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in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Through
the prayers of our holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us
and save us. Amen. Glory to You, our God, Glory to You.
O Heavenly King,
the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, You are everywhere and fill all things,
Treasury of blessings, and Giver of life: come and abide in us, and cleanse us
from every impurity, and save our souls, O Good One.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy
Immortal, have mercy on us (three times).
Glory be to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, as it is now, was in the
beginning, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Revelation 2:12-17
To the angel of the church in Pergamum
write, “These things says He[1] Who has the sharp two-edged
Sword[2].”
“I know your works, and where you dwell, even
where Satan’s throne is. You hold fast
my name, and have not denied my faith, even in those days when Antipas was my
faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwells. Nevertheless, I have a few things against you,
because you harbor those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to throw
a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto
idols, and to commit fornication.[3] You also harbor those who hold the doctrine
of the Nicolaitans[4],
which thing I hate. Repent; or else I
will come to you quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my
mouth.”
“He who has an ear, let him hear
what the Spirit says to the churches.”
“To him who overcomes, I will give to eat of
the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new
name is written, which no man knows except he who receives it.”[5]
[3] False
prophets are inevitably put to the Sword; Numbers chapters 22 through 25; Numbers
31:8; Joshua 13:22; 24:9; Judges 11:25; Micah 6:5 (from https://www.biblegateway.com).
See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balak_(parsha)
[4] Νικάω (Nikáο) in Greek means to conquer. Jesus is the One Who conquers. Men commonly reject the gentle rule of Jesus,
only to prefer the rule of tyrants: hence rule by domination and oppression. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaism
[5] If you have been blessed or helped by any of these meditations,
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