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| The author with statue of Domitian in Ephesus |
Many Christians will go to the Holy Land at least once in
their lifetime, but did you know there is another place called “The Second Holy
Land”? The modern nation of Turkey is
known to readers of the New Testament as Asia Minor. The Apostles Peter, Paul, John and Phillip
are all known to have lived, ministered, and addressed letters to Christian
congregations there. Beyond the pages of
the Bible, Asia Minor was actually the stage of many events in Christian history
of great importance including several of the early church councils which gave
us the many creeds which unite Christians the world over. But probably most significant is the fact
that Jesus Christ Himself actually dictated through the Apostle John seven
letters to seven specific congregations there.
The message of these letters applies to all of us today, but to really
appreciate them they need to be understood in their original context which was
an exhortation to a specific congregation living at a specific time and place
and spiritual environment. In this
series I am more than a researcher, for I have visited these sites
personally. And in so doing am able to
offer both historic and eyewitness insights that I hope with be both
enlightening and spiritually enriching.
Please follow along with me in this series over the next few weeks as we
look one by one at the Seven Churches of Revelation.
Your fellow traveler in the Journey,
Christopher
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