The Bible In Paintings 137: LETTERS TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES

c.2,200 BC - c.95 AD | by the Father, Son & Holy Spirit

[Hebrews 11:6]

JESUS'

LETTERS TO

THE SEVEN

CHURCHES

.

Revelation 2&3 New International Version, emphases added
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BIBLE TIMELINE

95 A.D.

1
MICHAEL HEALY
"The Revelation of Jesus Christ to John of Patmos:
”I am Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last”"

2
JEAN BONDOL
"The Seven Churches"

3
JOHN THORNTON
"The Seven Churches of Asia"

4
"The Angels Standing Guard to the Seven Churches of Asia"

5
"Seven Churches"

6
"The Seven Churches and the Seven Angels"

7
"John to Seven Churches"

REVELATION
Chapters 2 & 3

1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:

These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands. 2 I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. 3 You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.

4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. 5 Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. 6 But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

7 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.

8
FACUNDUS
"The Angel Gives John the Letter for the Church of Ephesus"

9
"Letter to Ephesus"

10
SIDNEY SIME
"To the Church in Ephesus"

8 “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. 9 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. 10 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 point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.

11 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who is victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death.

11
"To the Church in Smyrna"

12

"To Smyrna"

12 “To the angel of the church in Pergamum write:

These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword. 13 I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives.

14 Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and committed sexual immorality. 15 Likewise, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans. 16 Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

17 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it.

13
FACUNDUS
"The Angel Gives John the Letter for the Church of Pergamum"

14
"Message to the Community of Pergamon"

18 “To the angel of the church in Thyatira write:

These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze. 19 I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.

20 Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols. 21 I have given her time to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling. 22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.

24 Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets, ‘I will not impose any other burden on you, 25 except to hold on to what you have until I come.’

26 To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations— 27 that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter and will dash them to pieces like pottery’—just as I have received authority from my Father. 28 I will also give that one the morning star. 29 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

15
"Message to the Community of Thyatira"

16
"To Thyatira"

1 “To the angel of the church in Sardis write:

These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. 2 Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God. 3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.

4 Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy. 5 The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels. 6 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

17
"Message to the Community of Sardis"

18
"Letter to Sardis"

7 “To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write:

These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. 8 I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. 9 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 feet and acknowledge that I have loved you. 10 Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.

11 I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. 12 The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name. 13 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

19
"Message to the Philadelphia Community"

20
"Letter to Philadelphia"

14 “To the angel of the church in Laodicea write:

These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation. 15 I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! 16 So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. 17 You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.

19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent. 20 Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.

21 To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”

21
RICK WIENECKE
"The Lukewarm Church"

22
PETER CARL GEISSLER
"Jesus Christ, Knocking at the Door"

23
CARL RAHL
"Christ Enters a House"

24

"Behold, I stand at the door and knock.
If anyone hears My voice and opens the door,
I will come in to him and dine with him,
and he with Me."

25
TIFFANY
"Christ the Light of the World"

26
"Jesus at the Door"

27
"Jesus Knocks at the Door of Your Heart"

28
"Behold I Stand at the Door and Knock"

29
WILLIAM HOLMAN HUNT
"The Light of the World"

30
HOLMAN HUNT
"The Light of the World"

31
"I Am the Light of the World"

32
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33
TIFFANY
"Jesus Is the Light of the World"

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Good post.

It also reminds me to tell the grandkids that I used to live near one of the seven churches (Smyrna). Of course it was in ruins but I am_that_old!

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Were you there on a military assignment?

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Yes, at Cigli AFB near Izmir, as a dependent.

Dad was in charge of decommissioning the Jupiter missile radar systems.

That was the first duty station where my parents made sure we would go to the Protestant chapel every week.

Learned a lot from the Sunday School volunteers there. Bless them all.

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my parents made sure we would go to the Protestant chapel every week

Start children off on the way they should go,
and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

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Good Morning, Dan! :-)

[etabeta]

Great post! Ah, the beauty of stained glass windows! The play of colors through the changing light, patterns wandering across the floors of a church, serene contemplation, beautiful designs and executions...I was mesmerized by them traveling through Europe, not only they illuminate a building but also the people within, both physically and spiritually.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Hi there, Smiley-Face!

[Hebrews 11:6]

also the people within, both physically and spiritually

That is quite a trick!

[Maudeen]

Appreciate the thoroughness of this thread. We are going to focus on the Book of Revelation in the new year’s women’s small group that we are beginning the first Thursday in December. Pray that we will have a dedicated membership. Please pray for our church especially those in leadership. . .we are “starting over” led by the Holy Spirit and want to focus on community outreach.

[Hebrews 11:6]

focus on community outreach

As in, sharing the Gospel?

[Maudeen]

As in sharing the Gospel?

ABSOLUTELY. . . We are asking for Divine Appointments and He is giving them to us!

[Hebrews 11:6]

When Christians become equipped to defend the faith with gentleness and respect, God sends people on divine appointments who are ready and even eager to hear the good news.

[spankalib]

#10, Sime...is fantastical. Like nothing here before.
#29, Hunt...is mysterious and 'beckoning' at the same time...kind of genius, imho.

#33, the Tiffany is just beyootiful.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Sime is quite distinctive—you noticed it, too, John. And Tiffany is playing a whole different game than the other fensterers.

[spankalib]

Thanks for the new word!

The roots of the distinguished German surname Fensterer lie in the former kingdom of Bohemia. The name can be literally translated as "window maker," and was likely initially used to identify someone who practiced this occupation.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Once again, your well-developed curiosity serves you well.