INTRO: Our subject is the seven churches of Asia, as described by the Lord Jesus Christ to John the Apostle in Revelation 2-3. John was banished to the Island of Patmos and I encourage you to look at where this is on a map. Then from there, go to the city of Ephesus and look at where these seven churches were located.
We have introduced the book of Revelation and chapters 2-3 and we began to look at the Church of Ephesus in the previous message. Revelation 2:1 says, "To the angel of the church of Ephesus write, ‘These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands…” I have mentioned that the word angel means messenger, and that I believe it refers to the human messenger.
We looked at the counselee, which was the Church at Ephesus. We saw that Ephesus was a very old city and that after 1,000 years it was still an important seaport city. It was an important religious, economical and political center.
We looked at the counselor. He is the one who holds the seven stars in His right hand. We looked briefly at why pastors are referred to as stars. They must not shift around theologically. They stand on the Word and do not move about.
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