The church at Pergamum did some things right, but struggled with maintaining pure theology and pure morals. They were guilty of compromising with the culture. This is deadly to a local church.

The church at Smyrna was one of only two of the seven churches that received no criticism from the Lord Jesus. They had experienced great persecution and would experience even more. They were called to be fearless and faithful in the face of persecution.

The church at Ephesus was commended for doing many things well. However, they had abandoned the passion for Christ which they had in the beginning. Christ challenges them to remember, repent and return.