Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.
And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write;
(3) In Thyatira, the church has become thoroughly worldly,
and as a result religious harlotry is rampant.
Thyatira( now Akhisar)
was built along a tributary of the Gediz( ancient Hermus) River in western Asia Minor.
What problems confronted the elders in Pergamum and Thyatira, and how have similar problems affected the congregations today?
What spiritually dangerous influences existed in the congregations at Pergamum and Thyatira, and why are Jesus' words to them appropriate today?
Saying," What you see, write in a book and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, Smyrna,
Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.
What Jesus said to the church at Thyatira should be true for us as well:“I know your works,
your love and faith and service and patient endurance”(Rev. 2:19).
And to the messenger of the church in Thyatira write: These things says the Son of God,
He who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet are like shining bronze:.