^{[a] 11} He who has an ear, let him hear what the Ruach is saying to Messiah’s communities. The one who overcomes shall never be harmed by the second death.”

Pergamum: Beware the Trap of Balaam

¹² To the angel of Messiah’s community in Pergamum write: “Thus says the One who has the sharp two-edged sword: ^{[b] 13} I know where you live—where satan’s throne is. Yet you continue to hold firm to My name, and you did not deny your faith in Me even in the days of Antipas, My faithful witness, who was killed among you, where satan resides.