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Learn from the sixth and seventh churches mentioned in Revelation, Philadelphia and Laodicea: 6. Philadelphia (Revelation 3:7-13) Positive Characteristics: Kept God's Word and did not deny His name. They endured patiently. Negative Characteristics: They had little strength/were weak. (v.8) Jesus' Command to Philadelphia: "I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your fee

Learn from the fourth and fifth churches mentioned in Revelation, Thyatira, and Sardis: 4. Thyatira (Revelation 2:18-29) Positive Characteristics: They were faithful, filled with love, served and persevered, and did more than they first started out doing. Negative Characteristics: They tolerated false prophets ("You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet." v.20), committed sexual sins, ate food sacrificed to idols, Jesus' Command to Smyrna: "I have given her

Lessons we can learn from the third church mentioned in Revelation, Pergamum: 3. Pergamum (Revelation 2:12-17) Positive Characteristics: stayed true to Jesus, did not renounce their faith. Antipas, Jesus' faithful witness, was persecuted and killed, but he did not renounce his faith in God. They lived in an evil city, the bible says "I know where you live - where Satan has his throne." (v.13), but they remained faithful to God. Negative Characteristics: some held onto the fal

“To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again. I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich! I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the

On the Lord’s Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, which said: “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.” I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands, and among the lampstands was someone like a son of man, dressed in a robe reaching down to His feet and with a golden sash aroun