Matthew Poole and continuators on Revelation 2:15

15 So ha[illegible: 1 letter]t thou also them that hold the Doctrine of the Nicolaitans , which thing I hate .

So saith he, thou sufferest in thy Communion filthy persons, who maintain Fornication lawful, and the lawfulness of eating Meat offered to Idols, which exactly corresponds with Balaam's Doctrine, or Counsel given to Balak in order to his weakning the Israelites, by separating them from God.

His Counsel took place, to the Destruction of 24000 Israeli[illegible: 1 letter]es. I am the same God still, and hate such Doctrines, as much as ever I did in the time of Balak.