7 Gereja Asia
Tujuh Gereja Asia adalah jemaat Kristen kuno yang terletak di provinsi Romawi Asia Kecil, yang sekarang merupakan bagian barat Turki. [1]
The Seven Cities and Communities
- Ephesus (near modern Selçuk): Praised for hard work and endurance, but warned for losing its first love.
- Smyrna (modern İzmir): Commended for its faithfulness amidst severe poverty and persecution.
- Pergamum (modern Bergama): Noted for holding fast to faith where Satan's throne was, yet criticized for tolerating false teachings.
- Thyatira (modern Akhisar): Known for increasing love and service, but rebuked for tolerating a false prophetess.
- Sardis (modern Salihli): Reputed to be alive, but described in the text as spiritually dead.
- Philadelphia (modern Alaşehir): Praised for keeping Christ's word and patient endurance despite little power.