Message to the Seven Churches

Mention John’s book of Revelation and the images that commonly come to mind are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and Earth’s last great crisis, culminating in what is popularly thought of as the Battle of Armageddon.

But there are other often overlooked messages in John’s writings. What were the early followers of Jesus supposed to understand from the series of letters that open the book? Could they have any meaning for today?