LETTERS TO THE CHURCHES REVELATION TWO The letters to the seven churches are very similar in the way they are designed. The letter is addressed to a certain church, like Ephesus or Smyrna. The letters include some introductory statements about Jesus like, "These things saith he that holdeth the sev... [ Continue Reading ]
_LETTER TO THE CHURCH OF EPHESUS REVELATION 2:1-7:_ The angle of the church is the messenger or preacher who would deliver the message. Paul had live and worked in Ephesus for three years. (Acts 20:31) Ephesus was the city where Aquilla, Priscilla, and Apollos labored. (Acts 18:24-28) It was a city... [ Continue Reading ]
_LETTER TO THE CHURCH IN SMYRNA REVELATION 2:8-11:_ In that day Smyrna was a beautiful and proud city. It was a center of learning and culture. To this church Jesus described Himself as, "the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive." What a joy it is to be reminded that we serve the risen L... [ Continue Reading ]
_LETTER TO THE CHURCH IN PERGAMOS REVELATION 2:12-17:_ Pergamos was a noted Roman city. It was a center for culture and education. It had one of the great libraries of the ancient world. Jesus described Himself to this church as "He which hath the sharp sword with two edges." This sounds very much l... [ Continue Reading ]
_LETTER TO THE CHURCH IN THYATIRA REVELATION 2:18-29:_ Thyatira was the smallest of all the cities to whom letters were written. Jesus said of them, "I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first." Despite all the good... [ Continue Reading ]