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The Seven Churches of Revelation

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Seven Churches of Revelation

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Title	Address	Description
Patmos	SKALA, Patmos 855 00, Greece	Rev 1:1,2,9-11
Ephesus	Acarlar Mahallesi, Unnamed Road, 35920 Selçuk/İzmir, Turkey	Rev 2:1-7
Smyrna	Turan Mahallesi, Atatürk Orman Yolu, 35540 Bayraklı/İzmir, Turkey	Rev 2:8-11
Pergamum	Teğelti Mahallesi, 35700 Bergama/İzmir, Turkey	Rev 2:12-17
Thyatira	Medar Mahallesi, Unnamed Road, 45260 Akhisar/Manisa, Turkey	Rev 2:18-29
Sardis	Yılmaz Mahallesi, Tuna Cd., 45325 Salihli/Manisa, Turkey	Rev 3:1-6
Philadelphia	İstasyon Mahallesi, D585, 45615 Alaşehir/Manisa, Turkey	Rev 3:7-13
Laodicea	Muratdede Mahallesi, 201/18. Sk. No:1, 20010 Denizli Merkez/Denizli, Turkey	Rev 3:14-22

“Write in a book everything you see, and send it to the seven churches in the cities of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.” Revelation 1:11

Patmos

View across Skala from St John's Monastery. Patmos (Revelation 1:9)

Patmos is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey and is only about 60 miles / 100 km by sea from Ephesus where John had lived and pastored the churches in Asia Minor. As a prominent member of the church in Ephesus, John was exiled to the island of Patmos following persecution of Christians during the reign of Emperor Domitian in c.89AD.

Modern-day visitors to Patmos arriving at the small port of Skala can climb along the stone-paved pilgrim’s path leading up to the Monastery of St John, perched on the hilltop at Chora, high above the harbour. As walkers approach the summit of the hill, they pass near a small chapel built above the Holy Cave of the Apocalpse where it’s believed that John received his revelation from Jesus Christ.

Looking out from this hillside across the Aegean Sea towards the mainland at Ephesus, it’s easy to imagine John sitting here and writing to the churches from which he’d been separated.

On the summit of the hill, the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint Ioannis was founded in 1088 by a monk – Christodoulos – in memory of the author of the Book of Revelation.

Visitors can enter several Byzantine chapels to view the amazing collection of icons and 12^thcentury frescoes, or can sit by the ancient well in the quiet of the inner courtyard, listening to the beautiful chants of visiting pilgrims from the Greek and Russian Orthodox churches.

Source: The Bible Journey