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The Third Church and its Messenger
“The angel of the Pergamos period, extending from A.D. 313 to A.D.1157, was Arius the presbyter of Alexandria, Egypt, who first began to attract the attention of the Christian world about the year 312. His opposition to both the theory of lordship in the...
The Third Church: was Pergamos: meaning “earthly elevation”, a most appropriate name for the age in which “Christianity” is exalted throughout the empire to the point where the “Christian” leader gains powers greater than the emperor. What a change from the persecutions of Smyrna! — a change...
THE SECOND TRUMPET
Revelation Chapter 8
VERSE 8 “Then the second angel sounded: And something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood.”
There were two trends working in the Smyrna Trumpet’s period: (1) There was terrible...
THE SECOND SEAL
Revelation Chapter 6
VERSE 3 “When He (the Lord) opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see.”
I HEARD THE SECOND LIVING CREATURE:
The four living ones or creatures mentioned here in the first four seals represent the four attributes of...
The Second Church: was Smyrna: meaning “bitter” and is most appropriate in light of the persecutions which characterized the era.
An Important Preface to the Smyrna Period
“Brethren are not all historians, and the histories of the periods which cover the Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, and Sardis...
Revelation Chapter 8
VERSE 2 “And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets.”
Here again is one of those re-focus markers which John uses so effectively viz. AND I SAW.
Had those who provided chapters and verses recognized this, Chapter 8 would have...
THE FIRST SEAL continued.
As further evidence that although the first church possessed the white horse (the pure doctrine of Christ) in its possession, nevertheless those who were soon to be riding (controlling and directing) this doctrine were already aspiring to do so.
“The apostle Paul...
THE FIRST SEAL
Revelation Chapter 6
VERSE 1 and 2 “Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see. And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him...
The Seven angels of the Seven Churches
The first Church: was Ephesus: meaning “First” or “desirable” this period covered the time in which the apostles lived beginning at Pentecost 33 A.D. to about 100 A.D.
“The angel of this Church is the Apostle Paul who wrote the greater part of the New...
The History of the Gospel Age Church
The importance of history cannot be overestimated most especially as it pertains to the history of the Gospel age church. Unfortunately, the vast majority of professed Christians have little or no knowledge of church history. They may know something about...
As stated in our previous post before we delve into the history of each of the seven churches and their respective angels, we would first like to ask,
What are the qualifications for being one of the Seven Angels?
The following excerpt comes to us from the New Albany Notes on Revelation...
The foregoing vision given Zechariah confirms what we were discussing in our previous post concerning the divine channels chosen to dispense the truth to the household of faith.
In the narrative found in (Zech 4:1-14), Zechariah was given another vision by the angel of the Lord, and the angel...
The Seven angels and the Proper Food
On the Lord’s Day the apostle John banished upon the island of Patmos was in spirit when he saw one like the Son of Man standing in the midst of seven golden lamp-stands. In his right hand he held seven stars. He later explained to John that the seven stars...
Ordained to Preach
So where do we find these meek ones whom the Lord Himself has anointed (ordained or commissioned) to preach the Word?
How do we distinguish them from the rest?
When seeking the truth, we should not be looking to world or to the worldly church for the true teachers of God’s...
“The meek will he teach his way” (Psa 25:9)
Can we trust any outside sources in our quest for truth, sources found outside of orthodoxy, the professed church?
How are we to be sure of any of them?
The Lord states that we are to “try the spirits” to test the doctrines from whomsoever they...
An Important Lesson
“For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh (according to their own estimation), not many mighty (not many great, or learned), not many noble (for the noble and the great usually trust too much in themselves and are not ready to accept the...
A Stumbling Bock
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.” (Isa 55:8)
The problem is that the vast majority of professed Christians have great difficulty in accepting this fact, that the Lord’s ways of doing things are not the same as our own, that his...
Revelation Chapter 17
VERSE 17 “For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.”
FOR GOD HAS PUT IT IN THEIR HEARTS: Somehow God will so arrange matters that the desires of men will...
Revelation Chapter 17
VERSE 15 “Then he said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues.”
THEN HE SAID TO ME: From here to the end of the chapter we again have evidence of the angel’s commission toward us. He is saying,
“Here are...
Revelation Chapter 17
VERSE 12 “The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast.”
AND THE TEN HORNS WHICH YOU SAW: “Which you saw” is important. The Revelator is mopping up details. He has disposed...