2. “ Where Satan’ s seat is” --2:13. The stronghold of Satan consisted in the pagan and Jewish oppositions, which were combined in Pergamos into deadly threats against the church. The Pergamos church had been weakened by the heathen surroundings of Mysia, known for its famous temples, dedicated to Zeus, Minerva, Apollo, Venus, Bacchus, and Aesculapius. The figure, Satan’ s seat, denotes the wickedness of these idolatrous temples and the nuptials to these gods. The name Pergamos meant the “ place of nuptials.” It was a fitting figure of Satan’ s seat. 3. “ In those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr” --2:13. There is a traditional claim that Antipas was once a bishop of the Pergamos church, but history does not identify him. In this book of symbols and code, the same reason for not mentioning other persons by name, such as Nero, the emperor, would also argue against the reality of these names. It is more consistent with the character of the book for Antipas to be a symbolic designation and representative for martyrdom. The word Antipas is derived from antipater: “ anti,” against; and "pater," father, or paternal--and its meaning was, against the gods: hence, symbolic of faithfulness to Christ to the extent of “ against all” gods of paganism. It therefore stood for all who would become victims of martyrdom in the persecutions to follow.