The majestic figure now instructed John to write what he had seen, and then dictated to John letters to seven churches. These are historic churches that existed in John’s day., Each was marked by the characteristics the letter describes. Yet in these churches we see pictures of our congregations of today. What is more important for our understanding of these two chapters is to keep in mind again that the Book of Revelation is primarily a revelation of Jesus Christ. The most important question we can ask is, “What does this passage tell of Him and my relationship with Him?”