The letter to the church at Sardis was the fifth in a sequence of seven. The word Sardis means that which remains or the escape of the remnant.

Until captured by Cyrus in 549 BC, Sardis was the capital of the kingdom of Lydia, and became so again after the fall of the Roman power in Asia in AD 395.

Sardis was the fifth of seven churches in Asia Minor to receive a message from Jesus Christ in Revelation 2-3.

The church at Sardis was described as being “dead” (3:1). It appeared to be alive – had “a reputation of being alive” – looked spiritually vibrant on the ...

Known biblically as the home of the church that received the fifth of letters to the seven churches in Revelation, Sardis was the capital of the Lydian ...

4 янв. 2022 г. · The church at Sardis was surrounded by paganism and idolatry but failed to stand out amidst the darkness. Although they appeared spiritual on ... What was Jesus' message to the church in Sardis in Revelation? What do the seven churches in Revelation stand for? Другие результаты с сайта www.gotquestions.org

Sardis's history was a fitting backdrop for the specific warning Christ issued in their letter. About 1200 years before Jesus came, Sardis took its place as the ...

27 сент. 2022 г. · Sardis (near modern-day Sart, Turkey) was the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Lydia founded (according to Herodotus) by the Heracleidae.

22 февр. 2023 г. · Of the seven churches mentioned in Revelation, the church at Sardis was located in one of the oldest cities in Asia Minor. Founded in roughly ...