Revelation 2:12-17, The church in Pergamos ... Reading through the Bible

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; 13 I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is:and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. 14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. 15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. 

16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.

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Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
Balaam wanted glory and honor from man.  Balaam wanted reward from man.  Balaam lusted after things and wanted God to approve him in his lust even when God told him to do something else.

Numbers 22 

In the end, Balaam was slain by the children of God.

We are warned multiple times in scripture not to go in the way of Balaam.

The doctrine of Balaam was pursuit of honor, personal glory, and riches on this present earth even to casting aside the word of God.

Some people reject the instruction of various scriptures, saying things like, "I know God wants me to be happy."  These persons end up violating scripture such as:

I Cor. 7 ... 10 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:11 But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband:and let not the husband put away his wife.

I Cor. 7 ... 39 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

Jesus said the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Mt. 5:32 ... 32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery:and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

- The husband who divorces a faithful wife will be the cause of her adultery if she remarries.
- The faithful wife who is divorced commits adultery if she remarries.
- The man who marries the woman who is divorced commits adultery.

Most church groups today have eliminated these teaching and have set up another doctrine which approves remarriage after divorce. 

To sit in such a church group and go against scripture puts you in the path of the judgement given by Jesus in Revelation 2:12-16.

And Jesus speaks of fornication in Revelation 2:12-16 ... There is no place in the NT that approves fornication for any reason.

Fornication is even a sin unlike all other sins, says Paul.   

I Cor. 6 ... 18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. 19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price:therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

Many preachers take John 8 and preach that Jesus forgave the woman taken in adultery but they fail to preach the following words Jesus spoke to this woman taken in adultery:

Jesus said:  "Go, and sin no more ..." Jn. 8

The great problem is so often churches want many people to attend their church group so they fail to preach scriptures that would offend people, such as preaching the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.  To preach this would cause many in their congregation to leave and find another church group that approves them in their remarriage after divorce.

I once attended a secular luncheon at a museum group.  Seated next to me was a man wearing the largest cross around his neck that I have ever seen.  This man identified himself as retired pastor at Indiana Baptist Church.  He said they had such enormous growth that they couldn't keep up with having enough seating for all the people who attended.  He said they kept adding seats but still didn't have enough.

I replied, "If you would teach that Jesus said the man who marries the divorced woman commits adultery, about 1/2 of the congregation would get up and leave and you wouldn't have a problem with seating."

This former pastor was shocked speechless.

I would not attend a church group like the above.  If you stay in such a church group, you place yourself in danger of the judgment of Revelation 2.  To know better and stay in a church group where adultery is approved in various ways, or where other scripture is violated, is a very serious matter.