While on the island of Patmos, John has an incredible experience where he comes face to face with the risen Christ! In this encounter with Jesus, John is instructed to write down all that he sees into a book that he is to then give to seven churches. Not only are there specific letters written to each of the churches (ch. 2-3), but the entire letter as a whole was to be given to and received by each church. Jesus makes it very clear that He is and has been walking among them and that there are things from Him that they needed then and that we still need today. He is with us today, among His churches!