After I was saved, and left the catholic church, I was told about Nicolaitan meant "conquer the laity".

I accepted this, since the people telling me this knew some things about ancient languages.

However, when studying through the book of Revelation, I wanted to look up the term, when I got to:

Revelation 2:6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

What I found out was that the earliest church writers did not agree with that definition of the term.

That definition became popular, later, and much more so after the reformation.

What I discovered was that it was first thought of as an antinomian term:

The Nicolaitans were the first antinomians, according early church writers:

Irenaeus: “They lead lives of unrestrained indulgence”

Ignatius: “Flee also the impure Nicolaitanes, falsely so called, who are lovers of pleasure”

Antinomian means against law, and apparently the Nicolaitans were against following the law, after they were saved.

These are the deeds of those of us who think, “I’m saved and secure, so I can do whatever I want to, without consequence.

Paul mocked this very thing of which even he was accused of:

Romans 6:15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.

What about us today, do we hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, or are we somewhat antinomian?

The general lack of repentance these days amongst us Christians, reflects our somewhat antinomian regard to how we live now.

The antinomians see no need to repent, but the Ephesians hated their deeds, so apparently there was hope for them to repent.