Letters to the Seven Churches

While in exile on the Island of Patmos, the Apostle John recorded the final book of the Bible, Revelation. It was the revelation John received directly from the Lord Jesus. In chapters two and three, we read how Christ directed John to deliver messages to seven churches existing at that time. These churches were located in the cities of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. The selected churches were representative of all the churches that existed at that time. They also are representative of and speak to our churches today. The letters contain powerful warnings and rich encouragements to churches throughout the world, then and now. In this series, Reverend William Macleod examines each of Christ’s direct and challenging messages to the churches. This series aims to provide meaningful insight, correction, and encouragement benefiting both individual believers and churches worldwide.

By AD 90, it was a dark and discouraging time for the church. All the apostles are dead except for John. The first state of the Holy Spirit’s power and work in the church is passed, and she suffers persecution, heresy, and immorality. The Apostle John, exiled to the Isle of Patmos, was given a revelation from the Lord Jesus Christ, and commanded to write letters to seven of the churches in Asia. This introductory lecture provides much important background to these letters, and helps us see how they are still relevant to the church today.

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