7 churches part 2

The 7 churches of Revelation/Apocalypse part 2 (of 3).

1 Ephesus - Jerusalem
2 Smyrna - Alexandria
3 Pergamum - Rome
4 Thyatira - Constantinople
5 Sardis - Madrid?
6 Philadelphia - Philadelphia in USA
7 Laodicea - London.

4. Thyatira.

Thyatira seemingly might match the medieval church with centre at Byzantium/Constantinople/Istanbul, as seen by that the details of Thyatira are maybe analogous to details of Byzantium.

Thyatira means "burning incense".

The name Thyatira is maybe similar to that of empress Theodora (wife of Justinian)? (and/or another Theodora & Theophylactus in 880-928/932? or 1050?)

Details of Thyatira from history & geography:
- (city of) northern Lydia, borders of Mysia,
- on great trade route,
- valley of Meanander (compare Dardanelles, Scamander/Troy),
- dyes, dyed fabrics, (compare silk?)
- centre for trade in wool,
- founded by Seleucus Nicator (Greek/Macedonian Syrian),
- much inhabited by Jews,
- Lydia seller of purple from there (ref Acts),
- Thyatira is not far from Byantium in maps.

Details of Thyatira/letter in Revelation/Apocalypse:
- 4th of 7 churches following Pergamum/Rome.
- at top right of arch of 7 churches plotted on map going from Ephesus (s.w.) to Pergamum (n.w.) to Thyatira (n.e.) to Laodicea (s.e.). (Compare the schism between west and east in ... ad.)
- false-prophetess Jezebel (who might match empress Theodora 530? or Helena mother of Constantine 328? Irene 800?)
- things sacrificed to idols (= icons?)
- sexual-immorality/adultery/bed/fornication (like Pergamum) (compare Theodora was an actress who wore scimpy clothing and founded house for ex-prostitutes)
- killed with plague/death (maybe = Justinian plague 537? plague 547? Black Death bubonic plague 1347?)
- no other burden (compare Byzantine public works & slavery, Slavs),
- authority over nations (= empire?),
- morning star (Lucifer/Venus) (= Pendragon comet? star in coin of Honorius? "morning star of the reformation"?)
- just before chapters break.
- 4th church may match 4th day (Mercury/Wednesday which may = pope Mercurius/John 534? Woden/Germans)?

5. Sardis.
Sardis the 5th of the 7 churches we are not overly sure of the exact correct match but we think that it seems to probably match the church around the times of the inquistition and conquistadores, with its centre maybe at Madrid or Toledo, as seen by the similarity of some of the details of Sardis with details of those times and places.

Name/meaning:
Sardis/Sparda/Sert-Kalessi was the name of the capital of the ancient kingdom of Lydia, but its origin and meaning i am not sure of from sources that i have checked so far.
The name Sardis is maybe similar to Sephardim (Spanish/Ladin Jews), Sparta, the Sherden Sea Peoples, Sardinia, Savoyard, Sarsen stones (Stonehenge), and the name "Saracens" used for Basques at the battle of Roncesvalles, and/or similar to Cadiz, Cardinals, Chartres, Swiss chard, Chardonnay/Chardonel, and/or Tartessos/Tarshish, Tardenoisian, New Carthage. All of which are connected with the Spain/France/Italy area. Sardinia was under Spanish rule in the later middle ages. The Conquistadores are similar to Spartans?

Details of Sardis/letter in history and geography:
- residence of Croesus,
- renowned for wealth,
- captured fabulous treasure there,
(The times of the conquistadores was one of gold from the Americas.)
- capital/metropolis of Lydia. (Spain was under Lydian sea-power 1149-1101/1057. Lydia has been connected with Libya which latter Spain has ancient historical connections with. Compare name Ladin/Latino? or Lisbon?)
- ten times as big as Gordium (compare Spain? Latin America?),
- 50 miles east of Smyrna,
- one of the oldeset cities in Asia Minor,
- Cyrus conquered it,
- Persian royal road (compare Peleset sea peoples, and/or Spain was under Pelasgian rule 1101/1057-972/970),
- Alexander the Great conquered it from Persians (compare Spain was under indirect Babylonian rule 578-569, and theoretically maybe under indirect Persian rule c 480 and Alexander's indirect rule? Spain was under Atlantean rule and Atlantis was defeated by Greeks.)
- sacked and captured by Antiochus,
- after period of long decay,
- regained importance under Roman rule (= Hispania? Spaniards? renaissance? reformation?)
- a main centre in Roman road-system,
- noted for beauty & wealth,
- wool-dyeing,
- now miserable village (compare modern Spain & Latin America, and the remains of ancient Tiahuanaco/Atlantis city),
- destroyed by earthquake (Lisbon quake? Atlantis quake?),
- sardine/sardius is a red/reddish or ruby or (brownish red) carnelian or blood-red or flesh-coloured stone, or "a variety of chalcedony, of many colours, each variety receiving a differnt name". (Red can be gold, blood, revolution, Mediterranean/Latin hot-blood, American indian, cardinals, pink/pale 'White Anglo-Saxon Protestants'? Santa?)
- sardius was the first stone in the first row of the high-priests breast-plate in the Torah/Pentateuch. (Spain first in pope's realms in thise times?)
- sardonyx is sardius + onyx and has "3 stripes of different colours" (like the flags of Atlantis, Italy, France, Germany, USA).
- sardine is a fish. (These times were those of Columbus, etc. Also smelly times before more hygene/cleanliness. Maybe also a parallel of tinned/canned sardines with European ships?)

Details of Sardis/letter in Revelation/Apocalypse 3:
- "7 spirits", "7 stars" (compare 7 seas, 7 climate zones, 7 continents, 7 cities, 7 champions of Europe?)
- Sardis is the only church that has nothing good said about it. (Matches the conquistadores, inquisition, etc.)
- comes just after the chapters break between the 4th & 5th of the 7 churches.
- "book of life" (= bible? index of forbidden books?)
- "he who overcomes", &, "I will in no way blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels" (sounds similar to inquistition).