Introduction To the Seven Churches
Beginners course on Revelation.
Purpose: To acquaint you with the book and to help you to see the events as they happen in Revelation.* The questions in this study are based on the King James Version of the Bible.
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1. Jesus told John to write what he saw and send it to seven churches in . Revelation 1:11 "Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea."
to question 1.
2. Type the names of the seven churches in the blanks below: Revelation 1:11 A. B. C. D. E. F. G.
to question 2.
3. John saw seven golden Revelation 1:12 "And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;"
to question 3.
4. Jesus had in his right hand seven . Revelation 1:16 "And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength."
to question 4.
5. The seven stars are the of the seven . Revelation 1:20 "The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches."
to question 5.
6. Out of the mouth of Jesus went a sharp twoedged . Revelation 1:16 "And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength."
to question 6.
7. A twoedged sword is symbolic of the word of , which is the . Hebrews 4:12 "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."
to question 7.
8. Jesus stood in the midst of seven golden candlesticks which are the seven . Revelation 1:20 " The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches."
to question 8.
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