I The Initial Series of Seven
Reading edition
(Messages of Christ to the Church Universal)
1 A Message to the Church when Declining, as in Ephesus:—“Remember ... and Repent.”
2 A Message to the Church when Suffering, as in Smyrna:—“Fear not ... Be Faithful.”
3 A Message to the Church when Impure, as in Pergamus:—“Repent, or I Come with the Sword.”
4 A Message to the Church when Struggling, as in Thyatira:—“Hold Fast till I Come.”
5 A Message to the Church when Dying, as in Sardis:—“Stablish the Things that Remain.”
6 A Message to the Church when Steadfast, as in Philadelphia:—“Hold Fast ... That No One Take thy Crown.”
7 A Message to the Church when Self-Deceived, as in Laodicea:—“Be Zealous ... and Repent.”
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