I am Alpha and Omega,
the first and the last:
and, What thou seest, write in a book,
and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia;
unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira,
and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write;
Revelation 1:11/3:7Interesting, that in the history of the 7 churches (church history unfolding in phases through history) that the 6th church, that of Philadelphia is so named.
Independence Hall in Philadelphia-the first capitol of the U.S. |
***Notice, this phase of the apex of Christian history shifted to the shores of America, and the first capitol of the new nation was-----you guessed it---PHILADELPHIA...
Interesting.....