The seven churches that were in Asia (Rev 2:1- 3:22).
They are the churches of today, not by name but by
teaching.
God approves of the teaching of only two of them.
Church
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Works
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Jesus'
warning/praise
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| Ephesus 2:1-7 |
I know thy works,
and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou
canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast
tried them which say they are apostles, and are
not, and hast found them liars: And hast borne,
and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast
laboured, and hast not fainted. |
Nevertheless I
have somewhat against thee, because thou hast
left thy first love. Remember therefore from
whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the
first works; or else I will come unto thee
quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of
his place, except thou repent. But this thou
hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the
Nicolaitans, which I also hate. He that hath an
ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches; To him that overcometh will I give to
eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of
the paradise of God. |

Smyrna
2:8-11 |
I know thy works,
and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich)
and I know the blasphemy of them which say they
are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of
Satan. |
Fear none of
those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the
devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye
may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten
days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will
give thee a crown of life. He that hath an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of
the second death. |
| Pergamos 2:12-17 |
I know thy works,
and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat
is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not
denied my faith, even in those days wherein
Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain
among you, where Satan dwelleth. |
But I have a few
things against thee, because thou hast there them
that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught
Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the
children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto
idols, and to commit fornication. So hast thou
also them that hold the doctrine of the
Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. Repent; or else
I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight
against them with the sword of my mouth. He that
hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith
unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I
give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give
him a white stone, and in the stone a new name
written, which no man knoweth saving he that
receiveth it. |
| Thyatira 2:18-26 |
I know thy works,
and charity, and service, and faith, and thy
patience, and thy works; and the last to be more
than the first. |
Notwithstanding I
have a few things against thee, because thou
sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth
herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my
servants to commit fornication, and to eat things
sacrificed unto idols. And I gave her space to
repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that
commit adultery with her into great tribulation,
except they repent of their deeds. And I will
kill her children with death; and all the
churches shall know that I am he which searcheth
the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every
one of you according to your works. But unto you
I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as
have not this doctrine, and which have not known
the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put
upon you none other burden. But that which ye
have already hold fast till I come. And he that
overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to
him will I give power over the nations: |
| Sardis 3:1-6 |
I know thy works,
that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art
dead. |
Be watchful, and
strengthen the things which remain, that are
ready to die: for I have not found thy works
perfect before God. Remember therefore how thou
hast received and heard, and hold fast, and
repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will
come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know
what hour I will come upon thee. Thou hast a few
names even in Sardis which have not defiled their
garments; and they shall walk with me in white:
for they are worthy. He that overcometh, the same
shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not
blot out his name out of the book of life, but I
will confess his name before my Father, and
before his angels. He that hath an ear, let him
hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. |

Philadelphia
3:7-13 |
These things
saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that
hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no
man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; I
know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an
open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast
a little strength, and hast kept my word, and
hast not denied my name. |
Behold, I will
make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say
they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I
will make them to come and worship before thy
feet, and to know that I have loved thee. Because
thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also
will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which
shall come upon all the world, to try them that
dwell upon the earth. Behold, I come quickly:
hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take
thy crown. Him that overcometh will I make a
pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go
no more out: and I will write upon him the name
of my God, and the name of the city of my God,
which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of
heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my
new name. He that hath an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit saith unto the churches. |
| Laodicea 3:14-22 |
I know thy works,
that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou
wert cold or hot. |
So then because
thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I
will spue thee out of my mouth. Because thou
sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and
have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou
art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind,
and naked: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried
in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white
raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that
the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and
anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest
see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be
zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at
the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice,
and open the door, I will come in to him, and
will sup with him, and he with me. To him that
overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my
throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down
with my Father in his throne. He that hath an
ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches. |
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