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Philadelphia, Turkey | 3 Things You Must See

Ancient Philadelphia is in the modern day city of Alasehir, Turkey. I want to share with you where it is, what it looks like today, and three amazing things we found that you should not miss if you go there. Where is Philadelphia, Turkey today? Philadelphia is located in western Turkey on a hilly plateau just south of the Cogamis River in the modern day city of Alasehir. The exact location of it’s ruins are here though they consist of only a portion of a city block. The remainder of the ancient city is underneath the modern city of Alasehir, Turkey. The location of Philadelphia in relation to other congregations. What Do the Ruins of Philadelphia, Turkey Look Like? Walkway through ancient Philadelphia You can see the whole site in about 20 minutes. The reason is that it is quite small. Philadelphia has had a long habitation and there is a mish-mash of buildings over centuries of time, including the modern city of Alasehir, Turkey. We saw ancient Greek writing, Armenian script and

Laodicea, Turkey | Three Interesting Finds

The ancient city of Laodicea confirms exactly what the book of Revelation says about it. I would like to show you three interesting finds that you can see in Laodicea today that confirm what the Bible says about it. The city is well excavated and is on the Tentative List of World Heritage Sites in Turkey as of 2013 * . The ancient city has a church that was built sometime after 300 AD and is one of the earliest known churches in the world. Where is Laodicea? Laodicea is in Turkey, not far from the modern day city of Denizli. During the first century, it was located in the province of Phyrgia . It’s exact location on Google maps is here . Three Interesting Finds in Laodicea First, here is the passage we use as our guide. ‘I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or else hot. So because you are lukewarm and neither hot nor cold , I am going to vomit you out of my mouth. Because you say, “ I am rich and have acquired riches and do not need anything at al