| Jesus | Jesus holds 7 stars, walks among 7 lampstands | Jesus is the first and will be the last. He died and was raised again | Jesus holds sharp, two-edged sword | Jesus has a flame of fire in His eyes, feet of burnished bronze | Jesus has 7 spirits of God and 7 stars (each an angel for each church) | Jesus is holy one, true one, has Key of David (who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one will open) | Jesus is words of Amen, faithful and true witness, beginning of God’s creation |
| Church | Ephesus | Smyrna | Pergamum | Thyatira | Sardis | Philadelphia | Laodicea |
| Good | Toil, patient endurance, against those who do evil, did good works at first | Rich, even through tribulation and poverty, faced slander of synagogue of satan | Held fast Jesus’ name, did not deny faith (although Antipas killed among you) | Works, love, faith, service, patient endurance, latter words exceed first (may parallel growth like a mustard seed, into a bush) | Those who have not soiled garments. | Open door, little power, yet kept My word, have not denied my name | |
| Bad | False apostles, abandoned first love (Christ) | Dwell where satan’s throne is, teaching of Balaam followed by some, teaching of Balak caused sons of Israel to stumble and eat food sacrificed to idols, sexually immoral teachings of Nicolaitans **(Nicolaitans were followers of Nicholas from Antioch in the Book of Acts) (ministry of cheap grace, no repentance) | Tolerate jezebel, false prophetess, seducing servants, sexual immorality, eat food sacrificed to idols, she refuses to repent, jezebel in sickbed, those with her face great tribulation, children stricken dead, those who learned deep ways of satan | Reputation of being alive, but really dead, works are incomplete | False Jesus, synagogue of satan | Neither hot nor cold, lukewarm, say you’re rich and prosper, but you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind and naked, Jesus will spit you out!! | |
| Do | Repent and return to works done at first | 1) Not fear suffering 2) Be faithful unto death Will face prison, testing and tribulation | Repent | Repent! All will know true God searches minds and hearts. To those who have avoided her, hold fast to what you have until Jesus return, no further burden will be put upon you | Strengthen what remains, remember what you received and heard, keep it, Repent | Hold fast | Buy gold from Me refined by fire, white garments from Me to hide shame of nakedness, seek My salve to anoint your eyes to see Zealously REPENT! I reprove and discipline those I love |
| Blessing | Eat from the tree of life in paradise of God | Crown of Life, not hurt by second death | Hidden manna, white stone, new name known only to the recipient | Authority over nations, rule with rod of iron, morning star will be given to you | Walk with Me in white, name never blotted out of the Book of Life, Chirst will confess your names to the Father and His angels. | First: false synagogue will bow at your feet, they will know My love for you, kept from hour of trial in the world, trying those who dwell on earth More Blessings: be a pillar in temple of God in new Jerusalem, never go out of temple, name of God written on me, name of city of My God come down from heaven and My own New Name | I stand at the door and knock, for any who open, I will come in, eat with them and they with Me, the One who conquers will sit on My throne with Me. |
| Else | Lampstand removed | Jesus will war against you with sword of His mouth | Great tribulation | Jesus (I) will come like a thief in the night, against you in an unknown hour |