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Chart of the Letter to the Seven Churches

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alpha = a	iota = i	rho = r
beta = b	kappa = k	sigma = s
gamma = g	lambda = l	tau = t
delta = d	mu = m	upsilon = u
epsilon = e	nu = n	phi = ph
zeta = z	xi = x	chi =ch
eta = e	omicron = o	psi = ps
theta = th	pi = p	omega = o

Chart of the Letter to the Seven Churches
chapters 2-3
(JEA)

(using a modification of the five categories of Juergen Roloff)

I. Specific Command to write:

1. to angelo tes en epheso ekklesias grapson (2:1)
2. kai to angelo tes en smyrne ekklesias grapson (2:8)
3. kai to angelo tes en pergamo ekklesias grapson (2:12)
4. kai to angelo tes en thyateirois ekklesias grapson (2:18)
5. kai to angelo tes en sardesin ekklesias grapson (3:1)
6. kai to angelo tes en philadelphia ekklesias grapson (3:7)
7. kai to angelo tes en laodikeia ekklesias grapson (3:14)

II. Formula of the Messenger (attributes, epithets, ascriptions?):

1. Epheso - ho kraton tous hepta asteras en te dexia autou
         ho peripaton en meso ton hepta lychnion ton chryson (2:1)
2. Smryne - ho protos kai ho eschatos, hos egeneto nekros kai ezesen (2:8)
3. Pergamo - ho echon ten hromphaian ten distomon ten oxeian (2:12)
4. Thyateirois - ho huios tou theou,
    ho echon tous ophthalmous autou hos phloga puros kai hoi podes autou homoioi chalkolibano (2:18)
5. Sardesin - ho echon ta hepta pneumata tou theou kai tous hepta asteras (3:1)
6. Philadelphia - ho hagios,
       ho alethinos,
       ho echon ten klein David,
       ho anoigon kai oudeis kleisei kai kleion kai oudeis anoigei (3:7)
7. Laodikeia - ho amen,
             ho martys ho pistos kai alethinos,
             he arche tes ktiseos tou theou (3:14)

III. Analysis of the Situation (always begun with "oida" = I know!)

1.Epheso

A. Indicative Statements

         ta erga sou kai ton kopon kai ten hupomonen sou (2:2)
         kai hoti ou dune bastasai kakous (2:2)
         kai epeirasas tous legontas heautous apostolous (2:2)
         kai ouk eisin (2:2)
         kai heures autous pseudeis, (2:2)
         kai hupomonen echeis (2:3)
         kai ebastasas dia to onoma mou (2:3)
         kai ou kekopiakes (2:3)

B. Imperative Paranesis

         alla echo kata sou hoti ten agapen sou ten proten aphekes (2:4)
         mnemoneue oun pothen peptokas (2:5)
         kai metanoeson (2:5)
         kai ta prota erga poieson (2:5)

C. Prophetic Warning

ei de me, erchomai soi (2:5)
kai kineso ten luchnian sou ek tou topou autes, ean me metanoeses (2:5)

D. Restatement of Indicative

alla touto echeis, hoti miseis ta erga ton Nikolaiton, ha kago miso (2:6)

2. Smyrne

A. Indicative Statements

sou ten thlipsin kai ten ptocheian, (2:9)
alla plousios ei, kai ten blasphemian ek ton legonton Ioudaious einai heautous kai ouk eisin alla synagoge tou satana (2:9)

B. Imperative Paranesis

meden phobou ha melleis paschein (2:10)

C. Prophetic Warning

idou mellei ballein ho diabolos ex humon eis phulaken hina peirasthete kai hexete thlipsin hemeron deka (2:10)
[B. Imp. Paranesis] ginou pistos achri thanatou (2:10)

D. Restatement of Indicative

kai doso soi ton stephanon tes zoes (2:10)

3. Pergamo

A. Indicative Statement

         pou katoikeis, hopou ho thronos tou satana (2:13)
         kai krateis to onoma mou (2:13)
         kai ouk erneso ten pistin mou (2:13)
         kai en tais hemerais Antipas, ho martus mou ho pistos mou, hos apektanthe par' humin, hopou ho satanas katoikei (2:13)

B. Imperative Paranesis

         all' echo kata sou oliga hoti echeis ekei kratountas ten didachen Balaam,
              hos edidasken to Balak balein skandalon enopion ton huion Israel phagein eidolothuta kai porneusai (2:14)
         houtos echeis kai su kratountas ten didachen ton Nikolaiton homoios (2:15)

C. Prophetic Warning

metanoeson oun, ei de me erchomai soi tachu kai polemeso met' auton en te hromphaia tou stomatos mou (2:16)

D. [N/A]

4. Thyateirois

A. Indicative Statements

         sou ta erga (2:19)
         kai ten hupomonen sou (2:19)
         kai ta erga sou ta eschata pleiona ton proton (2:19)

B. Imperative Paranesis

         alla echo kata sou hoti apheis ten gunaika Iezabel, he legousa heauten prophetin (2:20)
         kai didaskei kai plana tous emous doulous porneusai kai phagein eidolothuta (2:20)
         kai edoka aute chronon hina metanoese, (2:21)
         kai ou thelei metanoesai ek tes porneias autes (2:21)

C. Prophetic Warning

         idou ballo auten eis klinen kai tous moicheuontas met' autes eis thlipsin megalen,
              ean me metanoesosin ek ton ergon autes (2:22)
         kai ta tekna autes apokteno en thanato (2:23)
         kai gnosontai pasai hai ekklesiai hoti ego eimi ho eraunon nephrous kai kardias, (2:23)
          kai doso humin hekasto kata ta erga humon (2:23)
          humin de lego tois lopois tois en Thyateirois, hosoi ouk echousin ten didachen tauten,
               hoitines ouk egnosan ta bathea tou satana hos legousin (2:24)
          ou ballo eph' humas allo baros, (2:24)
          plen ho echete kratesate achris hou an hexo (2:25)

