St. Paul and the 7 churches Biblical Tour - The Church of Thyateira

The city is now known as Akhisar, in Turkey. And its ruins are right in the middle of their downtown. There are only a few as the cities that came afterward built on top of them, and today the buildings are overtop where the city would be.

It is not any less amazing to see the ruins of thousands of years ago.

In the letter to the church,Thyateira is praised for its increasing faith and service, but is criticized for its tolerance of Jezebel, an immoral woman who calls herself a prophetess. (Rev 2:18-29)

As we walked around the fenced off area in the middle of Akhisar, i took a moment and looked up from the ruins and to the modern shops, residences and such that surrounded it. What would it have been like living here?

We ate lunch at a local fare where the traditional Turkish palate was so delicious. Ending with some tea and coffee, we then packed ourselves back into the tour bus and were off to our next church: Sardis.