Volume 5 - The Early Church: Becoming a Light in the Darkness Faith Lesson 3: Where Satan Lives Pergamum was one of the largest cities in Asia Minor when the message about Jesus the Messiah arrived at its doorstep. Only Ephesus could eclipse it in terms of wealth, glory of architecture, and size and number of temples. Yet John labeled Pergamum as the place “where Satan has his throne” and “where Satan lives.” This is a striking indictment of the pagan nature of the city, and hints at the difficulties early believers experienced as they tried to live Christian lives in that setting. But they remained faithful, even in the face of death. That pagan culture is remarkably similar to the one in which we live today. This lesson will challenge us to be faithful.