D. [N/A]

5. Sardesin

A. Indicative Statements

sou ta erga hoti onoma echeis hoti zes, kai nekros ei (3:1)

B. Imperative Paranesis

           ginou gregoron (3:2)
           kai sterison ta loipa ha emellon apothanein, (3:2)
           ou gar heureka sou ta erga pepleromena enopion tou theou mou (3:2)
           mnemoveue oun pos eilephas kai ekousas (3:3)
           kai terei (3:3)
           kai metanoeson (3:3)

C. Prophetic Warning

ean oun me gregoreses hexo hos kleptes, (3:3)
kai ou me gnos poian horan hexo epi se (3:3)

D. Restatement of Indicative

alla echeis oliga onomata en Sardesin ha ouk emolunan ta himatia auton, (3:4)
kai peripatesousin met' emou en leukois, hoti axioi eisin (3:4)

6. Philadelphia

A. Indicative Statements

           sou ta erga, (3:7)
           idou dedoka enopion sou thuran eneogmenen hen oudeis dunatai kleisai auten, hoti mikran echeis dunamin (3:8)
           kai eteresas mou ton logon (3:8)
           kai ouk erneso to onoma mou (3:8)

B. [N/A]

C. Prophetic Warning

           idou dido ek tes synagoges tou satana ton legonton heautous Ioudaious einai, (3:9)
           kai ouk eisin alla pseudontai (3:9)
           idou poieso autous hina hexousin (3:9)
           kai proskynesousin enopion ton podon sou (3:9)
           kai gnosin hoti ego egapesa se (3:9)
           hoti eteresas ton logon tes hupomones mou, (3:10)
           kago se tereso ek tes horas tou peirasmou tes mellouses erchesthai
                epi tes oikoumenes holes peirasai tous katoikountas epi tes ges (3:10)
           erchomai tachu (3:11)
           kratei ho echeis, hina medeis labe ton stephanon sou (3:11)

D. [N/A]

7. Laodikeia

A. Indicative Statements

            sou ta erga (3:15)
            hoti oute psuchros ei oute zestos (3:15)
            ophelon psuchros es e zestos (3:15)
            hoti legeis hoti plousios eimi kai peplouteka kai ouden chreian ech, (3:17)
            kai ouk oidas hoti su ei ho talaiporos kai eleeinos kai ptochos kai tuphlos kai gumnos (3:17)

B. Imperative Paranesis

            sumbouleuo soi agorasai par' emou chrusion pepuromenon ek puros hina plouteses (3:18)
            kai himatia leuka hina peribale kai me phanerothe he aischune tes gumnotetos sou (3:18)
            kai kollourion egchrisai tous ophthalmous sou hina blepes (3:18)
            ego hosous ean philo elegcho kai paideuo (3:19)
            zeleue oun (3:19)
            kai metanoeson (3:19)

C. N/A

D. Restatement of Indicative

            idou hesteka epi ten thuran kai krou (3:o
            ean tis akouse tes phones mou kai anoixe ten thuran (3:20)
            kai eiseleusomai pros auton kai deipneso met' autou kai autos met' emou (3:20)

IV. Call to Listen

1. Epheso - ho echon ous akousato ti to pneuma legei tais ekklesiais (2:7)
2. Smyrne - "      "        "        "         "   "     "           "       "         " (2:11)
3. Pergamo - "    "        "        "         "   "     "           "       "         " (2:17)
4. Thyateirois - " "         "       "         "   "     "            "       "         " (last verse - 2:29)
5. Sardesin - "    "          "      "          "   "    "            "        "        " (last verse - 3:6)
6. Philadelphia - "         "      "          "   "    "            "        "        " (last verse - 3:13)
7. Laodikeia - "    "         "      "          "   "    "            "        "        " (last verse - 3:22)

V. Promise regarding the Overcoming One

1. Epheso - to nikonti doso auto phagein ek tou xulou tes zoes, ho estin en to paradeiso tou theou (last verse - 2:7)
2. Smyrne - ho nikon ou me adikethe ek tou thanatou tou deuterou (last verse - 2:11)
3 .Pergamo - to nikonti doso auto tou manna tou kekrummenou (last verse - 2:17)
         kai doso auto psuphon leuken,
         kai epi ten psuphon onoma kainon gegrammenon ho oudeis oiden ei me ho lambanon (2:17)
4. Thyateirois - kai ho nikon kai ho teron achri telous ta erga mou, doso auto exousian epi ton ethnon (2:26)
         kai poimanei autous en hrabdo sidera hos ta skeue ta keramika suntribetai (2:27)
         hos kago eilepha para tou patros mou, kai doso auto ton astera ton proinon (2:28)
5. Sardesin - ho nikon houtos peribaleitai en himatiois leukois (3:5)
         kai ou me exaleipso to onoma autou ek tes bibliou tes zoes (3:5)
         kai homologeso to onoma autou enopion tou patros mou (3:5)
         kai enopion ton aggelon autou (3:5)
6. Philadelphia - ho nikon poieso auton stulon en to vao tou theou mou (3:12)
         kai exo ou me exelthe eti (3:12)
          kai grapso ep' auton to onoma tou theou mou (3:12)
          kai to onoma tes poleos tou theou mou,
              tes kaines Ierousalem he katabainousa ek tou ouranou apo tou theou mou, (3:12)
          kai to onoma mou to kainon (3:12)
7. Laodikeia - ho nikon doso auto kathisai met' emou en to throno mou, (3:21)
          hos kago enikesa kai ekathisa meta tou patros mou en to throno autou (3:21)

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