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	Book of Revelation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Book of Revelation or The Apocalypse of John (IPA: /əˈpɑkəlɪps/, from Greek ἀποκάλυψις ἀπο or apo- ("away from") and κάλυψις or kaluptein ("cover")--meaning literally "to pull the cover away from"), is the last canonical book of the New Testament in the Bible.
		Revelation is considered one of the most controversial, (see Jonadabs) and hardest to understand books of the Bible, with many diverse interpretations of the meanings of the various names and events in the account.
		Politically, historicist interpretations apply the symbols of Revelation to the gradual division and collapse of the Roman Empire, the emergence of a divided Europe in the West and a Muslim empire in the East, and the collapse of the Eastern Empire while Europe attempts to re-unite and re-create the Roman Empire.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Book_of_Revelation (3614 words)

	Message to the Seven Churches
		The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches" (Rev. 1:19–20).
		The church in Pergamos is admonished to repent of tolerating the doctrine of Balaam and the doctrine of the Nicolaitans.
		The Church of Pergamos tolerated the doctrine of Balaam and the doctrine of the Nicolaitans.
	www.bethelcog.org /GA_ToSevenChurches.htm (4631 words)

	frontline: apocalypse!: book of revelation: understanding the book of revelation
		The author was probably a Christian from Ephesus known as "John the Elder." According to the Book, this John was on the island of Patmos, not far from the coast of Asia Minor, "because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus" (Rev. 1.10).
		At the center of the Book of Revelation, both literarily and ideologically, stands the "mythic" scene of the woman and the dragon (Rev. 12), which results in the dragon being hurled down to earth where it will persecute "the other children of the woman" (i.e., the church).
		All the florid images of Revelation 4-22 were instead considered to be predictions of future events that would come to pass in literal terms as the return of Christ and the end approached.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/apocalypse/revelation/white.html (5113 words)

	Book of Revelation, Apocalypse
		and the heart of the book is to discover the final total and complete triumph of Jesus Christ in his church, with his church, by his church, and for his church...
		Jesus wants us to read Revelation so much that it is the only book in the Bible with a blessing to those who read it, Blessed is he who reads aloud the words of the prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written therein; for the time is near (1:3)...
		The book does not provide a linear description of the end times, of the end of your life and mine, but presents several cycles of visions that warn about coming tribulations and the final total triumph..
	biblia.com /bible/revelation.htm (1823 words)

	Turkey - the seven churches of the book of Revelation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Turkey - the seven churches of the book of Revelation
		Our devotionals on site were on the seven churches, the book of Revelation, the last days, the Second Coming of Christ, the final judgment of the devil, and the creation of a new heaven and a new earth.
		To the church of Ephesus, in the Book of Revelation, we have the message of Jesus.
	members.aol.com /jc3000/immanuel/turkey.htm (1136 words)

	7 Churches: Where Am I?
		Only two of the seven churches were found to be without fault, the materially poor church at Smyrna and the church at Philadelphia.
		Of the seven churches, Jesus Christ found one with which there was nothing that pleased him, the materially rich church at Laodicea.
		This letter is from John to the seven churches in the province of Asia.
	www.ags-tav-2.org /index_files/page0007.htm (583 words)

	Harvest NETwork (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		For example, there are seven churches in the Book of Revelation which existed physically at the time of the prophet John's writing.
		Thus, the seven churches in Asia were a type of a spiritual reality for the end-time.
		For, the book of Zechariah is essentially a roadmap to the New Testament book of Revelation.
	www.harvestnet.org /articles/sevenministries.htm (4009 words)

	The Eternal Purpose of God
		Revelation is the only book in the Bible that promises a special blessing to the reader.
		This Church was commended by Jesus for its works of faith, love and patience, but the Church had allowed itself to be corrupted by false teachings and immoral acts.
		The reformed Churches broke away from the Church of Rome, yet in many ways they modeled themselves on the Roman example, particularly in their structure and their association with the governments of this world.
	www.ldolphin.org /studynotes/7church.htm (1672 words)

	Sheep & Goats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Seven churches in the book of Revelation exhibit both good and bad attributes.
		Of the seven churches, problems are noted in 70% of them.
		While the church has a spectrum of people, there is a clear eternal distinction.
	home.earthlink.net /~chrisbnelson/god/gmw/church/sheep.htm (152 words)

	Problem 11
		Therefore, the seventh church, the church in Laodicea, represents the time period before the Rapture, and that we are living in that time period now.
		The book of Revelation MUST be understood as being one unit, representing one subject, the subject being old Testament prophecy.
		When John used Jewish language to describe the subject matter in the book of Revelation, his terminology was a part of his thinking, a part of his message, a part of his way of life, so much so that it colors the teachings of the book.
	www.starlightresearch.com /Problem11.html (950 words)

