The BibleGospel Companion

The seven churches of Asia

In the order Scripture gives them · Revelation 1:4 · Revelation 1:11 · Revelation 2:1–29 · Revelation 3:1–22

8 stops
1PatmosPatmos · stop 12EphesusEphesus · stop 23SmyrnaSmyrna · stop 34PergamumPergamum · stop 45ThyatiraThyatira · stop 56SardisSardis · stop 67PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia · stop 78LaodiceaLaodicea · stop 8about 370 km across · drawn without map tilesThe seven churches of Asia
Coastlines, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth · 1:10m physical vectors — ne_10m_coastline, ne_10m_rivers_lake_centerlines, ne_10m_lakes · v5.2.0-pre · Public domain · places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · the route is drawn stop to stop, not road by road

About this route

The seven cities John writes to from Patmos, in the order Revelation names them — a circuit a messenger could walk, starting at the port of Ephesus and running north, inland and back south. Sardis is filed in the place data under its Hebrew name Sepharad (Obadiah 1:20), which that source identifies with Sardis; the stop is shown here as Sardis, the name Revelation uses.

Written in-house from the passages named on each stop

The stops

1
PatmosRevelation 1:9

I John, your brother and partner with you in the oppression, Kingdom, and perseverance in Christ Jesus, was on the isle that is called Patmos…

2
EphesusRevelation 2:1–7

“To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: “He who holds the seven stars in his right hand, he who walks among the seven golden lamp stands…

3
SmyrnaRevelation 2:8–11

“To the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write: “The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life says these things:

4
PergamumRevelation 2:12–17

“To the angel of the assembly in Pergamum write: “He who has the sharp two-edged sword says these things:

5
ThyatiraRevelation 2:18–29

“To the angel of the assembly in Thyatira write: “The Son of God, who has his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like burnished brass, says…

6
SardisRevelation 3:1–6

“And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: “He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars says these things: “I know your works…

7
PhiladelphiaRevelation 3:7–13

“To the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: “He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no one can shut…

8
LaodiceaRevelation 3:14–22

“To the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: “The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of God’s creation, says these things:

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