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Originally Posted by Ohio
There's dozens of theories out there.
I'm surprised you have not endorsed the official interpretation from headquarters. See Revelation 2.6 footnote 1 of the Recovery Version.
Watchman Nee and Witness Lee rejected Irenaeus' view. Have you read that? Read the end of that footnote again!
But I must say that if you and Irenaeus are correct, then you just shot yourself in the foot, losing your case against the so-called clergy-laity system.
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The footnote is wrong that there is "nothing in church history", I just provided a quote from early church history, and besides Irenaeus there are others too.
I have "endorsed" the footnote as I said the Catholic adopted this system and the Protestants too I beileve. Whenever you have one man such as a church pastor leading a service and no one else doing much at all, that is the clergy-laity system. Doesn't matter whether it's a house church or a baptist or a catholic, it's the same Nicolaitan spirit, and I can almost guarantee they all celebrate the pagan Christmas as well. Did I mention the irony that santa
Nicholas shares almost the same name as Nicolaitan?