Church History

Question 1

Name the 7 Churches

Answer 1

Ephesus
Smyrna
Pergamos
Thyatira
Sardis
Philadelphia
Laodicea

Question 2

Ephesus

Answer 2

30-100 AD

Apostolic / Loveless Church

Question 3

Smyrna

Answer 3

100-300 AD

Persecuted Church

Question 4

Pergamos

Answer 4

300-500 AD

The Worldly, Imperial Church

Question 5

Thyatira

Answer 5

500-1500 AD

The Church of Dark Ages

Question 6

Sardis

Answer 6

1500-1700 AD

The Reformation Church

Question 7

Philadelphia

Answer 7

1700-1900

Church of Revival and Missions

Question 8

Laodicea

Answer 8

1900 - Present

The Lukewarm Church

Question 9

What do the 7 Churches represent?

Answer 9

The 7 dispensations of the Church.

Question 10

What is Dispensation?

Answer 10

A time period or era of the church

Question 11

In which direction does the timeline of the churches go?

Answer 11

Clockwise

Question 12

Who wrote the book of Revelation?

Answer 12

John

Question 13

Where did John write the book of Revelation?

Answer 13

The Island of Patmos

Question 14

Under what Roman Emperor was John exiled?

Answer 14

Domitian

Question 15

In what year was the book of Revelation written?

Answer 15

95 AD

Question 16

Revelation Chapter 1

Answer 16

Introduction to the book of Revelation

Question 17

Revelation Chapter 2-3

Answer 17

History of the Church Age

Question 18

Revelation Chapters 4-22

Answer 18

Describe future events

Question 19

Name the 3 types of Prophecies contained in the Book of Revelation?

Answer 19

Past
Present
Future

Question 20

Hair wool and pure white:

Answer 20

He is the Ancient of Days

Question 21

Penetrating Vision:

Answer 21

Nothing escaped His look

Question 22

Feet resembled fine brass:

Answer 22

symbol of judgment

Question 23

Who founded the church of Ephesus?

Answer 23

Paul

Question 24

When did Paul found the Church of Ephesus?

Answer 24

In his 3rd Missionary journey

Question 25

Name 3 chatacteristics of the church of Ephesus:

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Explain the doctrine of the Nicolaitans:

Answer 26

Those who advocated an unwarranted exaltation of the clergy over the laity

Question 27

What was the rebuke and ultimatum of the church of Ephesus?

Answer 27

They left their first love, and if they did not return their candle stick would be removed.

Question 28

Did they repent and what would be the consequence if they did not:

Answer 28

They did not repent, and their candle stick was removed. There was no church there for centuries.

Question 29

What word has the same linguistic root as Smyrna?

Answer 29

Myrrh

Question 30

What is the significance of Myrrh

Answer 30

The Myrrh plant needs to be crushed in order for sweet fragrance to be released.

Question 31

What was the name of the first martyr in Smyrna and how was he killed?

Answer 31

Bishop Polycarp and he was burned alived.

Question 32

How was the church of Smyrna?

Answer 32

The church was economically poor but spiritually rich

Question 33

Under the great persecution did the church shrink or grow?

Answer 33

Grow

Question 34

How many Roman emperors were there?

Answer 34

10
Nero was the 1st
Diocletian was the last

Question 35

Which was the worst and most wicked emperor of them all?

Answer 35

Diocletian

Question 36

What Roman emperor ordered that all scriptures be brought to a public place to be burned in a bonfire?

Answer 36

Diocletian

Question 37

Because the arena animals ate so much flesh what happened?

Answer 37

They were sickened and no longer attacked the people.

Question 38

The blood of the martyrs is the _____ of the church.

Answer 38

seed