Land of The 7 Churches, Part II: Ephesus
This is the land of the Bible. The Republic of Turkey. Istanbul, a city rich with the colorful history of the Muslim Ottoman and Christian Byzantine empires. And this is one of the oldest and most beautiful landmarks of Istanbul. Hagia Sophia. A museum, which used to be a mosque. A mosque which used to be a church. A church…
Land of The 7 Churches, Part I: The Overcomers
This is the land of the Bible. To the Apostle Paul, it was the Roman Province of Asia. Today it is the home of Istanbul. City of over 10 million, growing by 400,000 a year. A 30 by 60 mile community of 2000 mosques. A city in which 98 percent of the population identify themselves with the faith of Islam…
Land of The 7 Churches, Part VIII: Laodicea
This is the land of the Bible. Today a land of mosques. But once the land of the Seven Churches made famous by the Book of Revelation. The modern Republic of Turkey. Spanning two continents. Asia and Europe. An expansive peninsula the size of the state of Texas bordered by seven countries, and thousands of miles of beautiful coastline.
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Land of The 7 Churches, Part VII: Philadelphia
Was the God of the Church overcome by the Allah of Islam? Divided by the famous shipping lanes of the Bosphorus. Istanbul. Once, called Constantinople, in honor of the emperor Constantine, this city was for over a 1000 years the capital of the Christian Byzantine world. Today Istanbul is a city of mosques. Here Muslim culture has been the way…
Land of The 7 Churches, Part VI: Sardis
How did the thriving first century church of Sardis lose its influence in this region? This is the land of the Bible. To the Apostle Paul it was the Roman province of Asia. Today it is the modern Republic of Turkey. Istanbul, a city rich with the colorful history of the Muslim Ottoman and Christian Byzantine empires.
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Land of The 7 Churches, Part V: Thyatira
How did the thriving first century church of Thyatira lose its influence in this land? This is the land of the Bible. The Republic of Turkey. Istanbul, a city rich with the colorful history of the Muslim Ottoman and Christian Byzantine empires. And this is one of the well-known landmarks of Istanbul. The Great Bazaar, otherwise known as the Egyptian…
Land of The 7 Churches, Part IV: Pergamum
This is the land of the Bible. Northwest of the land of Israel. The modern Republic of Turkey. Istanbul. Turkey’s largest city spanning two continents. Here East meets west along one of the most important trade routes of the ancient and modern worlds. Istanbul home of Sultans, Harems, and the famous Orient Express.
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Land of The 7 Churches, Part III: Smyrna
This is the land of the Bible. Northwest of the land of Israel. The modern Republic of Turkey. Istanbul. Turkey’s largest city. Ten million people living in the only city in the world spanning two continents. Europe and Asia. Divided by the famous shipping lanes of the Bosphorus. Once the capital of the Christian Byzantine world. Today a city of…
