The Seven churches of Asia Minor (Revelation 2-3) Part Two
(Pergamos) In our last lesson we discussed the cities of Ephesus
and Smyrna covering Revelation 2:1-11. This week we will look at
another unfaithful congregation of the Lord’s people. We will
find out about a few doctrines that were affecting the church in
the first century. We will again see that Christ knows what is
going on in the church. Do to the depth of our study this lesson
will only cover one of the five remaining churches we have to
look at. I. Historical Facts of Pergamos 1. Northeast of Smyrna.
B. This city is known for it’s invention of the writing material
“Parchment”. 2. About 15 miles inland from the Aegean 1. When
the educated world wrote everything on papyrus produced in
Egypt. But when Egypt cut off supplies of papyrus, the scholars
of Pergamum had to find another medium to write on. Experiments
subsequently led to the discovery that the prepared skins of
pigs and deer were excellent substitutes for papyrus and
Parchment C. Pergamum