WHY SEVEN CHURCHES?
2) Why are there Seven churches? The fact that there are seven churches is significant and dates back to the time that Jesus gave the seven Kingdom of Heaven parables in Matthew chapter 13. Those parables gave a pictorial overview of the characteristic nature of each church. These seven parables were given as verbal pictures if you will and served to provide a physical representation of the nature of the seven churches. The “Physical Nature” of these seven churches would give way to the “Doctrine” of the seven churches as described in Revelation. For in Revelation chapters two and three, Jesus is dealing with the “Doctrine” of the seven churches. He yet includes other verbal pictures to describe the nature of their Doctrine. However, after reading the epistles of the New Testament, we easily determine that Jesus is actually confronting the “Doctrine” and not their physical, appearance, characteristics, or “Nature”. However, of a truth – – -Character is shaped by Doctrine As an example,
