I see the 7 as the different types of Churches we have in the world.
What's more important is the two Christ had no fault with and why.
Good catch and I agree......The Assemblies of Smyrna and Philadelphia.
Interesting word "smyrna".......
https://www.christianforums.com/thr...er-2-1st-four-churches.8064465/#post-72738395
2:8
"And to The Messenger of the in Assembly of Smyrna, write!.................
Smyrna means “sweet smelling” and comes from the root word for myrrh.
The word "myrrh" is only used 3 times in the NT.
At the birth of Jesus, death and at His burial
Matthew 2:11
and having come to the house, they found the Child with Mary his mother, and having fallen down they bowed to him,
and having opened their treasures, they presented to him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh,
John 39:
18 and Nicodemus also came -- who came unto Jesus by night at the first --
bearing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, as it were, a hundred pounds.
19 They took, therefore, the body of Jesus, and bound it with linen clothes with the spices, according as it was the custom of the Jews to prepare for burial;
and Nicodemus also came -- who came unto Jesus by night at the first -- bearing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, as it were, a hundred pounds.
http://www.kingdombiblestudies.org/Revelation/rev37.htm
“And unto the Messenger of the church in Smyrna write…” (Rev. 2:8).
Of the seven churches, two of them received no indictment from the Lord, nor were they told to repent. The church in
Smyrna was known as the “
suffering church” because of their severe persecutions, and they were not told to repent.
Smyrna means “sweet smelling” and comes from the root word for myrrh. The myrrh plant is found throughout the Middle East and was used in the manufacture of an aromatic ointment. When bruised and crushed, the myrrh gives forth a lovely fragrance. Myrrh was used to embalm the bodies of the dead. Carefully the linens were prepared, and wound around the bodies of the loved ones, while myrrh was packed between the folds of the cloth. Thus was the body of our Lord embalmed!
http://www.kingdombiblestudies.org/Revelation/rev54.htm
“And by the Messenger of the church in
Philadelphia write!…” (Rev. 3:7).
The Greek word for Philadelphia is Philadelphos and its meaning is “
one who loves his brother.” Philadelphia was a young city founded and colonized by people from Pergamos.
Of the seven churches,
two of them received no indictment from the Lord, nor were they told to repent.
The church in Smyrna was known as the “suffering church” because of their severe persecutions, and they were not told to repent.
The Lord saw their trouble and tribulation, their poverty and imprisonment, their unswerving steadfastness and great faithfulness, and they did not need to be told to repent. It was in their hearts to repent when the need arose, for the work of God ran deep in their lives.
In fact, not one negative thing is said about the church in Philadelphia!
We can benefit from the positive things said about a church, and we can also benefit from the negative things said about a church.
