The Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia and Their Place in the Plan of the Apocalypse
William Mitchell Ramsay
This book examines seven messages John of Patmos sent to those churches. According to Revelation 1:11, on the Greek island of Patmos, Jesus Christ instructs John of Patmos to: "Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamum, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea."The Seven Churches of Asia, also known as the Seven Churches of the Apocalypse and the Seven Churches of Revelation, are seven major churches of Early Christianity, as mentioned in the New Testament Book of Revelation. All of them are located in the Asia Minor, present-day Turkey.Content:Writing, Travel, And Letters Among The Early ChristiansTransmission Of Letters In The First CenturyThe Christian Letters And Their TransmissionThe Letters To The Seven ChurchesRelation Of The Christian Books To Contemporary Thought And LiteratureThe Symbolism Of The Seven LettersAuthority Of The Writer Of The Seven LettersThe Education Of St. John In PatmosThe Flavian Persecution In The Province Of Asia As Depicted In The ApocalypseThe Province Of Asia And The Imperial ReligionThe Cities Of Asia As Meeting-Places Of The Greek And The Asiatic SpiritThe Jews In The Asian CitiesThe Pagan Converts In The Early ChurchThe Seven Churches Of AsiaOrigin Of The Seven Representative CitiesPlan And Order Of Topics In The Seven LettersEphesus: The City Of ChangeThe Letter To The Church In EphesusSmyrna: The City Of LifeThe Letter To The Church In SmyrnaPergamum: The Royal City: The City Of AuthorityThe Letter To The Church In PergamumThyatira: Weakness Made StrongThe Letter To The Church In ThyatiraSardis: The City Of DeathThe Letter To The Church In SardisPhiladelphia: The Missionary CityThe Letter To The Church In PhiladelphiaLaodicea: The City Of CompromiseThe Letter To The Church In Laodicea
