Instructions given to members of the church of Pergamum by the Lord Jesus Christ are as follows:

Passage

¹⁶ Therefore repent; or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of My mouth. (Revelation 2:16)

Understanding

Repent

Risk warning

Jesus will come to you quickly and make war against the people where you dwell with the sword of His mouth. We are no longer called to take up arms against our neighbors.

References

Repent

³ Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. (Luke 17:3)

Sword of His mouth

¹² For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12)

No more taking up arms

³ For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, ⁴ for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. ⁵ We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ, ⁶ and we are ready to punish all disobedience, whenever your obedience is complete. (2 Corinthians 10:3-6)

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