Final Exam Flashcards
What is the first reason we study history
to obey the commandment of the Lord
What is the second reason we study history
to understand and see God’s providential plan for the ages
What is the third reason we study history
to provide illustrations and see Bible principles exemplified
What is the fourth reason we study history
to see error and how it develops
What is the fifth reason we study history
to give the believer stability and roots
What is the past
“things which thou hast seen” - 7 local churches
What is the present
“things which are” - 7 characteristics of churches (believers throughout history)
What is the future
“things which shall be” - Parallel 7 major periods of development in church history
What churches are the 7 letters to
1) Ephesus
2) Smyrna
3) Pergamos
4) Thyatira
5) Sardis
6) Philadelphia
7) Laodicea
What is the passage of scripture that goes with the Ephesus letter
Revelation 2:2-4
What is the time period of the Ephesus church
AD 30-100
What is the passage of scripture that goes with the Smyrna church
Revelation 2:9-10
What is the time period of the Smyrna church
AD 100-300
What is the passage of scripture that goes with the Pergamos church
Revelation 2:14-15
What is the time period of the Pergamos church
AD 300-500
What is the passage of scripture that goes with the Thyatira church
Revelation 2:19-20
What is the time period of the Thyatira church
AD 500-1500
What is the church that Ephesus is parallel to
Apostolic church
What is the church that Smyrna is parallel to
Persecuted church
What is the church that Pergamos is parallel to
Worldly church
What is the church that Thyatira is parallel to
Roman church
What are the two purposes of prophecy
1) it is so we can learn more about the God of prophecy, not the prophecy itself
2) it is to learn more about Jesus
What is it called when some doctrines were introduced in part with additional details to follow in later revelation
Progressive revelation
What is it called when the increasing ability to comprehend over time what God has written
Progressive illumination
What is it called when prophecy of a passage is taken a face value
Literal (normative) interpretation
What are the 3 obstacles to illumination of prophecy
1) some prophecies did not seem to “fit” with each other
2) Some prophecies have a double fulfillment
3) Some historical passages were not even viewed prophetically until their fulfillment
What are the 3 things that the study of history is
1) Limited
2) Selective
3) Biased
What are the 5 key events of the “Acts” church during the Ephesus church period
1) Pentecost
2) Paul’s Conversion
3) Paul’s Journeys
4) Jerusalem Council
5) Paul’s first Roman imprisonment
When did Pentecost happen
AD 30
When did Paul’s conversion happen
AD 32
When did Paul’s journeys happen
AD 47-58
When did the Jerusalem council happen
AD 50
When did Paul’s first roman imprisonment happen
AD 60
Who were the key people of the “Acts” church during the Ephesus church period
1) The Twelve
2) Paul
What does apostle mean
one who is sent
What were the key issues of the “Acts” during the Ephesus church period
1) Gentile salvation
2) Gnosticism
What is Gnosticism
a Greek philosophy that held to the physical world is evil but the spiritual world is good
What were the 5 key events of the “Post-Acts” church during the Ephesus church period
1) The deaths of the twelve
2) The burning of Rome
3) The destruction of the temple
4) The completion of Scriptures
5) The expanded persecution of Christians
Who were the 4 key people of the “Post-Acts” church during the Ephesus church period
1) Nero
2) Josephus
3) Clement of Rome
4) Domitian
Who reigned from AD 54-68, and was the 4th Roman emperor
Nero
Who began the Roman persecution of Christians by arresting and executing key leaders
Nero
Who was a wealthy Jewish leader in the rebellion against Rome
Josephus
Who allied with the Romans when Jerusalem fell, becoming a negotiator and chronicler
Josephus
Who was the leading pastor at Rome in the late 1st century
Clement of Rome
Who letters to Corinth in AD 95 appealed to unity under delegated leadership
Clement of Rome
Who made early arguments for apostolic succession, distinctions between clergy and laity, and Roman church leadership
Clement of Rome
Who ascribed perpetual virginity to Mary
Clement of Rome
Who was the Roman emperor at AD 90
Domitian
Who exiled John to Patmos
Domitian
Who issued poll tax for pagan feast, demanded the title “Lord and God”
Domitian
What were the 2 key issues of the “Post-Acts” church during the Ephesus church period
1) Church authority
2) Pride
The Ephesus church was known as what according to Revelation 2:1-7
a loveless church
Who were Nicolaitans
They were Roman leaders who tried to stamp out Christianity
What does Nicolaitans mean
conquer of the people
What were the 3 key events of the Smyrna church period
1) Continued expansion of persecution
2) The “Rule of Faith”
3) The Recognition of the Canon
What were the 4 reasons that the church was persecuted
1) it lost its identification with Judaism
2) Roman emperors increasingly saw themselves as divine and demanded worship
3) Christian doctrine and practices were frequently misunderstood
4) Christians became easy scapegoats
Who blamed Christians for the burning of Rome in AD 64
Nero
Who persecuted Christians in AD 95 for failure to pay religious taxes and acknowledge the deity of the emperor
Domitian
Who didn’t seek Christians, but executed them if they refused to deny Christ and revere the emperor
Trajan
What was the Roman Emperor in AD 117-138
Trajan
Who had local persecutions, not empire wide
Antoninus Pius
Who was emperor of Rome in AD 139-161
Antoninus Pius