Revelation 2:1-6

Listed on the board today is a timetable of the 7 churches referenced in these verses:

Epheus (Backsliden)AD70-AD170
Smyrna (Persecuded)AD170-AD312
Peramos (Licentious)AD312-AD606
Thyatira (Lax)AD606-AD1520
Sardis (Dead)AD1520-AD1750
Philadelphia (Favored)AD1750-AD1900
Laodicea (Lukewarm)AD1900-Rapture

Revelation 2-3 are the 7 letters to the 7 churches. The Lord says first and foremost of each of the 7 churches in each letter: “I know your works.” It is very important what you do, not just what you say.