Day 8 Revisit Part 1 - Bergama Carpet Association

Day Eight Revisit Part 1 - Sunday June 13th - Bergama Carpet Association

On the bus and leaving at 8:00. Today we drove for a couple of hours (getting some naps), had a rest break, and then had a worship service on the bus, with a short communion service. Pastor Wayne talked about King Solomon and how in 1 Kings 3:4-9 he humbled himself before The Lord, and then The Lord rewarded him in v.10-15. We must remember where Solomon started. We have three enemies, the flesh, Satan, and the world. We are not special (v. 3). But God (v. 4) has reached to us to build a bridge, a connection.

After the worship service, and still on the bus, Pastor Wayne taught about Pergamon, which is mentioned in Revelations. Rev 1:19 is thought by some scholars to be the key to Revelation.

• Ch 1 describes the resurrected Jesus
• Ch 2-3 describes things which are
• Ch 4+ describes things to come

The preterist View of 2-3 thinks these chapters are future. Pastor Wayne does not agree, thinks it is bad history. However, they do possibly reveal great aspects of creation. 

Rev 2:7 talks about the tree of life - He who overcomes is Jesus. In Revelation, mentions of Satan imply Emperor worship.

Pergamon is in verses 2:12-17. Cross-reference: Balaam is mentioned in 2 Peter 2:15-16 and Jude 11. Notes:

• Sword of the Spirit == Word of God
• White stone -- how they voted (with a white or a black stone). The white stone implies acquittal. In Revelation it means that people that have accepted Christ are acquitted by His act.

Extracting Silk Thread

Natural Dyes

We had lunch at a Carpet Association. This was a very interesting place, they showed how they made the native dyes from natural ingredients, and they also showed how they extracted the silk thread from silkworms, which were grown in the area. Some people bought some carpets.






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