The Message to Ephesus (2:1–7)* Many Americans who favor a strong work ethic are suspicious of people who sit and read the book of Revelation too much, or go on and on about the “battle of Armageddon” or the “second coming of Christ” or the “rapture of the church,” as those who actually believe in such things. Such believers are often perceived, even in “Christian” America, as religious fanatics—unpredictable, unstable and not to be trusted. Even President Reagan was widely criticized some years