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Name the 7 Churches
Ephesus
Smyrna
Pergamos
Thyatira
Sardis
Philadelphia
Laodicea
Ephesus
30-100 AD
Apostolic / Loveless Church
Smyrna
100-300 AD
Persecuted Church
Pergamos
300-500 AD
The Worldly, Imperial Church
Thyatira
500-1500 AD
The Church of Dark Ages
Sardis
1500-1700 AD
The Reformation Church
Philadelphia
1700-1900
Church of Revival and Missions
Laodicea
1900 - Present
The Lukewarm Church
What do the 7 Churches represent?
The 7 dispensations of the Church.
What is Dispensation?
A time period or era of the church
In which direction does the timeline of the churches go?
Clockwise
Who wrote the book of Revelation?
John
Where did John write the book of Revelation?
The Island of Patmos
Under what Roman Emperor was John exiled?
Domitian
In what year was the book of Revelation written?
95 AD
Revelation Chapter 1
Introduction to the book of Revelation
Revelation Chapter 2-3
History of the Church Age
Revelation Chapters 4-22
Describe future events
Name the 3 types of Prophecies contained in the Book of Revelation?
Past
Present
Future
Hair wool and pure white:
He is the Ancient of Days
Penetrating Vision:
Nothing escaped His look
Feet resembled fine brass:
symbol of judgment
Who founded the church of Ephesus?
Paul
When did Paul found the Church of Ephesus?
In his 3rd Missionary journey
Name 3 chatacteristics of the church of Ephesus:
Love for Christ was strong
Hard workers
Faithfulness to sound doctrine
Church discipline was practiced
Wrong doctrine was not tolerated nor the deeds of the Nicolaitans
Explain the doctrine of the Nicolaitans:
Those who advocated an unwarranted exaltation of the clergy over the laity
What was the rebuke and ultimatum of the church of Ephesus?
They left their first love, and if they did not return their candle stick would be removed.
Did they repent and what would be the consequence if they did not:
They did not repent, and their candle stick was removed. There was no church there for centuries.
What word has the same linguistic root as Smyrna?
Myrrh
What is the significance of Myrrh
The Myrrh plant needs to be crushed in order for sweet fragrance to be released.
What was the name of the first martyr in Smyrna and how was he killed?
Bishop Polycarp and he was burned alived.
How was the church of Smyrna?
The church was economically poor but spiritually rich
Under the great persecution did the church shrink or grow?
Grow
How many Roman emperors were there?
10
Nero was the 1st
Diocletian was the last
Which was the worst and most wicked emperor of them all?
Diocletian
What Roman emperor ordered that all scriptures be brought to a public place to be burned in a bonfire?
Diocletian
Because the arena animals ate so much flesh what happened?
They were sickened and no longer attacked the people.
The blood of the martyrs is the _____ of the church.
seed
