The book of Revelation is timeless. That is the chief principle to get hold of in this section. Here we meet the seven churches which have already been mentioned in Christ’s instruction to John back in 1:11. In this chapter 1 shall lay down certain ground rules for interpreting chapters 2 and 3 of Revelation, in order afterwards to expound the letters to the churches one by one. But before all that we must pick up
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