The Seven Church AgesThe Seven Church Ages

An ExpositionAn Exposition

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II PETER 3:8II PETER 3:8

1000 years to man 1000 years to man

1 day to God1 day to God

GENTILE DISPENSATION(THE SEVEN CHURCH AGES)

THE DISPENSATION OF TIME

2000 YEARS 2000 YEARS

2000 YEARS

ADAM NOAH JESUS RAPTURE

THREE CLASSES OF PEOPLE1. JEW2. SAMARITAN3. GENTILES

REVELATIONREVELATION

-The Book of Prophesy ( “The second coming of Christ, the Armageddon War, the Millennial Reign, the White Throne Judgment, The New Heaven and Earth, others…” )

-The Book of Endings( “The End of the world, The End of Satan, The Consummation of all things, the End of Time, the End of History, others…”)

-The Revelation of Jesus Christ to St. John the Divine

“ which was, which is, which is to come..the Almighty..”

“apokalupsis” –in the Greek Lexicon“apokalupsis” –in the Greek Lexicon

The Revelation of Jesus ChristThe Revelation of Jesus Christ

REVELATION 1:3, 4 3 ¶ Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.

4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;

(ASIA MINOR)

Asia Minor, region of the ancient world, roughly corresponding to present Asian Turkey

EPHESUS

SMYRNA

THYATHIRA

SARDIS

PHILADELPHIA

LAODICEA

PERGAMO

Ephesus Smyrna Pergamos Thyatira Sardis Philadelphia Laodecia

?PAUL IRENAEUS MARTIN COLUMBA LUTHER WESLEY

Original ChurchOriginal Church

Founder: Founder: Lord Jesus ChristLord Jesus Christ

Foundation: Foundation: RevelationRevelation Leader: Leader: The Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit State: State: PerfectPerfect

They They baptizedbaptized in the name of in the name of the the LORD JESUS CHRISTLORD JESUS CHRIST

EPHESIANS 5

MATTHEW 16

33 AD

ACTS 2ACTS 2:38

EPHESUSEPHESUS HE THAT HOLD THE STARS IN HIS RIGHT HE THAT HOLD THE STARS IN HIS RIGHT

HAND HAND STAR = MESSENGERSTAR = MESSENGER

AIMED AT AND RELAXEDAIMED AT AND RELAXED

LEFT THEIR FIRST LOVE GOD IS LOVEGOD IS LOVE CHANGE THE LEADERSHIP OF GOD TO CHANGE THE LEADERSHIP OF GOD TO

MANMAN REVELATION TO EDUCATIONREVELATION TO EDUCATION

DEEDS OF NICOLAITANES NICOLAITANES = NIKAO + LAONICOLAITANES = NIKAO + LAO NIKAO=TO CONQUER ; LAO=LAITYNIKAO=TO CONQUER ; LAO=LAITY

PAUL

53-170 AD

SMYRNASMYRNA THE FIRST AND THE LAST, WHICH WAS THE FIRST AND THE LAST, WHICH WAS

DEAD AND IS ALIVEDEAD AND IS ALIVE

BITTER WITH DEATHBITTER WITH DEATH

FALSE CHURCH IS RICH; CLAIM TO BE FALSE CHURCH IS RICH; CLAIM TO BE JEW (ORIGINAL OR TRUE CHURCH)JEW (ORIGINAL OR TRUE CHURCH)

BUT THE TRUE CHURCH IS POOR AND BUT THE TRUE CHURCH IS POOR AND SUFFER PERSECUTION IN THE NAME SUFFER PERSECUTION IN THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS CHRISTOF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

