The Letter to Laodicea: “Lukewarm”
THE LETTER TO LAODICEA: “LUKEWARM” Revelation 3:14-22 At first, the city was called Diospolis; and later, Rhoas. But in 260 B.C., King Antiochus II of Syria renamed the city Laodicea …
The Letter to Sardis: “Sleepiness”
THE LETTER TO SARDIS: “SLEEPINESS” Revelation 3:1-6 When Revelation was written in 95 or 96 A.D., Asia Minor was ruled by the Roman Empire. But before the Romans, the Greeks. …
The Letter to Thyatira: Worldliness
THE LETTER TO THYATIRA: “WORLDLINESS” Revelation 2:18-29 Thyatira was the smallest of the seven cities in Revelation. Pliny the Elder, a Roman author, philosopher, and military commander described Thyatira as …
The Letter to Pergamum: “Compromise”
THE LETTER TO PERGAMUM: “COMPROMISE” Revelation 2:12-17 Last Sunday we visited the First Christian Church of Philadelphia; a small, loyal group of believers being persecuted for their faith in Jesus …
The Church at Philadelphia: Doors
THE CHURCH AT PHILADELPHIA: DOORS Revelation 3:7-13 Long before Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, there was a Philadelphia in Asia Minor. This Philadelphia was established in 189 B.C. by King Eumenes of Lydia, …