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Revelation 2:5

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Ephesus, Pergamum, Smyrna, and Thyatira were Roman-era cities in Asia Minor (modern western Turkey), each addressed by Christ in Revelation 2–3. Revelation 2:5 specifically warns the Ephesian church to repent and return to its former love, lest its lampstand—the church’s witness—be removed.

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Revelation 2:5 mentions Ephesus, Pergamum, Smyrna and Thyatira.

Ephesus · Benh LIEU SONG
Pergamum · Adam Jones
Smyrna · 31774
Thyatira · Quintucket

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