it in Scripture, was in reality most important, and concerned the whole relation of Christianity to paganism and its usages. The Nicolaitans disobeyed the command issued to the Gentile churches, by the apostolic council held at Jerusalem in 49-50 AD, that they should refrain from the eating of "things sacrificed to idols" (Acts 15:29). Such a restriction, though seemingly hard, in that it prevented the Christian communities from joining in public festivals, and so brought upon them suspicion and dislike, was yet necessary to prevent a return to a pagan laxity of morals. To this danger the Nicolaitans were themselves a glaring witness, and therefore John was justified in condemning them. In writing to the Corinthians, Paul gives warning against the same evil practices, basing his arguments on consideration for the weaker brethren (compare 1 Cor 8).' ____________________ To read more go to: www.bible-history.com/isbe/N/NICOLAITANS/ |
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