Churches of Asia

{THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF ASIA}

1. The Opening Vision on Patmos - (Revelation 1:9-20)
2. Introduction to the Seven Letters
3. The Churches of Ephesus, Smyrna, and Pergamos - (Revelation 2:1-17)
4. The Churches of Thyatira and Sardis - (Revelation 2:18 - 3:6)
5. The Churches of Philadelphia and Laodicea - (Revelation 3:7-22)
6. The Nicolaitans - Deceivers within the churches of Asia

{THE PEOPLE OF GOD IN REVELATION}

1. The 144,000 Saints Standing on Zion - (Revelation 14:1-6) The 144,000 saints sealed with the Father's name are contrasted with the "inhabitants of the Earth" that take the Beast's mark
2. The 144,000 Sealed from the Tribes of Israel - The Identity of the people "sealed" with the seal of God
3. The People of God in Revelation - In this book, the "saints" is comprised of men and women from every nation redeemed by the Lamb
4. Is the Church Absent in Revelation? - Does the church disappear from the book of Revelation after Chapter 3?
5. Taking Revelation's Target Audience seriously - Detaching the book of Revelation from its original audience, the churches of Asia, is an enormous mistake
6. The Redeemed of the Earth - Those redeemed by the blood of the Lamb include men and women from every ethnic and national group
7. The Tribulation of the Church - In Revelation, the churches of Asia experience tribulation; they do not escape from it but persevere through it
8. A Rapture of the Church? - Does Revelation 4:1-2 portray a rapture of the church?