The White Stone of Pergamum (Revelation 2:17)
September 2, 2019
Alastair Roberts
I discuss the significance of the white stone promised to the one who overcomes in Revelation 2:17 in the letter to the angel of the church of Pergamum.
The books I recommend are as follows:
Peter Leithart, Revelation 1-11 (https://amzn.to/2zM9zuR), Revelation 12-22 (https://amzn.to/2ZLwmBs).
James Jordan, The Vindication of Jesus Christ (https://amzn.to/2NMuLJw)
G.K. Beale, The Book of Revelation (https://amzn.to/2ZJBRRl)
My blog for my podcasts and videos is found here: https://adversariapodcast.com/. You can see transcripts of my videos here: https://adversariapodcast.com/list-of-videos-and-podcasts/.
If you have any questions, you can leave them on my Curious Cat account: https://curiouscat.me/zugzwanged.
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