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Letters to the Seven Churches (William Barclay Library)

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Barclay's work on this subject is helpful and full of practical insights. Worth having. Yet, there are two others I would rank above this one. John Stott's "What Christ Thinks of His Church," and Robert L. Thomas' "Revelation 1-7" in the Exegetical Commentary series by Moody Press, 1992.

Letters to the Seven Churches (WBL) (William Barclay Library)William Barclay made an invaluable contribution to our understanding of chapters two and three of the Book of Revelation. An easy read but also very well researched and scholarly (without being technical). As a Seminary Graduate, Pastor and Missionary Educator I highly endorse this important addition to commentaries on The Seven Churches of Revelation.
Pastor Joseph Meyers

William Barclay always provides easy to read, understandable commentaries on the New Testament. This book, taken in conjunction with his Commentary on the Revelation of John, provides a context in which the first readers of the seven letters would have understood them. Showing the history and culture of the cities in which the seven churches existed, as well as looking at the original Greek language and how it is translated, brings the reader back to the original intent of the letters, and then offers hints on how we can understand those letters in today's churches. Well worth the time and money to begin an understanding of one of the most difficult, misused and abused books in the Bible.