Revelation 1:1-18
Alpha
: a title of Jesus Christ
Asia
: A Roman province on the west side of Asia Minor.
(39° 13´, 32° 43´)
Ephesus
: a town in western Asia Minor at the mouth of the Cayster River
(37° 57´, 27° 22´)
Hades
: the place of departed spirits (NIV notes); the unseen world (YC)
John
: a son of Zebedee; younger brother of James; the beloved disciple of Christ,a relative of Annas the high priest,a son of Mary the sister of Barnabas, and surnamed Mark,the father of Simon Peter
Laodicea
: residents of the town of Laodicea
(37° 46´, 29° 3´)
Omega
: the last letter of Greek alphabet
Patmos
: a small island in the Aegean sea just west of Miletus, Asia Minor
(37° 18´, 26° 32´)
Pergamum
: a wealthy ancient town in the disrict of Mysia in northwest Asia Minor. It is now modern Bergama.
(39° 7´, 27° 9´)
Philadelphia
: a town in Lydia in the western part of Asia Minor
(38° 20´, 28° 31´)
Sardis
: the capital city of the province of Lydia in Asia Minor
(38° 28´, 28° 6´)
Smyrna
: a city Located on the west coast of Asia Minor, it is now called Izmir.
(38° 27´, 27° 9´)
Thyatira
: a town in Asia Minor 30 km southeast of Pergamum
(38° 55´, 27° 51´)