Places

Paul's three years and the riot of Acts 19; the church that left its first love (Rev 2:4).

Smyrna

“Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life” (Rev 2:10).

Pergamum

“I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is” (Rev 2:13).

Thyatira

Lydia's hometown (Acts 16:14) and the church that tolerated Jezebel (Rev 2:20).

Sardis

“You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead” (Rev 3:1).

Philadelphia

“I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut” (Rev 3:8).

Laodicea

Lycus valley

“Because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out” (Rev 3:16).

Colossae

Lycus valley

The church Paul wrote to but had never seen face to face (Col 1:2; 2:1).

Hierapolis

Lycus valley

Where Epaphras worked hard for the believers (Col 4:13).

Antioch

Where the disciples were first called Christians (Acts 11:26).

Perga

Where John Mark left Paul and Barnabas for Jerusalem (Acts 13:13).

Antioch in Pisidia

Paul's first recorded sermon, in the synagogue (Acts 13:16–41).

Derbe

After the stoning at Lystra, Paul made many disciples here (Acts 14:20–21).

Miletus

Paul's tearful farewell to the Ephesian elders (Acts 20:17–38).

Magnesia

Ignatius wrote to its church on his way to martyrdom in Rome (c. AD 110).

Tralles