The Lord Jesus, Himself, sent a letter to seven, local, first century churches.
Within that letter was a special message to each one of the seven churches. Why didn't the Lord
send a separate letter to each church? Why did they get to read each other's mail? The answer is
because this letter was never solely intended to be a private letter to any one of them. Every
local church, then and now, should be able to read this letter and determine the Lord's evaluation
of their church. Listen in and understand what the Lord may be saying to your church--and to you
as well. Churches are made up of people! "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."