Revelation - John Sends Letters to Churches
I guess I'll just have to post more than one study per week to finish this by Pentecost. But the next study's ready "already" so here goes... 3: Revelation 2 & 3: John sends seven Letters If these seven churches represent God’s church throughout the world and throughout time, it might be interesting to see to what extent our own churches are like or dislike them, and the to what extent the same warnings and praises might be relevant to us. Note, each letter is written in the same format: To: … church’s name From: … a depiction of Jesus and His relationship to His church Credit: … for something the church is doing right Problem: … pointing out something the church is doing wrong Repent: … a warning and call for change Listen: … a message and promise for hope Reward: … followed by a reminder of our eternal hope. 1. Ephesus To: The metropolitan mother-church, in the city of the Temple of Diana (who was said to have fallen from heaven like a meteor – Rev 2:5 ). The c...