Historical Flow: From the CROSS to the END pt.7 Church of Ephesus [Long Hot Summer]

Church History

Long Hot Summer of the 7 Churches of Revelation

Ephesus - Age of the Apostles

Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; 

*I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast labored, and hast not fainted.

*Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. 

--Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. 

--But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; 

--To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Revelation 2:1-7

Ephesus signifies "desirable," which well represents the first Christians who had received the doctrine of Christ in its purity.