Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
What does Revelation 1:11 mean?
It was the apostle's comfort that he did not suffer as an evil-doer, but for the testimony of Jesus, for bearing witness to Christ as the Immanuel, the Savior; and the Spirit of glory and of God rested upon this persecuted apostle.
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Keep this verse inside Revelation 1:9-13 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
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Glossary
- Asia Place
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Biblical region. Modern identification: Asia.
- Ephesus Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Ephesus.
- Laodicea Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Laodicea on the Lycus.
- Pergamum Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Pergamon.
- Philadelphia Place
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Brotherly love, a city of Lydia in Asia Minor, about 25 miles south-east of Sardis. It was the seat of one of the “seven churches” ( Rev. 3:7-12 ). It came into the possession of the Turks in A. D. 1392. Modern identification: Alaşehir.
- Sardis Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Sardis.
- Smyrna Place
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Myrrh, an ancient city of Ionia, on the western coast of Asia Minor, about 40 miles to the north of Ephesus. Modern identification: Izmir.