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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Revelation~

Chapter 1 – The Opening Vision
The Churches in Asia. — There were more

churches in Asia than seven. We may confine

ourselves to that western fraction of Asia

known as Asia Minor, or we may include still

less territory than that; for in even that small

portion of Asia Minor where were situated the

seven churches which are mentioned, and

right in their very midst, there were other

important churches. Colosse, to the Christians

of which place Paul addressed his epistle to

the Colossians, was but a slight distance from

Laodicea. Miletus was nearer than any of the

seven to Patmos, where John had his vision;

and it was an important station for the church,

as we may judge from the fact that Paul,

during one of his stays there, sent for the

elders of the church of Ephesus to meet him at

that place. Acts 20:17-38. At the same place

he also left, in good Christian hands no doubt,