Pergamos was a city where there was so much sin and wickedness that the Lord says satan had his earthly headquarters there. And right in the middle of that city, God had placed His church. Antipas was a person who stood for the truth of God, even if it meant standing alone. He was a man of conviction and not someone to spoke to people's mouth. Those who know God do not have to look around to see how many people believe what they wish to believe. They are willing to stand alone before the Lord and, if necessary, even against everyone in the world. Antipas was such a man. And as a result, he was killed. If he had been an everybody's friend, he could have escaped death. He was killed because he clung to the revealed truth of God and made no concessions. People probably called him narrow-minded, stubborn, difficult-to-handle and not good-headed. But it did not matter to him. He stood before His Lord in truth, against all sin, world uniformity, compromise, disobedience to God's Word and the devil. Here we are talking about a man who threatened the kingdom of satan. Would satan see too you as such a great threat? After his death, the town of Pergamum deteriorated rapidly, and no one took over his duties. That is the sad history of many churches.