That quote was written about the Jews-turned-Christan in Asia Minor, far away from where Khazeria would be 300 years later. If you look at the history of that area at the time Jesus told John to write to the churches, you will see that the Graeco-Roman gods, and Caesar, were very stiff competition to Judaism and Christianity, and the problem these churches had was that their worshippers were still involved in pagan practices. They were lukewarm, they said they were traditional Jews or followers of Christ, but would eat food offered to idols, and other such practices forbidden to either. They said they were Jews but the weren't, just as Jesus scolded the synagogue in Nazareth, not because they were converts but because they didn't follow their official Jewish tradition and had made new rules.
Jesus was not talking about Khazarians or bankers. He said "I hate the Nicolaites." These were the followers of Nicolas the proseolyte. First Nicholas had been a pagan. Then he became a Jew. Then a follower of Christ, but he never gave up on pagan ways, and he was a corrupting influence.The ways of the Nicolaites are compared to Balaam, a wicked prophet in the Old Testament. He also turned away from traditional Jewish practices because of sympathy for the Caananite religions and in fact betrayed the Jews.
Really you need to go back and read chapter 1 Name Stealers. Jesus knew who they were as well SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN
That quote was written about the Jews-turned-Christan in Asia Minor, far away from where Khazeria would be 300 years later. If you look at the history of that area at the time Jesus told John to write to the churches, you will see that the Graeco-Roman gods, and Caesar, were very stiff competition to Judaism and Christianity, and the problem these churches had was that their worshippers were still involved in pagan practices. They were lukewarm, they said they were traditional Jews or followers of Christ, but would eat food offered to idols, and other such practices forbidden to either. They said they were Jews but the weren't, just as Jesus scolded the synagogue in Nazareth, not because they were converts but because they didn't follow their official Jewish tradition and had made new rules.
Jesus was not talking about Khazarians or bankers. He said "I hate the Nicolaites." These were the followers of Nicolas the proseolyte. First Nicholas had been a pagan. Then he became a Jew. Then a follower of Christ, but he never gave up on pagan ways, and he was a corrupting influence.The ways of the Nicolaites are compared to Balaam, a wicked prophet in the Old Testament. He also turned away from traditional Jewish practices because of sympathy for the Caananite religions and in fact betrayed the Jews.