[German Version]

In his letter to the church in Ephesus, in Rev 2:6 John the Seer mentions the Nicolaitans, whose works that church hates. They are mentioned again in the letter to Pergamum in connection with people who hold to the teaching of Balaam (2:14f.). The Nicolaitans, the followers of Balaam, and the followers of the prophetess Jezebel (2:20) are adherents of a teaching described as involving “food sacrificed to idols” and “fornication.” It is reasonable to assume that John’s opponents are groups belonging to the same theologica…