Revelation’s seven churches in Asia Minor ... In John’s letter to the church of Sardis, the Lord faults the church for having a strong outward appearance while spiritually dead.

on a tour of the Seven Churches of Revelation -- that is, the ruins of the ancient cities of Smyrna, Ephesus, Pergamom, Philadelphia, Thyatira, Laodicea, and Sardis. (The image above is of a snail ...

Revelation is often interpreted out of context ... On the outside, the church in Sardis seemed to be thriving. Yet Jesus admonished it: “I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive ...

Tuesday's liturgy contains a reading from the message to the Church at Sardis, from the book of Revelation. Revelation contains seven messages written to "the seven churches, which are in Asia." ...

The Revelation was written sometime in the late ... For example, the fifth letter is sent to the Church at Sardis. The church there is told to wake up, probably a reference to the famous fall ...