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This theory of the Seven Churches is called a Dispensational View of the Application of Chapters 2 & 3 of the book of Revelation. It is based upon the observation of Church history over the past 1900 years where the seven letters in their order of writing bear great similarity to the phases of Church history.
Although I find this quite fascinating and seeming to have real merit, it is still JUST THEORY and is neither proven nor disproven Scripturally. This should be kept in mind while reading these pages.
The 7 Churches
| EPHESUS (Rev. 2:1-7) | SMYRNA (Rev. 2:8-11) | PERGAMUM (Rev. 2:12-17) | THYATIRA (Rev. 2:18-29) | SARDIS (Rev.3:1-6) | PHILADELPHIA (Rev. 3:7-13) | LAODICEA (Rev. 3:14-22) |
| The Apostolic Church/Backslidden Church | The Persecuted Church | The Indulged Church | The Lax Church/Pagan Church | The Dead Church | The Favored/Loved Church | The Lukewarm Church |
| AD33-AD100 | AD100-AD312 | AD312-AD606 | AD606-1520 | AD1520-AD1750 | AD1750-AD1900 | AD1900-TRIBULATION |
| Evangelism | Roman Persecution. A Strong, Alive Church. | Constantine. Church & State. End of Persecution. | The Roman Church.. The Papacy. The Dark-Ages.. | Protestant Reformation | Evangelism & Missionary Work | Evangelism & Missionary Work, Evangelism & Missionary Work |
The following articles delve into more specifics about what God had to say to each church and how what He had to say to them seems to closely parallel the characteristics of the Church as it went through various times in history, and how we can apply the teachings presented to each Church to ourselves as individuals.
The Church at Ephesus