Revelation 1:20 NIV
The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
Physically all the seven churches are located in Turkey.
Character of the seven churches.
1, Ephesus - forsaken the first love
Revelation 2:4 NIV
Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.
Revelation 2:5 NIV
Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
2, Smyma - persecution
Revelation 2:10 NIV
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.
3, Pergamum - Balaam teaching -idols food and sexual immorality
Revelation 2:14 NIV
Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and committed sexual immorality.
Revelation 2:16 NIV
Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
4, Thyatira - false prophet
Revelation 2:20 NIV
Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols.
5, Sardis - sleeping church
Revelation 3:2 NIV
Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God.
6, Philadelphia - endure patiently
Revelation 3:10 NIV
Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.
7, Laodicea - lukewarm
Revelation 3:16 NIV
So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.
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