	The Church of Rome Steps Into Apostasy
		The letters Jesus wrote to these churches describe not only the conditions that existed in the churches at the end of the first century but also the conditions that would describe the church during different time periods in history.
		The seven periods of church history that are commonly identified with each church are as follows: Ephesus—33 to 100; Smyrna—100 to 316; Pergamos—316 to 615; Thyatira—615 to 1517; Sardis—1517 to 1750; Philadelphia—1750 to 1850 and Laodicea—1850 to present.
		This was hailed as a great victory for the church but ironically it was the beginning of her downward spiral into apostasy.
	www.reachingcatholics.org /rome.html (1258 words)

	Seven Churches
		The Seven Churches of the book of Revelation (Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philidelphia, and Laodicea) were local churches in Asia Minor.
		The Lord Jesus Christ commissioned the apostle John to write seven letters, one to each of the churches (Revelation 1:19) and these letters are contained in chapter two and three.
		Since the seven Churches in Asia Minor were actual local churches, all existing at the same time, it is safer to see the prophetic significance of them as referring to seven types of churches with their spiritual conditions that have always existed, and are very evident in the church world today.
	www.lwbc.co.uk /seven_churches.htm (1427 words)

	Discernment Toolkit
		I believe that the letters to the seven churches in Revelation are God’s way of preparing Christians, not only to live a life pleasing to Him, but to prepare the end time church for the trials, tribulations and persecutions ahead.
		Whether or not the Church is raptured before, during or taken at the end of the Tribulation, we must be prepared.
		The letters to the seven churches are a fitting manual for the Revelation Christian.
	op.50megs.com /ditc/7churchesbook.html (744 words)

	Seven Churches of Revelation
		It is the purpose of this article to examine the Scriptures concerning these seven churches of Revelation and to come to some important conclusions based on the revealed word of God.
		These Scriptures clearly indicate the Book of Revelation was written specifically for the seven churches, and yet, the prophecies of the book basically deal with the Day of the Lord.
		That is, there will be seven different churches at the end of the age and at that time the prophecies concerning the churches will be fulfilled in their full intent.
	www.askelm.com /news/n020728.htm (2010 words)

	New Testament Gateway: Book of Revelation
		Robert M. Grant, “The Book of Revelation”, Chapter 15 in A Historical Introduction to the New Testament (New York: Harper and Row, 1963), reproduced on Religion-Online.
		Barry D. Smith, “The Book of Revelation”, an element among the on-line course materials for The New Testament and Its Context at Atlantic Baptist University.
		Stephen Moyise, “Authorial Intention and the Book of Revelation”, AUSS 39 (2001), pp.
	www.ntgateway.com /rev.htm (656 words)

	Bible Study - Ephesus
		The New Testament book of Ephesians, an epistle by the apostle Paul, was written to the church at Ephesus.
		The seven churches (Revelation chapters 2 and 3), located in Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea, were listed in their geographical order along an ancient triangular highway route, touching on The Aegean Sea.
		The island of Patmos, where John was given to write the book of Revelation, is just off the coast.
	www.keyway.ca /htm2000/20001109.htm (308 words)

	Intro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This was followed by the prophesied period of apostasy, in which the church was led astray from the revelation of being organically attached to Christ as her resurrected Head (because it was this revelation that had initially established her testimony on earth.)
		The fact that these things that were revealed to John indicates that it was a condition in the churches that he was not totally aware of at the time the revelation was disclosed to him.
		With this revelation in mind, that being that each regenerated believer is a constituent that makes up the body of Christ, the Church, and that believers can be found in every stage of the church from the apostasy through the various levels of the recovery (i.e.
	lonestar.texas.net /~bruce/writings/jim/intro.html (1153 words)

	The Seven Churches
		The book of Revelation was originally written by the apostle John to the "seven churches which are in Asia" (Rev. 1: 4).
		As seven is supposed to be a sacred number indicating perfection, it has been suggested that seven were addressed to signify the perfection of the instruction given; or, that the seven would represent the whole church and the combined instruction be complete and applicable to all congregations for all time.
		I trust all will appreciate the fact that each of the seven churches is able to read about the other churches in their area.
	www.bibletruths.net /Archives/BTAR145.htm (1565 words)

