The Church at Philadelphia – Section 1 (Part 35)
Philadelphia was established in 189 BC by King Eumenes II of Pergamon and named in honor of his brother Attalus II whose loyalty to Eumenes II earned him the name Philadelphos. Philadelphia (Philadelphos in Greek) is defined literally as one who loves his brother. The name is a fake, a counterfeit, because, just like all the other cities in ancient Asia, it was soaked in the blood of soldiers as various conquering nations fought their wars to come to power. Philadelphia was known as a commercial, educational, legal and [...]