The story of Sardis is an interesting one that we read about in Rev. 3:1-6. This is one of the seven letters written by John to the seven churches of Asia.
Sardis was located in modern day Turkey and about 30 miles southeast of Thyatira on the edge of Mount Tmolus in the Hermus River valley. The Pactolus River, a tributary to the Hermus, ran through Sardis. Today the city is called Sart. Sardis was built high above a plain, making it militarily important, and located on an…