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The ‘synagogue of Satan’
Frank Borg
The Bible makes mention
of a group called the
‘synagogue of Satan”.
Two scriptures in the
Bible specifically
mention this group by
name while many other
scriptures peppered
throughout the
scriptures strongly
allude to this group and
their work. Notice:
“…I know the
blasphemy of them
which say they are Jews,
and are not, but are the
synagogue of Satan”
(Rev. 2:9).
And,
“Behold, I will make
them of the synagogue
of Satan, which say
they are Jews, and are
not, but do lie;
behold, I will make them
to come and worship
before thy feet, and to
know that I have loved
thee” (Rev. 3:9).
Some few begotten
members of God’s Church
carelessly assume and
teach that the
‘synagogue of Satan’ is
made up of the members
attending the various
300+ split and
splintered groups.
Others believe that the
‘synagogue of Satan’ was
the Laodicean Church in
embryo, while others
claim the ‘synagogue of
Satan’ to be worldly
churches.
When the Bible speaks of
the ‘synagogue of
Satan’, who is it really
referring to? Who makes
up this group of people
referred to by God as
the ‘synagogue of
Satan’?
Let us take a close look
at the title ‘synagogue
of Satan’ to better
understand who this
group of people really
are. It is now time to
understand!
The word ‘synagogue’ is
4864 in Strongs and
literally means ‘church,
assembly or
congregation’, while the
word ‘Satan’ is 4567 and
means ‘the accuser, the
devil, Satan’.
Therefore, the term “Synagogue
G4864
of Satan
G4567”
literally means “church,
assembly or congregation
G4864”
of “Satan the devil
G4567”.
Evidently the “synagogue
of Satan” refers to a
group of people who,
whether wittingly or
unwittingly, worship
(reverence, adulate,
venerate) Satan the
devil. This must be the
case, otherwise they
wouldn’t be his
congregation! What God
is telling us through
the title of ‘synagogue
of Satan’ is simply that
this group is made up of
individuals who have
been adulterated by
Satan’s doctrines or the
doctrines of this World.
These people are either
deceived by Satan the
devil or are a group (or
clusters of people
coming under different
corporate names) that
pretend, profess, or
even masquerade
themselves to be God’s
people and are not.
Either way, and to one
degree or another, they
come under the influence
and worship of Satan
(Rev. 2:9; 3:9). These
people are liars because
they profess to be Jews
or followers of God but
are not. Because of
this, God calls these
people a ‘blasphemous’
people (Rev. 2:9).
It should be clear that
people who are today
scattered through the
many split and
splintered groups in no
way make up the
‘synagogue of Satan’
(please ask for our
article entitled “The
group of people referred
to as ‘virgins’”)!
However, the individuals
who were part of God’s
true Church and left,
and have meanwhile taken
on the doctrines of
Satan such as the
trinity, Sunday worship,
Xmas, Easter and other
non-Biblical rituals and
holidays have fallen
into the category of
‘synagogue of Satan’
along with the Roman
Catholic Church, and its
protestant daughters.
Other wordly groups
would obviously also
fall into this category.
Those of the Church that
left and have turned to
the doctrines of this
world need to be very
careful indeed! These
individuals may fall
into the trap of
quenching the spirit (1
Thess. 5:19). Whoever
blasphemes the Holy
Spirit is guilty of
eternal sin which will
never be forgiven (Mk.
3:29). All those who are
a part of the ‘synagogue
of Satan’ are
spiritually very far
from God (Ezek. 8:16).
Those in the worldly
churches who have never
known God or His Truth
will have their
opportunity to come to
know God in the future –
those who come out of
the Great Tribulation
and are Israelites will
have their turn in the
millennium while the
rest of mankind will
have their turn in the
Great White Throne
judgment. These people
will one day in the
future come to worship
God at our feet when we
are actually spirit born
children of God, the
Wife of Christ (Rev.
3:9)!
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