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1 RV1604 Revelation 2:12-17 January 24, 2016 Am God on the Throne 1 Revelation 2:12-17 January 24, 2016 am God on the Throne Revelation RV1604 “The Compromised Church” INTRODUCTION: I want to begin with a “quiz” today: a “World Religions Quiz.” 1. Five questions; 20 points each; true or false… a. The more educated people become, the less they tend to be interested in any form of religion. (T/F) b. Christianity has historically been a religion of rural and small-town/village people. Urbanization of the 20th century has hurt Christianity’s growth. (T/F) c. During the medieval period of Christendom, large churches and cathedrals were built because most people attended church. These churches were full on Sundays. (T/F) d. Government sponsorship of religion (i.e., state churches) actually helped create an atmosphere where all religions grew in that culture. (T/F) e. Because Europeans are mostly unchurched, they are primarily secular in their thinking. 2. One of my favorite authors, Rodney Stark a. Professor of Sociology and Comparative Religions at Baylor University b. Author or co-author of over 30 books c. Spiritual journey: agnostic, deistic but irreligious, and now “an independent Christian” (?) d. Latest book: The Triumph of Faith: Why the World is More Religious Than Ever (2015) 3. Naomi Schaefer Riley: “The God Profusion”, a book review of Stark’s new book, The Triumph of Faith; Jan. 4, 2016 in the Wall Street Journal (p. A13) God is not dead. Despite the predictions of academics and liberal religious leaders, the world is becoming more faith-filled, not less. According to Rodney Stark, the co-director of the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University, there has been no rise of the “nones” – no increase in the number of the world’s self- professed atheists and no triumph of reason over revelation. 4. Now…back to our quiz… a. Answer #1 – The more educated people become, the less likely they are to go to church. False! In the USA, college-educated people are more likely to attend religious services than their counterparts with only a high school diploma. This is true around the world. b. Answer #2 – Christianity was largely a rural and small-town phenomenon. False! Stark calls this “the myth of Medieval Piety.” In Medieval Europe, 90% of Europeans lived on farms or in villages where churches were not built. Stark writes… Therefore hardly anyone could have attended church. Moreover, even after most Europeans had access to a church, whether Catholic or Protestant, most people still didn’t attend, and when forced to do so, they often misbehaved. Christianity has always been an urban movement! c. Answer #3 – In the medieval period, churches in Europe were full. False. (see answer #2) RV1604 2 d. Answer #4 – Government sponsored religion promotes the growth of all religions. False. Competition causes revival when religions fervor. Stark comments. In general, the government sponsorship of religion is a hindrance to the growth of a faith. Monopoly destroys competition, and competition causes growth—in religious affiliation as much as in the marketplace for goods and services. In many places around the globe, the competition among Muslims, Evangelicals, Catholics, Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses and hundreds of smaller religious groups has resulted in an atmosphere of revival. A smug complacency has been replaced by a fervor to win souls. e. Answer #5 – Europeans are unchurched and largely secular. False. False, because Europeans are unchurched, they are deeply spiritually confused. Reason has not triumphed over religion in Europe. (Gallup Poll’s findings…) i. In Austria: 28% believe in fortune tellers 32% believe in Astrology 33% believe in lucky charms (Not the Kellogg’s cereal brand!) ii. In Sweden: more than 20% believe in reincarnation 50% believe in mental telepathy iii. In Iceland: over 50% believe in the huldufolk (hidden people) – elves, trolls and fairies. iv. Europeans are returning to mysticism, superstition and folk religions! 5. Dr. Timothy Keller is correct (Reason for God; p. x) A century ago most U.S. universities shifted from a formally Christian foundation to an overtly secular one. As a result, those with traditional religious beliefs have little foothold in any of the institutions of cultural power. But even as more and more people identify themselves as having “no religious preference,” certain churches with supposedly obsolete beliefs in an infallible Bible and miracles are growing in the United States and exploding in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Even in much of Europe, there is some growth in church attendance. And despite the secularism of most universities and colleges, religious faith is growing in some corners of academia. It is estimated that 10 to 25 percent of all the teachers and professors of philosophy in the country are orthodox Christians, up from less than 1 percent just thirty years ago. In short, the world is polarizing over religion. It is getting both more religious and less religious at the same time. There was once a confident belief that secular European countries were the harbingers for the rest of the world. Religion, it was thought, would thin out from its more robust, supernaturalist forms or die out altogether. But the theory that technological advancement brings inevitable secularization is now being scrapped or radically rethought. Even Europe may not face a secular future, with Christianity growing modestly and Islam growing exponentially. 6. This is good news for Evangelical Christians, in three-fold sense. a. Though the Academy, the Media, and Washington treat Christians as dangerous and stupid, most Americans see us as deeply religious – for them that is a good thing. b. More and more people are interested in God and in religion; the question is which God and which religions. RV1604 3 c. Immigrants to America are open, more than ever, to a new faith – one centered on Jesus Christ. The nations are coming to America; a mission field across your backyard fence or at the desk beside you in school. 7. No church in the New Testament times of the early church faced the religious pluralism as did the Church in Pergamum. a. This pluralism challenged their own faith… b. …stressed their church’s mission… c. …and presented a spiritual danger: Compromise… 8. So, Jesus speaks to them as a Comprised Church… a. In their city of religious pluralism rather than lead others to the Truth in Christ, they were being led astray from Truth in Christ. b. Here’s what Jesus says to the Church of Pergamum: “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has the sharp two- edged sword. “‘I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might eat food sacrificed to idols and practice sexual immorality. So also you have some who hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans. Therefore repent. If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it.’ (Revelation 2:12-17) 9. Dr. Douglas Kelly: Revelation: Mentor Commentary; p. 47. Jesus is saying to that church, ‘If you will be faithful to me and follow me and avoid the moral compromise with the culture that you are living in, I am going to show you a secret so wonderful that you wouldn’t give it up for ten worlds’. The secrets God keeps are at least as good as those he reveals in his Word. I. THE LETTER TO THE CHURCH OF PERGAMUM (Revelation 2:12-17) 1. First: The Identity of Jesus Christ: The Christ of the Word (v. 12) a. “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has the sharp two- edged sword. (Revelation 2:12) i. In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength. (Revelation 1:16) ii. Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one RV1604 4 knows but himself. He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords. (Revelation 19:11-16) b. The two-edged sword is the Word of God (Scriptures) i. For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
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