Category Archives: Letters to the Seven Churches

Author : Keith Sharp Text : Revelation 2:12-17 The City of Pergamos Pergamos was fifty-five miles by road Northeast of Ephesus on a hill in the Caicus River valley, three miles from the river, and fifteen miles from the sea. … Continue reading →

Author : Keith Sharp Revelation 3:14-22 City of Laodicea Laodicea lay 43 miles southeast of Philiadelphia in the Lycos valley, near its companion cities Hierapolis and Colossee (cf. Colossians 4:13). Either Paul had written a letter to Laodicea which has … Continue reading →

Author : Keith Sharp Revelation 3:7-13 Salutation The Son of God now writes to “the angel of the church in Philadelphia” (verse 7). The City of Philadelphia Philadelphia was located on the Cogamus River, 28 miles southeast of Sardis. The … Continue reading →

Author : Keith Sharp Revelation 3:1-6 Salutation The Lord Jesus now addresses “the angel of the church in Sardis” (verse 1). The City of Sardis Sardis was one of the oldest and had been one of the most important cities … Continue reading →

Author : Keith Sharp Revelation 2:18-29 Address The Lord now commands the apostle to write “to the angel of the church in Thyatira.” The City of Thyatira The city of Thyatira was located in northern Lydia, near Mysia, on the … Continue reading →

Author : Keith Sharp Revelation 2:8-11 Address Christ addresses “the angel of the church in Smyrna” (verse 8). Only Smyrna and Philadelphia received no rebuke from the Lord Jesus. The City of Smyrna Smyrna was a large, prosperous city with … Continue reading →