Christians according to the book revelation, 7 churches?

Question

which church do you think you are a part of? Answer only if you read them all yourself. That you did not hear it from your pastor or your friends or some preacher on TV.
Thank you

Answer 1

Following your line of thought, I would suspect the church today would best be compared with Laodicean church.
It is NO accident that the opening wording is different from the others.

Answer 2

The congregations to whom these "Letters" are addressed were Historical Churches which actually existed in Asia at the time John wrote (about 95-96 A.D.). These "Seven", as the "number "Seven" in this book indicate, were typical of the strengths, problems and weaknesses of not only all of the early Churches, but also of Churches today. The one thing upon which there seems to be general agreement is that the "Seven" here speaks of a Totality of Characteristics. In the "Seven Churches" we have both every kind of Church and every kind of Member, which not only existed on earth in Johns' generation but also will exist throughout all Ecclesiastical History. In other words, we have in the "Seven" selected "Local Churches" a Composite picture of ALL "Local Churches" on earth at any given time. These are the Major Characteristics of the Churches;

Ephesus; "Lost their First Love"
Smyrna; "A Church Persucted"
Pergamos; "A Faithful church, but they tolerated False
Teachers"
Thyatira; "A Church Dominated by a Poweful False Prophet"
Sardis: "A Spiritually Dying Church"
Philadelphia; "A Faithful Witnessing Church"
Ladociea; "A Lukewarm Church"

These Characteristics of the Churches seem to so many to Correspond with the Epochs of Church History that the Theory has been suggested that the "Seven Letters" of chapters 2-3 are Prophetical. That is, that in this book of Prophecy even in the "Letters to the "Churches", the Lord has given a Veiled Prophecy of the Age until His Return. Since no one could clearly tell, except perhaps at the very close of the Age, when the Periods had run their course-whether this had been so by A.D. 100 or by A.D. 2007-this theory however does no Injury to the Promise of the "Imminent" (at any time) Return of Christ for His Church. The time predicted by the Letters for each Church are:

Ephesus; "Apostolic Church" (30-100 A.D.)
Smyrna; "Persecuted Church" (100-313 A.D.)
Pergamos; "State Church" (313-590 A.D.)
Thyatira; "Papal Church" (590-1517 A.D.)
Sardis; "Reformed Church" (1517-1790 A.D.)
Philadelphia; "Missionary Church" (1730-1900 A.D.)
Laodicea; "Apostate Church" (1900-????)

Both Learned and Un-learned bible Scholars and Students debate whether this "Prophetical Theory" IS or IS NOT True. This Prophecy and many of the Predictions are Veiled. Yet many of the Bibles other Predictions upon study were found as the years passed to have involved More than their original hearers dreamed (for example,Gen. 3:15). These Seven Letters then are Historical, Typical and very possibly Prophetical!!! Hope this helped??? John & Tam

Answer 3

The seven Churches were known communities in Asia Minor.

You are not an ancient Greek or Roman resident of Asia Minor, which is now Turkey.

And if you think you are, then you are an idiot.

Those people are all long gone, and it happened without any part of Revelation coming to pass.

But then the writer of Revelation didn't know the Romans would convert or that the Muslims were just around the corner.

Answer 4

(1) Ephesus - the church that had forsaken its first love

(2) Smyrna - the church that would suffer persecution

(3) Pergamum - the church that needed to repent

(4) Thyatira - the church who had a false prophetess

(5) Sardis - the church that had fallen asleep

(6) Philadelphia - the church that had endured patiently

(7) Laodicea, the church with the lukewarm faith

Answer 5

Father Guido got it right....They were churches of cities in the late 1st century. They don't exist anymore...they were in Asia Minor, now Turkey which is now a Muslim nation.

As for something allegory or symbolic of the Christian church for 2000 years...you been in a monastery too long and are beginning to like little boys...

Answer 6

The Bible's use of church is not a buildind. It is people. At times it includes the entire body of Christ's followers. On other occassaions, it may be one group or down to one congregation. In this case it was the congregations in those cities mentioned. The information though is good to be applied for all.

Answer 7

I am definitely part of the Church of Philadelphia. Philadelphia was a faithful church that kept God's Word. God promises to deliver them from the hour of temptation. As a faithful Christian, He will deliver me too.

Answer 8

Philadelphia

Answer 9

you are able to comprehend for effective that Christians are pagan because of the fact they worship a guy named Jesus as a god! Christianity is the pagan brainwashed cult in Rev. 17:5 Babylon the mother of whores! because of the fact the Catholic Church is the mother and each of the church homes the got here from it are the whores! actuality is that: each of the church homes are in command of abominations and what they prepare is brainwash!

Answer 10

Phily

Of course everyone wants to be a Philadelphian.

Well, we'll know when we get to Asia minor (turkey), presuming the tribulation is just around the corner.