Jesus instructed the banished Apostle John to write to the city of Pergamum, one of the seven churches of Revelation. This was a bustling city with many temples to Greek and Roman gods including the temple of Zeus, Athena, Nike, Dionysus (Bacchus), Roman emperor gods, and Asclepius the god of medicine. There were many false gods that the Christians in…
Asclepius: false god of medicine and parallels to today's unfolding events
The "Rod of Asclepius", World Health Organization, and the Hippocratic Oath
