The Revelation of John · Lecture 014
The Revelation of John 14
A lecture by Fr. Athanasios Mytilinaios · Δείτε στα Ελληνικά
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Summary
In this fourteenth lecture, Fr. Athanasios reads Revelation 2:12-13 and related texts in Matthew, Numbers, and Revelation 3:14, focusing on Pergamon, Antipas, and the Nicolaitan method. He presents Antipas, first bishop of Pergamon, as a martyr under Domitian in 83 AD, and interprets holding Christ's name as the active preservation of Orthodoxy and Orthopraxis under pagan and social pressure. The lecture links the Nicolaitans with Balaam's counsel to Balak, arguing that internal corruption through idolatrous compromise and fornication remains a recurring strategy against the Church. It also contrasts the closed discipline of the ancient Church with modern porous boundaries and includes a severe contemporary application to bishops and ecclesial vigilance.
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