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From Patmos to Paradise: A Commentary on Revelation is unavailable, but you can change that!

The Revelation gives a dramatic account of the earth’s last days and of Jesus’ return, but it oftentimes seems that over the centuries Christians have struggled to properly fit the puzzling pieces together. Differences of opinion and interpretation have and can obscure the book’s remarkable message. Dr. Custer combines stellar scholarship with profound application to provide an in-depth look at...

III. The Church in Pergamos. vv. 12–17. Pergamos (also spelled Pergamum in some ancient sources) was sixty miles north of Smyrna, built on a mountaintop thirteen hundred feet above the Caicus River valley. It was a major center for three different varieties of idolatrous worship. The great temple and hospital of Aesculapius, the god of healing, was there. Multitudes of sick people came hoping for a miracle. The great temple and altar of Zeus, the supreme god, was there. All pagans worshiped him,
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