{"id":1093,"date":"2016-08-22T17:34:50","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T21:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/revelationrevealed.online\/extras\/?p=1093"},"modified":"2016-08-26T16:10:22","modified_gmt":"2016-08-26T20:10:22","slug":"the-synagogue-of-satan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/revelationrevealed.online\/extras\/the-synagogue-of-satan\/","title":{"rendered":"The Synagogue of Satan"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am not sure anyone knows what Jesus was referring to when He condemned those who say they are Jews but are not, instead being of the synagogue of Satan. (The Letters to the Seven Churches, pg. 12<\/em>).<\/p>\n

\u201cSay they are Jews, and are not\u2014Jews by national descent, but not spiritually of \u2018the true circumcision.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Jamieson, Faussett, and Brown\u2019s Commentary<\/em> on Revelation 2:9.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I am constantly on guard for anti-Semitism, especially in the old histories and commentaries, in the discussion of this verse. Any member of any group, no matter what they profess with their mouths, can be in \u2018the service of Satan,\u2019 to quote Barnes. That does not mean that all members of that group are so.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reference to tribulation and to the false Jews brings to the modern reader the picture of the later martyrdom of Polycarp at Smyrna, in which the Jews played such a zealous part as to break the Sabbath by bringing fagots into the stadium to light his fire.\u201d<\/p>\n

LeRoy Froom, The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers<\/em>, Vol. 1, p. 92.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018But are the synagogue of Satan<\/em>.\u2019 Deserve rather to be called the synagogue of Satan. The synagogue<\/em> was a Jewish place of worship \u2026 but the word originally denoted the assembly<\/em> or congregation<\/em>. The meaning here is plain, that though they worshipped in a synagogue, and professed to be the worshippers of God, yet they were not worthy of the name, and deserved rather to be regarded as in the service of Satan.\u201d<\/p>\n

Albert Barnes, Notes on \u2026 Revelation<\/em>, p. 71.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe authority of Emperors, Kings, and Princes, is human. The authority of Councils, Synods, Bishops, and Presbyters, is human. The authority of the Prophets is divine, and comprehends the sum of religion, reckoning Moses<\/i> and the Apostles among the Prophets; and if an Angel from Heaven preach any other gospel<\/i>, than what they have delivered, let him be accursed<\/i>. Their writings contain the covenant between God and his people, with instructions for keeping this covenant; instances of God\u2019s judgments upon them that break it: and predictions of things to come. While the people of God keep the covenant, they continue to be his people: when they break it they cease to be his people or church, and become the Synagogue of Satan<\/strong>, who say they are <\/i>Jews and are not.<\/i> And no power on earth is authorized to alter this covenant.\u201d<\/p>\n

Isaac Newton, Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John<\/em><\/a>, Chapter 1, published 1733 (bold emphasis only added).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Sir Isaac Newton | Portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1689 | Institute for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I must here mention that there is also a theory I have encountered which equates the synagogue of Satan with synagogues of the Samaritans, and while I searched for a reference presenting this idea that I could mention here, the ones I found did not meet a basic standard of scholarship. That does not mean it may not be a meritorious idea, just that referencing it as such will have to wait.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am not sure anyone knows what Jesus was referring to when He condemned those who say they are Jews but are not, instead being of the synagogue of Satan. (The Letters to the Seven Churches, pg. 12). \u201cSay they are Jews, and are not\u2014Jews by national descent, but not spiritually of \u2018the true circumcision.\u2019\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1094,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13,18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1093","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-revelation-2-3","8":"category-the-things-which-are","9":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/revelationrevealed.online\/extras\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/revelationrevealed.online\/extras\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/revelationrevealed.online\/extras\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revelationrevealed.online\/extras\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revelationrevealed.online\/extras\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1093"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/revelationrevealed.online\/extras\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1115,"href":"https:\/\/revelationrevealed.online\/extras\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1093\/revisions\/1115"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revelationrevealed.online\/extras\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/revelationrevealed.online\/extras\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revelationrevealed.online\/extras\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revelationrevealed.online\/extras\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}