	EXPLANATION TO THE BOOK OF REVELATION
		The whole Book of Revelation is quoted herein, from the Spiritual Translation of the KJV, and for the most part the quoting and explaining is by a paragraph at a time.
		It said in v.23 "and all the churches shall know that I am He which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto everyone of you according to your works." Note, the command is addressed to the churches, and the Lord searches one's heart, and rewards according to their "works," not their beliefs.
		Another pattern to point out in the seven letters is, the last verse in the first three letters, begin by saying: "They that hath an ear, let them hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches." Then those three verses continue and give promises, of which those statements are repeated later in the Book.
	www.angelfire.com /pop/donr/B3.html (21256 words)

	The Seven Churches of The Book of Revelation
		The Pergamum church represents the corrupt period in the history of the Church.
		The period the church represent is the dark ages in church history.
		Many doctrines were added to the church such as Mary being born a virgin and wearing the collar of the priest backwards as a sign being closer to God.
	www.purrinlot.com /7church.htm (2642 words)

	The Seven Churches of the Book of Revelation - at BibleStudy.org
		Unfortunately, during this age of God's church, the majority of those who have been called to the body of the elect are forgetting or have already forgotten the awesome meaning of their calling and responsibilities to God the Father and Jesus Christ.
		The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks that you saw are the seven churches " (Rev. 1:18-20 Para.).
		It is sad to say that of the seven church groups noted in the Book of Revelation that exists today, only one is found to be totally committed to the Father and Jesus Christ and their ways.
	www.biblestudy.org /prophecy/seven-churches.html (6846 words)

	Evangelicals: An Endangered Species
		Sometimes we forget that the entire message found in the book of Revelation was given to seven churches in Asia Minor — these were real churches in real time.
		In chapters two and three of Revelation we find letters specifically dictated by Jesus and addressed to each one of the seven churches.
		Although each letter was directed to a specific church, Jesus’ choice of words makes it clear that all seven letters were for all the churches to read.
	www.fulfilledprophecy.com /endangered_species.htm (641 words)

	God's Kingdom Ministries - Bible Study Bible Knowledge Books Tapes
		This is one of the most astounding books of all time, designed to show the sovereignty of God in history.
		More than a book about Christ's coming, it is a book about the purpose of Christ's coming and its impact upon the world in the Age to come.
		The book is important in that it exposes the counterfeit Kingdom of God that was to become manifest before the REAL was established.
	www.gods-kingdom.org (907 words)

	Austria
		But then, there were those many gods and their temples which the great Apostle Paul had to face as he addressed them cleverly by identifying the "unknown God" of the Greek religious tradition as Jesus of Nazareth who has now become the one and only God.
		There are deep gorges cut into the flat plateaus and in the gorges 100's of caves have been hollowed out of the "tufa" or soft volcanic rock.
		Thanks to the Christian and Muslim iconoclasts of the seventh century, (those who do not believe in painting or sculpting any image of human beings as aids in worship), many of the frescoes have the eyes or faces obliterated, but otherwise retain their brilliant colors.
	worldoneness.tripod.com /turkey.html (2447 words)

	Map - The Seven Churches in the Book of Revelation
		The secret of the seven stars and the seven golden lampstands is this: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lamp-stands are the seven churches themselves.
		"Write to the church in Ephesus and say, 'Here is the message of the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and who lives surrounded by the seven golden lamp-stands: I know all about you: how hard you work and how much you put up with.
		The Book of Revelations (an examination of the visions)
	members.aol.com /Wisdomway/mapsevenchurches.htm (310 words)

	Today with Jesus The Loveless Church The 7 Churches (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Keep in mind during the readings of these 7 messages that when the scriptures reference the ''church'', it is not referring to a building of sort, nor a particular denomination, but is referring to bodies of BELIEVERS scattered in various parts of the world.
		Keep in mind also that there are only TWO ''churches'' (bodies of believers) out of the seven that were not openly criticized by the Lord, and from the two ONLY ONE will be raptured up before the great tribulation period.
		It was written to the ''church of Ephesus'' whom the Apostle Paul spent many years establishing, encouraging, exhorting, admonishing, and strengthening with the truth of Jesus Christ our Lord.
	www.gnic4u.com /withjesus/loveless.shtml (1349 words)

	Prophetic - Articles - Koinonia House
		Chuck Missler explorers the Seven Letters and Seven Churches of the book of Revelation.
		Chuck Missler considers the 'pale horse' of Revelation 6 in lieu of the rising threat of biological warfare and the various deadly diseases available to the biological terrorist.
		Starting with Origen and continuing with Augustine, the Church grew to allegorize the prophecies concerning the earthly reign of the Messiah.
	www.khouse.org /articles_cat/1999/prophetic/end-times (710 words)

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