Seven Churches Chart - Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea
Found the above and it has a chart, including the meanings!
Ephesus:
First or desirable
Smyrna:
Myrrh or sweet fragrance
Pergamos:
Height, power, or elevation by marriage
Thyatira:
Sweet savor labor. Sacrifice of contrition
Sardis:
Those escaping or that which remain
Philadelphia:
Brotherly love
Laodicea:
Judging the people or a just people
*According to that site.
Great info.
I was so fascinated with those 7 Assemblies I decided to devote time into translating them from the Greek. Here are the links to them for those interested and I welcome any feedback from other members.
I am currently working on the 6th Assembly of Philadelphia.
Revelation chapter 2 - 1st four Churches
Revelation chapter 2 - 1st four Churches
Revelation chapter 3: The last 3 Churches
Revelation chapter 3: The last 3 Churches
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Ephesus
Reve 2:7..... shall be giving to him to be eating from out of the tree/wood/xulou<3586> of the life which is being in midst of the paradise/paradeisou<3857> of the God [of Me].
Gen 2:8 The LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.
9 And out of the ground the LORD God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Smyrna
Reve 2:7..... will not be harmed by the second death.
Gen 5:5
So all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died.
Pergamum
Reve 2:17..... I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.
Thyatira
Reve 2:
26..... and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations. 27 He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like potterya—just as I have received authority from My Father. 28 And I will give him the morning star
Sardis
Reve 3:5..... will be clothed in white garments. And I will never blot out his name from the book of life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels
Phildelphia
Reve 3:12 I.....will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.
Reve 3:21.....I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
The Angels of the Seven Churches.
The Angels of the Seven Churches.
Ephesus means desired or desirable, a term applied by a lover to the woman of his choice.
Smyrna means myrrh, a symbol of sorrow, suffering, and death, an apt picture of the trials, troubles, and tribulations through which we are passing on our journey into perfection.
Pergamos means marriage, elevation, or firm union, and truly each of us is married to, and in firm union with, either the flesh or the spirit!
Thyatira is incense, bespeaking of the outflow of grace, praise, and worship through our lives.
Sardis means remnant or escaping ones, signifying that God is always bringing out a remnant unto His purposes.
Philadelphia means brotherly love.
Laodicea conveys the idea of the people’s right, the people’s judgment, or the people’s choice, expressing the negative aspect of the rule of the flesh and the carnal mind of which the Lord says, “I am about to spew you out of my mouth.” Those who overcome in this realm are qualified to REIGN WITH CHRIST ON HIS THRONE!
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A study of the 7 Assemblies by Preston Eby:
Kindgdom Bible Studies Revelation Series 29
“What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyratira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea…the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches” (Rev. 1:11,20).
Kindgdom Bible Studies Revelation Series 31
“Unto the Messenger of the church of
Ephesus write! These things saith He that holdeth the seven stars in His right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks” (Rev. 2:1). “The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches; and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches” (Rev. 1:20). Ephesus was the church closest to Patmos. The city was located in a very desirable location, and the name means “desired” or “desirable.”
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“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!
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“And by the Messenger of the church in
Pergamos write!…” (Rev. 2:12).
The third church was the church in Pergamos. Pergamos means “elevated,” such as a citadel, tower, or an earthly elevation.
Pergamos was one of the most beautiful cities of the ancient world. It was famous for its almost perfect weather, and was called the city of eternal spring. Pergamos was the seat of more different religions than any other city of the ancient world. Mark Anthony came to visit Pergamos quite often because of its great natural beauty, and another frequent visitor was Cleopatra.
The city was noted for its pagan religions and many heathen temples. Famous shrines of the gods dominated the skyline of this great religious center. The great altar dedicated to the chief Greek saviour-god, Zeus, was located in front of the temple of Athena which stood one thousand feet up on the conical hill where Pergamos was situated. There was also an altar to Athena, patron goddess of Athens. Emperor worship was practiced in Pergamos, its first temple being erected in 29 B.C.............
Kindgdom Bible Studies Revelation Series
“And by the Messenger of the church in Thyatira write!…” (Rev. 2:18).
“These things saith the Son of God, who hath His eyes like unto a flame of fire, and His feet are like fine brass; .............
The church in Thyatira has a longer message delivered to it from Jesus Christ than any of the seven churches, although it is interesting to note that the church there is the smallest of the seven, and the city of Thyatira is the smallest of the seven cities.
Thyatira means “sweet perfume of sacrifice” and when you study this word it speaks of a perfume that sends forth its fragrance as the result of bruising, crushing, or breaking. As we study the message to the church in Thyatira we see that the primary emphasis is upon the Jezebel spirit in that church and the “great tribulation” into which the Lord will cast her in order to judge, break, and purify her. Most of the ingredients in the holy anointing oil with which the priesthood of Israel was anointed were made fragrant through the process of bruising and crushing. Once the spices were gathered, only as they were pierced and crushed did their fragrance go forth. It is not easy to yield to the crushing and bruising! ..........
Kindgdom Bible Studies Revelation Series
“And by the angel of the church in
Sardis write; These things saith He that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars…” (Rev. 3:1).
prince of joy?
There is a strange situation in the church at Sardis, the church to whom the Lord revealed Himself as the One who has the seven spirits of God. Though the church at Sardis had the reputation of being a LIVE church…it did not appear that way to the Lord. “Thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead,” the Lord said, and even the little life they had was close to death.
John saw One sitting upon the throne, and He that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne in sight like unto an emerald. A rainbow is one, but it has seven colors, and the seven colors of that glorious rainbow represent the sevenfold, intensified fullness of the Spirit of God!
Sardis (/ˈsɑːrdɪs/) or Sardes (/ˈsɑːrdiːz/; Lydian: Sfard; Ancient Greek: Σάρδεις Sardeis; Old Persian: Sparda) was an ancient city at the location of modern Sart (Sartmahmut before 19 October 2005) in Turkey's Manisa Province. Sardis was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Lydia,[1] one of the important cities of the Persian Empire, the seat of a proconsul under the Roman Empire, and the metropolis of the province Lydia in later Roman and Byzantine times...
Kindgdom Bible Studies Revelation Series
“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.
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“And by the Messenger of the church of the
Laodiceans write…” (Rev. 3:14).
It is interesting to note that the name Laodicea is composed of lao and dika, meaning “the people’s judgment” or “consensus of opinion as to what is right!” Other variations of rendering are: “power of the laity,” “the voice of the people,” “the people’s rights,” or “justice of the peoples.” Its name designates it as the democratic church, in which everything is swayed and decided by popular opinion, clamor, and voting, either within the church, or by adapting to the opinions, standards, and pressures of society without. Hence, Laodicea is a carnal, compromising, pusillanimous, self-righteous, and self-sufficient church!
