Below are four video guides through the cities and the letters of the Seven Churches in Revelation. At the start of the book of Revelation we read seven letters written to seven churches in Asia minor. This video guide is a good background supplement to understanding the context of these letter. They are part of a series from Day of Discovery
Video guide through the city of Thyatira
Video guide to Sardis
Video guide to Philadelphia
Video guide to city of Laodicea
*It is important for us to recognize current tensions between Christianity, Islam and Judaism since 911. In these letters there are often reference to the Jewish synagogue and Jewish practices that reflect the tension that existed between Christianity and Judaism in the first and second century. It is important for us to recognize the social context in which early Christians were often persecuted by both religious Jewish authorities and Roman civil authorities. It is also important for us to recognize that this still goes on today, and it happens between all religious groups. While we proclaim Christ as Messiah, it is important as followers of Jesus to be respectful of other faiths while sharing our own. We can be tolerant of other religions in our society, while still being witness to the grace of God found in Jesus Christ. We should remember the admonition of Paul when he wrote, "Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone" (Col 4:6)
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