Christ the Head of the 7 Churches of Revelation - a podcast by Craig Scott

Christ as Head of the7Churches of Revelation

Revelation chapters 2& 3 contain messages written for and sent to the 7 Churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia,andLaodicea.

l Each receives its own short, personalized message from the head of the Church, the resurrected Jesus Christ.

l Each message follows a pattern ofnoting their accomplishments, their faultsor shortcomings, their trials, and they arereminded of the glorious outcome for those who overcome and persevere.

l At the start of each message He mentions one or two things about Himself which relate to His role as head of the Church.This serves to remind them that what the messenger brings to them is actually from Him

Most of these attributes of Christ are mentioned inRevelation 1:10-20.These verses serve as an introduction to the letters written to the churches and in certain cases adds some insight to what the symbols mean.

SPS: Let’s look into these attributes of the risen Christand consider how they relate to His present role asthelivinghead of the Church… actively working within His Church!