The Lord had warned that unless the church
at Ephesus repented, He would come quickly
and remove its candlestick out of its place.


Today it is in
utter ruin.

Its destruction
was regarded by
the Christians
of that day as a
fulfillment of prophecy. The extinction of the
first candlestick of Revelation; the desolation
is complete.

Among the ruins of Ephesus there is nothing
to identify the church of John's day; and
today is a picture of what happens to those
who leave their "first love".