Jesus said to the church at Ephesus: Yet this you have: you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. Jesus said this to the church at Pergamum: So also you have some who hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans. This must be important for Christ to mention it twice in the same chapter and to say that he hates it!   Dr. Tim Lahaye writes in his book Revelation illustrated and made plain: The word “Nicolaitans” comes from two Greek words: niko, meaning “to conquer, or overthrow,” and laos , meaning “the people or the laity.”They tried to establish an ecclesiastical order.  This latter heresy is known as “Nicolaitanism.”  This is an unscriptural idea that causes the church to become enslaved by one man or small group of men whose spiritual life can determine the spiritual success of the church. He went on to say: Nicolaitanism is the doctrine of a strong ecclesiastical hierarchy ruling over the laity; this has never been conductive to a strong spiritual condition in the church.  

Laymen were given no voice in the church affairs, but were required to obey blindly the decrees of the clergy.  The clergy then gradually seemed to gravitate to an impractical ivory tower type of existence that separated them more and more from the people.  Whenever a minister loses contact with the people, he ceases to be an effective tool in the hand of God. Dr. Jack Van Impe writes in his book Revelation Revealed: Not only were the people of the first church of Pergamos worldly, sinful and idolatrous, but they also shared in the wicked practice of the Nicolaitanism as did the church at Ephesus.  This, again, is ecclesiastical Hitlerism.  It is when the minister says, “I am the head, and you have no choice in the matter,” allowing laymen no voice in the affairs of the church. Jesus called them to him and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave (Mat 20:25-27 ESV).

Mat 28:18-20 ESVJesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father  and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded  you. tesco blackout curtain liningAnd behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."lucilla silver curtains Jas 1:26 ESVIf anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.novelty curtains bandra Jas 1:27 ESV Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

Heb 13:16 ESVDo not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.Gal 6:9-10 ESVLet us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.As we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. Jas 1:27 ESV Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. 1Ti 2:1-4 ESVFirst of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people,for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.  This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.Col 4:12 ESVEpaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.

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Avalon Theatre – Haunted History in Easton.” 45 West Preston Street of the IOH Building.” Accessed 5 April 2013. The Big Book of Maryland Ghost Stories. Old Opera House—Odd Fellows’ Hall 140 East Main Street Ghost Walk in Carroll Historic Properties form for Opera House— Tawes Fine Arts Building Campus of the University of Maryland Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Weinberg Center for the Arts formerly the Tivoli Theatre 20 West Patrick Street Center for Rehabilitation Engineering, Science and Technology (CREST) 711 South Vienna Street The Ghost Will See You Now: Haunted Hospitals of the South Accessed 10 November 2014. Hospitals of the South. Sunrise Theatre117 South 2nd Sunrise Theatre, 2009, by SebasTorrente. The Boston House, 2009, by SebasTorrente. Stories from the Haunted Southland. Historic Places Nomination form for the Sunrise Theatre. of Historic Places nomination

Accessed 5 April 2013. Rye Cove Intermediate School 158 Memorial School Lane Oh listen today and a story I tell With saddened and tear dimmed eyes Of a dreadful cyclone that came this way And blew our schoolhouse away. Headlines from The Bee of Danville, Virginia, 3 May 1929. The Bee of Danville, Virginia, picks up the story: “Great confusion followed the tornado, anxious fathers worked feverishly in the ruins, fearful that they might discover the bodies of their children. The anxiety of parents was intensified because the injured children were hurriedly rushed away for hospital treatment before the parents arrived.” remote location lead rescuers to evacuate the most seriously injured to Clinchport, Virginia while some were taken by train to Kingsport, Tennessee. Cove High School: A Brief History.” in the Afternoon: The Rye Cove Tornado.” The Mystery of Ghostly Vera and Trowbridge’s Ice Cream Bar

316 North Court Street Skeletons in the Closet: True Ghost Stories of the Shoals Area.. Accessed 30 October Wok and Roll Chinese and Japanese Restaurant 604 H Street, NW The Surratt Boarding House, 1890, by Matthew Brady. Wok & Roll Restaurant now occupies the oldPhoto 2008, by Leoboudv. Ghosts, Washington Revisited: The Ghostlore of the Nation’sWikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Accessed 4 November 2014. National Register of Historic Places nomination form for the Mary E. Surratt Boarding House Some believe that Ethel Allen’s rough road to her grave included a stop at Jack’s Tavern, her favorite local hangout. Last year, I wrote about paranormal investigators conducting an EVP session at Ms. Allen’s grave in the Crooked Mile or Georgiana Cemetery on Merritt Island. After asking if she was present, investigators received a reply, “yes.”“1934 Murder of Cocoa’s Ethel Allen.” Brevard County History Blog.Accessed 3 November 2014.