{"id":46568,"date":"2022-02-02T07:50:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T04:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=46568"},"modified":"2025-05-21T00:03:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T21:03:52","slug":"who-are-the-nicolaitans-a-biblical-explanation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2022\/02\/02\/who-are-the-nicolaitans-a-biblical-explanation\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Are the Nicolaitans? A Biblical Explanation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The <\/span>term <\/span>\u201c<\/span>Nicolaitan\u201d<\/span><\/strong> comes <\/span>from <\/span>the <\/span>Greek <\/span>word <\/span>meaning <\/span>\u201c<\/span>to <\/span>conquer\u201d <\/span>or \u201c<\/span>to <\/span>take <\/span>over <\/span>the <\/span>altar.\u201d<\/span><\/strong> This <\/span>doesn\u2019t <\/span>refer <\/span>to <\/span>physically <\/span>stealing <\/span>objects <\/span>or <\/span>people <\/span>from <\/span>the <\/span>altar, <\/span>but <\/span>rather <\/span>to <\/span>seizing <\/span>control <\/span>over <\/span>the <\/span>spiritual <\/span>leadership <\/span>and <\/span>authority <\/span>that <\/span>belongs <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit <\/span>within <\/span>the <\/span>church.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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What <\/span>Does “<\/span>Taking <\/span>Over <\/span>the <\/span>Altar” <\/span>Mean?<\/span><\/h3>\n

In <\/span>the <\/span>early <\/span>church, <\/span>the <\/span>church <\/span>was <\/span>meant <\/span>to <\/span>be <\/span>led <\/span>by <\/span>the <\/span>gifts <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit <\/span>such <\/span>as:<\/span><\/p>\n