Revelation 1:11

11 saying, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and, “What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”

A. Write what you see - John is instructed to record the events as they are revealed to him.

B. Send it to the seven churches - This was not to be a private journal for John to keep. It was to be copied, read, studied, distributed, and obeyed.

C. List of the seven churches - We will introduce each church as we come to them in chapters 2 and 3.

D. The order of the churches listed here follows the location of the churches in a circular motion.