Write to the Churches.

John receives a vision of the glorified Christ, who instructs him to write to seven churches in Asia (Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea). Each church is commended, rebuked, or exhorted based on its spiritual state, with calls to repent, persevere, and overcome. Christ emphasizes His authority and coming judgment.