Other cities in asia which had churches were hieropolis colossians 4. Grace to you and peace, from god, who is and who was and who is to. This chapter contains messages to churches of ephesus, smyrna, pergamum and thyatira, four of the seven churches of asia located in modernday turkey, with messages for the other. God spends six days creating the heavens and the earth, and then rests on the seventh day.
I am doing a study on the book of revelation and i would like to share the sevens which are in that book. This bible study is designed to highlight the major points of revelation in eight weeks. By asia is not meant the great continent of asia, or even the whole of asia minor, but only its western. See verse in context the churches of asia salute you.
Christ speaks to seven churches in asia minor bible truth. To the seven churches which are in asia that part of the lesser asia which was then a roman province. The seven churches are all located in asia minor along roman roads. The revelation of jesus christ, which god gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which. I have just modified one external link on seven churches of asia. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this. The seven churches of asia, also known as the seven churches of the apocalypse, are ephesus, smyrna, pergamos a. May grace be granted to you, and peace, from him who is and was and evermore will be. Bible verses about asia 20 passages king james version.
The seven churches of asia 2 appleton church of christ. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein. I supposed i knew the bible, reading piecemeal, hit or miss, now a bit of john or matthew, now a snatch of genesis. Map of the seven churches in asia position of the seven churches in asia minor to whom the seven epistles in revelation were addressed. Just download full version king james bible kjv free apk for pc,laptop,windows 7,8,10,xp now. See house churches instances in the king james version kjv.
Aquila and priscilla salute you much in the lord, with the church that is in their house. A map of modern day turkey with seven churches marked on map. Geography asia in the first century was not the continent by the same name today. Revelation 2 is the second chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the new testament of the christian bible. Revelation chapters 2 and 3 are letters to seven literal churches in johns day. Simple outlines on the seven churches sermon seeds. Christ directed his letters to seven churches in asia minor that occupied the western third. Asia is not the asia of our day which is the worlds largest continent stretching from the pacific ocean on its eastern border to the ural mountains in the west. The new testament from the authorized king james bible has been translated into tagalog by brother rodelio d mallari and his team of fellow king james bible believers the book of psalms and the book of proverbs could be added to this tagalog new testament in 2017. Bobdeffinbaugh graduated from dallas theological seminary with his th. The immediate audience for the revelation recorded by john is the seven churches which are in asia rev. Seven churches of asia commentary bible study tools. The seven churches the book of revelation was written in a. I encourage you, the participant, to maximize your learning by working through the study questions for each week prior to coming to.
Over the next 7 weeks, our church is going to examine jesus words to these 7 churches and consider what he is saying to ours. Map of the 7 churches of revelation bible history online. Saying, i am alpha and omega, the first and the last. So if you have your bibles with you, open them to the first chapter of revelation. Certain chapters of isaiah certain psalms the twentythird, twelfth of romans, first of proverbs, yet i thought i knew the word. We need to remember that jesus himself is giving these commendations and rebukes, so we need to listen and heed what he says to the churches, because they apply to us also. Criswell sermon library the seven churches of asia. The book is addressed to the seven churches which are in asia. For the purposes of this article, i share a summary of the seven churches in the book of revelation. I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. Grace to you and peace, from him who is and who was and who is to come. The separate messages to the seven churches shows the autonomy of each group. Understanding the book of revelation 15 understanding the seven churches of revelation 10 i was in the spirit on the lords day, and i heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet, 11 saying, i am the alpha and the omega, the first and the last, and, what you see, write in a book and s end.
Book of revelation king james kjv free offline apps on. The book of revelation opens with seven letters to seven churches. The 7 churches of the revelation, and the churches of today and questions of the oecumene. Pergamos kjv was the recipient of the third letter from christ. Asia was a small region in what is modern day turkey see map. The revelation of jesus christ, which god gave unto him, to shew unto his. The study of the seven churches can be very large and in depth. To him that overcometh will i give the right to eat of from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of god. This morning were going to begin a brief series of studies of the first three chapters of the last book in the bible the book o f revelation. There are many great lessons that we can learn from the letters to the seven churches of revelation. The seven churches described in the book of revelation. When john in verse 4 addresses the 7 churches in asia, he is addressing the total church, or all churches for all time. Clarify share report asked march 31 2016 anonymous.
The apostle john saw a vision of the future and was commanded to send it to the seven churches in asia minor. House churches in the kjv bible king james version. Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which. John sends greetings to the seven churches in the province of asia. The revelation of jesus christ, which god gave unto him. The 7 churches of the revelation, and the churches of today. Pergamum slowly faded from the scene, but the mixed marriage of christianity and. The revelation of jesus christ, which god gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must. Map of the 7 churches of revelation seven churches of asia. This article is within the scope of wikiproject bible, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the bible on wikipedia. These things saith he that hath the seven spirits of god, and the seven stars. Chapter 2 to 3 contains the specific letters to each church in asia, namely the. Kjv, thinline bible, standard print, imitation leather, black.
Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits. At the time of john, the region refers to the peninsula know as asia minor. On the radio and on television you are sharing with us the services of the first baptist church in dallas. This is our template for the sevenday week, observed around the world to this day. Bob is a pastorteacher and elder at community bible chapel in richardson, texas, and has contributed many of his bible study series for use by the foundation.
Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne. Before we look at these letters as a whole, lets briefly look at the seven cities where the recipients lived. Bob is a pastorteacher and elder at community bible chapel in richardson, texas, and has contributed many of his bible study. Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come. All of them are located in the asia minor, presentday turkey. Thank you for the big list of sevens in the bible and it is really interesting to find out why god is giving importance to the number 7. This is the pastor bringing the eleven oclock morning message entitled the seven churches of asia. Revelation the last book of the bible contains jesus final words to his church through 7 letters to 7 churches. A historical and spiritual view of the seven churches of. To him that overcometh will i give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of god. With xeplayer,you can download king james bible kjv. World english bible web king james bible kjv verse of the day. Parthians, and medes, and elamites, and the dwellers in mesopotamia, and in judaea, and cappadocia, in pontus, and asia. Asia was a term which in the books of the maccabees actually means asia minor, which antioch iii the great had to give up to the roman province of asia proconsularis formed after 3 b.
Seven churches of revelation bible study david jeremiah blog. Though the letters are written to the seven churches in asia minor, there are considerable parallels to the churches in todays church age. In our preaching through the bible, for these last. The first use of the number 7 in the bible relates to the creation week in genesis 1. These 7 actual churches of his day are representative of all the local churches that will exist through all of history. To download king james bible kjv free for pc,users need to install an android emulator like xeplayer.
As the roman empire grew in prominence, rome soon became the worlds center for the practices and traditions of the babylonian pagan religion. Digital markup bible study tool visit free bible courses. What is the biblical significance of the number seven7. This is the last chapter of the new testament and the last book in the bible. King james bible kjv free for pc download windows 7, 8.
The seven churches of revelation, also known as the seven churches of the apocalypse and the seven churches of asia, are seven major churches of early christianity, as mentioned in the new testament book of revelation. Sometimes you may hear it referred to as asia minor. Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and. The term asia did not mean in the first century what it does now, but only the roman province called asia, of which ephesus.
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