The Church In America: A Letter In Waiting?

HOW THE LETTER MIGHT BEGIN – To the angels of the churches in America write: These are the words of the God in whom you trust.

Of course, there is no such salutation in the book of Revelation, or anywhere else in Scripture for that matter, addressed specifically to the churches in America. For at that time, these churches were only known by God. But after reading the letters to the seven churches one cannot help but wonder what Jesus words to the churches in America today might be. Would there be words of praise or words of rebuke? Would He be walking amongst the candlesticks or be on the outside knocking to be let back in? But we need not speculate, because the spiritual lessons in the letters to the seven churches of the first century AD are just as instructive to the 21st century church (America and around…