Revelation 1:11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. [kjv]
λεγουσης ο βλεπεις γραψον εις βιβλιον και πεμψον ταις επτα εκκλησιαις εις εφεσον και εις σμυρναν και εις περγαμον και εις θυατειρα και εις σαρδεις και εις φιλαδελφειαν και εις λαοδικειαν [gnt]
The seven letters to the seven churches of Revelation were written, from Jesus through John, to
actual churches in Asia Minor (western Turkey today).
1. City: Ephesus
1. Ephesus: Revelation 2:1-7 Ephesus
2. City: Smyrna/Izmir
2. Smyrna: Revelation 2:8-11 Smyrna
3. Pergamum/Pergamus: Revelation 2:12-17 Pergamus
4. Thyatira: Revelation 2:18-29 Thyatira
5: Sardus: Revelation 3:1-6 Sardus
6. Philadelphia : Revelation 3:7-13 Word play in Philadelphia
7. Laodicea: Revelation 3:14-22 Laodicea
7. Revelation 3:15-16 Zesty hot and frigid cold
