Alpha
: a title of Jesus Christ
Asia
: A Roman province on the west side of Asia Minor.
Ephesus
: a town in western Asia Minor at the mouth of the Cayster River
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
Omega
: the last letter of Greek alphabet
Patmos
: a small island in the Aegean sea just west of Miletus, Asia Minor
Pergamum
: a wealthy ancient town in the disrict of Mysia in northwest Asia Minor. It is now modern Bergama.
Philadelphia
: a town in Lydia in the western part of Asia Minor
Sardis
: the capital city of the province of Lydia in Asia Minor
Smyrna
: a city Located on the west coast of Asia Minor, it is now called Izmir.
Thyatira
: a town in Asia Minor 30 km southeast of Pergamum