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- NICOLAITANS nĭk’ ə lā ə tənz (Νικολαιτής, -αί). A term appearing in the Revelation (2:6, 15) describing members of Christian congregations who held a doctrine that the Lord hated.
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Jan 18, 2024 · The Nicolaitans are mentioned in the Book of Revelation in the New Testament, specifically in the letters to the churches in Ephesus and Pergamum. The references to the Nicolaitans are found in Revelation 2:6 and 2:15.
Aug 17, 2021 · A primary clue to the doctrine of the Nicolaitans is found in the comparison to Balaam. In Revelation, Jesus notes two main problems—the sexual immorality and worshipping idols. Most of us know...
Let’s begin in Revelation 2:6, where Jesus told the church of Ephesus, “But this thou hast [in your favor], that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.” Jesus was proud of the church of Ephesus for their “hatred” of the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which He also “hated.”
The doctrine of the Nicolaitans is also condemned in Revelation 2:15, and in that passage it is related to immorality and idolatry. i. Irenaeus (writing in the late second century) described what he knew of the Nicolaitans: “The Nicolaitanes are the followers of that Nicolas who was one of the seven first ordained to the diaconate by the ...
NICOLAITANS nĭk’ ə lā ə tənz ( Νικολαιτής, -αί ). A term appearing in the Revelation ( 2:6, 15) describing members of Christian congregations who held a doctrine that the Lord hated.
The Nicolaitans in Revelation. The Bible only mentions the Nicolaitans twice. In His letters to the seven churches in Revelation 2 and 3, Jesus tells the church at Ephesus, “This you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate” Revelation 2:6).
Jun 16, 2023 · Lisa Loraine Baker. Author of Someplace to Be Somebody. Updated June 16, 2023. Who Are the Nicolaitans in the Bible? In Revelation 2, the Lord Jesus Christ (through John) addressed “the seven churches that are in Asia” (Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea).
