Reflection on Revelation 2:12-17 prepared by Michelle Ellis, Feb. 7, 2021
I’d like to begin by calling our memories back to the beginning of this book. As you know, John is writing Revelation as a letter to seven real churches in Asia minor. He’s writing them because he is convinced that they are about to face hard times, and he wants to prepare them, encourage them and strengthen them to journey through what is going to be difficult. You’ll remember too, that the book starts with John describing the vision he was given of Jesus. In John’s vision,