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  11 saying, "Write on a scroll what you see, and send it to the seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea."
    saying, "Write on a scroll what you see,
The trumpet-like voice behind John tells him to "Write a book (this Revelation) of what he sees. He includes throughout what he hears; but it should not be mistaken that this is coming from John's imagination. It isn't. He actually saw it while in the Spirit.

At the end of Revelation, John testifies/verifies that he did as told - Revelation 22:18-19.

On a philosophic note: This book concludes the existance of mankind not unlike Moses' book, Genesis, is a book of the beginning of mankind -

    and send it to the seven churches:
These churches really existed in John's day. They are located on the mainland to the northeast of the isle of Patmos. John apparently had ministered to each of them, perhaps in the order given here. It is interesting to note that the first three chapters of Revelation and verse 4:1 apply to the Church Age. Study each church in the following chapters for their shortcomings and successes. Do each of these typify a type of church today? 
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