There is no mention of Rome. No mention of Corinth, either. Nor of Galatia. Nor of Phillipi. Nor Colossae. Nor Thessalonia. You know, I don't see Jerusalem in here, or Antioch, either. Why is this? That would be quite an oversight on the Lord's part if the papacy had really been established.
I notice that that oversight has extended to the Reformation as well.
Apoc 1:4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia…
Never once in my life until now realized that the Roman province of Asia extended as far west as Italy.
The things we learn here.