And are they still around?
Are this churches in the old testements before Jesus Christ?
2006-06-14 19:00:02 · 10 answers · asked by ? 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I heard that the one with golden ideals was in Egupt?
Spelling is wrong, sorry
2006-06-14 19:00:41 · update #1
They are actual churches which existed at the time John wrote revelations. Each church has as certain characteristic and certain flaws which today's churches can be compared to.
2006-06-14 20:39:21 · answer #1 · answered by ByHisGrace 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Seven Churches were actual churches at one time
and some ruins still stand yet today. Each church represented an attitude that would be expressed in each Church Age throughout the following 2,000 years until the last and present Age which is called the Laodicean Church Age.
We're now living in that last church age called Laodicea which actually means "People's Rights" and that is the spirit of this last Age. As you can see, everyone wants to have their "rights" especially in the past 100 years or so.
Everything runs in sevens in the Book of Revelations.
The Seven Church Ages also had Seven Messengers, one for each Church Age.
St. Paul was the first Messenger to the Age.
There is a great book on the subject called
The Exposition of the Seven Church Ages.
It is written by William M. Branham
2006-06-14 19:24:23 · answer #2 · answered by Joja 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The seven churches in Revelation are 7 real churches that existed in those cities at the time Jesus gave the Revelation to John the apostle somewhere around 95ad. They also represent 7 periods of church history i.e. the first church ephesus represents the early church up until 100ad the second church sardis represents the persecuted church etc... Finally the 7 churches represent 7 types of churches today. There are churches who have lost their first love like ephesus and churches that are persecuted like sardis. I hope that helps.
2006-06-14 19:06:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, misty is real. word the verse says "to the angel of the church IN Ephesus", no longer the "church of Ephesus". also word that there is a letter from Paul to the Ephesians. That letter replaced into to the church in Ephesus. Payul wrote to many communities, yet they were all an similar Church.
2016-10-30 22:28:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The seven churches of Revelation are
Ephesus, Smyrna (Izmir), Pergamon, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea
yes, bits and pieces of each church still are around today.
2006-06-14 19:11:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God talked to me and straightened me out on this question.
The 7 "churches" are seven FRANCHISES of "Church's Chicken" in the Chicago area. They are still around but hadn't been built yet at the time of Christ's death.
Hope this helps.
2006-06-14 19:22:26 · answer #6 · answered by urbancoyote 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they are New Testament churches and they were not specifically written to the churches they are addressed to but in addition to any church that finds themself in the same condition. They are distinctively warnings for the churches Christ established.
2006-06-14 19:04:45 · answer #7 · answered by dph_40 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one was Ephesus
each church is a group of people
i like the name ... Ephesus
example:
1) the group that excepted God but didnt live by the rules
2) the group that didnt have a relationship with God but lived religiously
3) and so on and so fourth
2006-06-14 19:04:27 · answer #8 · answered by 0110010100 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look up LANDOVER BABTIST CHURCH and you will find this explained in detail.. THANK YOU MY BROTHER.. PRAISE!
2006-06-14 19:04:14 · answer #9 · answered by godsandclods 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
[PASTOR]. IS RIGHT ON THIS MATTER IN MY OPION .///
2006-06-14 19:11:48 · answer #10 · answered by the_silverfoxx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