| A | B |
|---|
| Biblical Sardis | "dead" church that fell asleep |
| Biblical Philadelphia | church of brotherly love that endures patiently |
| Biblical Laodicea | "lukewarm" church |
| Biblical Ephesus | church that left its first love |
| Biblical Pergamum | held to the teaching of Balaam |
| Biblical Thyratira | tolerated Jezebel, told to hold on to good teaching |
| Biblical Smyrna | persecuted church suffering poverty & martyrdom |
| Historical Smyrna | powerful trade city with harbors, commerce & marketplaces in Turkey |
| Historical Ephesus | influential huge capital city of Asia with arches |
| Historical Pergamum | Greek and Roman hub for temple worship |
| Historical Thyratira | textiles and dyeing trade center |
| Historical Sardis | 60 miles inland from Ephesus decadent temples & bath houses |
| Historical Philadelphia | city of brotherly love |
| Historical Laodicea | hub for the Roman aqueduct system |
