Seven churches

THE SEVEN CHURCHES|
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THE SEVEN CHURCHES
A Study of the First Three Chapters of the Revelation to John
Chapter One
Introduction
In this series of articles, my intention is to study only the first three chapters of the
book of Revelations to John and to see the prophecy in a wider angle. Essentially my
focus is on the letters to the seven churches. But to get the picture in focus we need to
look into the first chapter which is the prelude and gives the circumstances of the
vision.
I. Title
The title comes from the first word in the letter, apokalypsis, translated
"Revelation". From the Greek word comes the alternative title for the book:
The Apocalypse. The Greek word itself means, "to expose that which was
formerly hidden, veiled or secret". In the New Testament, it is used exclusively
in the religious sense of a divine disclosure.