Pergamum

Revelation 2:12-17 (ESV Strong's)

To the Church in Pergamum

12 “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword.

13 “‘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. 14 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. 15 So also you have some who hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans. 16 Therefore repent. If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth. 17 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.’

The sharp two-edged sword is the word of truth. The mouth of Jesus is the word of God and only speaks the truth. Those who deny truth have not heard from the Lord. 

There are many who teach something else, who craft their own truth. What may seem good to man often does not reflect the mind of God. Jesus the Son speaks the word He hears from His Father. The Son is one with the Spirit, and they are one with the Father. The mystery of God reveals that we become one with Him. 

The hidden manna and the new name no one knows speaks of the unique relationship between ourselves as the Bride of Christ given in marriage to the Son of God. Each of us has a personal and intimate union with Him that is best represented by the marriage of a man and woman. It is the binding of heaven and earth into one.