Revelation 1:11

Write in. book.

A loud voice, like. trumpet, was heard, before John saw the speaker. It bade him write in. book,. manuscript roll, to the seven churches in Asia, the province of Asia, what he should see. These churches all lay not far from Ephesus, in one province, and are now named.

Ephesus, which Paul founded and where John made his home, located in. great commercial city, now passed away.

Smyrna.. seaport, still the principal city of that coast, the seat of one of our missions and of. church planted by G. N. Shishmanian, and presided over by Bro. Tavitian.

Pergamus.. city once the capital of. kingdom, now. town of 14,000 inhabitants, called Bergamos.

Thyatira. The home of Lydia, the first convert made by the gospel on European soil. She might have been instrumental in planting the church in her native city. It is now. small village.

Sardis. Once the capital of. great Kingdom. Now. miserable village.

Philadelphia. There have always been, up to the present time,. people in Philadelphia, claiming to be Christians.

Laodicea. The church here was honored with an epistle from the Apostle Paul.