The Ekklēsia in John’s Apocalypse The church in John’s Apocalypse is manifold and local (see chaps. 2 and 3) and yet one and spiritual. Its unity is represented in the picture of the exalted Christ holding all of the local churches in his right hand (Rev. 1:16), walking in the midst of them (2:1), and addressing them all, counseling them to listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. We see both the church militant and the church triumphant in the Apocalypse. In the former the words of the