7. And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write:
Philadelphia was in the midst of a pagan and corrupt society. It was a missionary city and a gateway city to many other cities. It was also in an earthquake region.
He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, [...]

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An Italian priest has a plan for getting more exposure for nuns in the church. He’s going to organize an online beauty pageant….and run them around in bikinis maybe?
The pageant “Miss Sister 2008″ is designed to give more visibility within the Catholic Church to the sisters and to fight the stereotype that all nuns are [...]

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1. And to the angel of the church in Sardis write:
Sardis was a rich and wicked city. In ancient times it was the proud capital of Lydia. The people were proud and arrogant, over confident. Twice in their history they fell for lack of watchfulness. 549 B.C. and 218 B.C. They were about to fall [...]

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18. And to the Angel of the church of Thyatira write: -
Thyatira was a city that was a center of communication and a trading city. Many people passed through it. Trade guilds associated with grossly immoral festivals traveled through it also. People who wanted to be successful were always encouraged to be a [...]

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12. And to the angel of the church of Pergamum write:
- Pergamum was a city of emperor worship. It was a center of heathenism and wickedness. There was an altar to Jupiter and a temple to Esculapius, a healing god.
The One who has the sharp two-edged sword says this:
- this is Christ’s [...]

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8. And to the angel of the church of Smyrna write:
Smyrna - was a very poor city physically but very rich spiritually. It was a suffering church and many of the Christians of the city were facing martyrdom.
The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life, says this: -
Christ’s [...]

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Pattern generally followed - 1. The Salutation, 2. Christ’s self designation, 3. A word of commendation, 4. A word of condemnation, 5. A word of warning and threat, 6. A word of exhortation, and 7. A promise.
1. To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:
Ephesus was a wealthy and prosperous city. The capital [...]

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