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Sardis Day 54
"To the angel of the church in Sardis write" (Revelation 3:1)
Of "Sardis," it was said that nowhere was there a greater example of the contrast between past splendor and present decay.1 "Sardis," was a city of degeneration. Seven hundred years before this letter was written, "Sardis," had been one of the greatest cities in the world. (See the drawing of the pagan temple at "Sardis" at right.) There the King of Lydia ruled over his empire in oriental splendor.
"Sardis" stood in the midst of the plain of the valley of the River Hermus. To the north of that plain rose the long ridge of Mount Tmolus; from that ridge a series of hills went out like spurs, each forming a narrow plateau. On one of these spurs, fifteen hundred feet up, stood the original "Sardis," (see the photo at right). Clearly such a position made it almost impregnable.
1Sir W. M. Ramsay (1851 - 1939)
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