Restoring Spirit of
Father to the Church
Today’s Focus: The
Pergamos Church and the Spirit of Father Part 1
Scripture: Revelation
2:12-17
Greetings Sons of
God:
Over the next
couple of messages we will examine the Pergamos church and how the Spirit of
Father functions within the church. So
let’s get right to it:
Revelation
2:12: And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he
which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
Meaning of Pergamos
Now we know that
God hides himself in names so let’s dissect this from the beginning. The word Pergamos means “Well fortified
tower”. We know that a tower represents
an elevated position. From this elevated
position they have a aerial view and with that view they can see the enemy
coming before they even get there. For
it to be a well fortified tower means it is such a stronghold against enemy
penetration. So this church is at an
elevated position, it is well protected and can see the movement of the enemy
before the enemy gets there and it is well protected from enemy penetration.
Sharp Sword with
Two Edges
When many people
see the passage of the sharp sword with two edges the majority points to the
Word of God and they are right but let’s take a deeper look. Look how the Lord phrases this: He says the
sharp sword with two edges. Now a sword
with two edges we would assume is already sharp but why the emphasis on saying
sharp. Let’s examine the word sharp:
Sharp
in the Greek is “Oxus” and it means: acidic
The reason the Lord uses the word acidic as
it pertains to the Word of God (sword) is because the Word of God, when it
comes into your life, everything not of God will be dissolved. The Word of God will dissolve inaccurate
positions and cut off anything that is not like God. Hebrews 4:12 says it best:
Hebrews
4:12: For the Word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged
sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the
joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
The Word of God divides the soul from the
spirit because the purpose of the Word of God is to accomplish the Will of God
and that can only happen in truth and in spirit. It is our objective to silence the soul and get
it to blindly follow the spirit in complete obedience and when we do this we
can represent the Father.
In the next message we will look at verse 13
and get into the meat of this discussion and the significance of Pergamos.
Peace, Love and
Grace,
Calvin Calhoun, Jr.