(1) DOCTRINE OF NICOLAITANES(1) DOCTRINE OF NICOLAITANES

SYNAGOGUE OF SATANSYNAGOGUE OF SATAN

IRENAEUS

170-312 AD

PERGAMOSPERGAMOS THOROUGHLY MARRIEDTHOROUGHLY MARRIED HE WHICH HAS THE SHARP SWORD HE WHICH HAS THE SHARP SWORD

WITH TWO EDGESWITH TWO EDGES SEAT OF SATANSEAT OF SATAN (2) DOCTRINE OF BALAAM(2) DOCTRINE OF BALAAM

BALAAMISM = SUBSTITUTIONBALAAMISM = SUBSTITUTION PAGANISM / CHRISTIANISM

DEC. 23 = SUN GOD B-DAYDEC. 23 = SUN GOD B-DAY DEC. 25 = SON OF GODDEC. 25 = SON OF GOD DIANA TO ST. MARYDIANA TO ST. MARY

BAPTISM IN THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS BAPTISM IN THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST WAS CHRIST WAS CHANGED TOCHANGED TO FATHER, SON, FATHER, SON, AND HOLY GHOSTAND HOLY GHOST

MARTIN

312-606 AD

THYATIRATHYATIRA

COLUMBA

606-1520 AD

DOMINATING FEMALE = CHURCH DOMINATING FEMALE = CHURCH BECOME MORE POWERFUL THAN BECOME MORE POWERFUL THAN THE STATETHE STATE

SON OF GOD; HIS EYES LIKE A SON OF GOD; HIS EYES LIKE A FLAME OF FIRE, FEET LIKE FINE FLAME OF FIRE, FEET LIKE FINE BRASS.BRASS. MEDIATORSHIPMEDIATORSHIP

(3) DOCTRINE OF JEZEBEL(3) DOCTRINE OF JEZEBEL THEY NOW TEACH : THEY NOW TEACH :

PURGATORY, PENITENCE…PURGATORY, PENITENCE… Vs.23 SHE WILL HAVE CHILDRENVs.23 SHE WILL HAVE CHILDREN

SARDISSARDISLUTHER

1520-1750 AD

THE ESCAPE ONESTHE ESCAPE ONES HE THAT HATH THE SEVEN HE THAT HATH THE SEVEN

SPIRITS OF GODSPIRITS OF GOD THE CHURCH HAS A LITTLE THE CHURCH HAS A LITTLE

STRENGTH,STRENGTH, THE BIBLE THE BIBLE BECOME AVAILABLE AGAIN, BECOME AVAILABLE AGAIN, BUT HAVE NOT WORKS BUT HAVE NOT WORKS PERFECT BEFORE GODPERFECT BEFORE GOD

THEY READ THE BIBLETHEY READ THE BIBLE AGE OF JUSTIFICATIONAGE OF JUSTIFICATION

PHILADELPHIAPHILADELPHIA

WESLEY

1750-1906 AD

LOVE OF BRETHRENLOVE OF BRETHREN HE THAT IS HOLY, HE THAT IS HE THAT IS HOLY, HE THAT IS

TRUE, HE THAT OPENETH TRUE, HE THAT OPENETH AND SHUTETHAND SHUTETH

THE CHURCH IS NOW THE CHURCH IS NOW GAINING MORE STRENGTH GAINING MORE STRENGTH FOR THEY FOR THEY KEPT HIS WORDKEPT HIS WORD

HOLINESS WAS RESTORED HOLINESS WAS RESTORED TO THE CHURCHTO THE CHURCH

AGE OF SANCTIFICATIONAGE OF SANCTIFICATION

LAODICEALAODICEA

1906- AD

PEOPLES’ RIGHTPEOPLES’ RIGHT THE AMEN, THE FAITHFUL AND TRUE WITNESS, THE AMEN, THE FAITHFUL AND TRUE WITNESS,

THE BEGINNING OF THE CREATION OF GODTHE BEGINNING OF THE CREATION OF GOD THE GIFTS WERE RESTORED BACK TO THE THE GIFTS WERE RESTORED BACK TO THE

CHURCH. CHURCH. The NAME return to the CHURCHThe NAME return to the CHURCH

THE CONDITION OF THE CHURCH TODAY IS THE CONDITION OF THE CHURCH TODAY IS LUKEWARM, BUT RICH, AND CANNOT BE TAUGHT, LUKEWARM, BUT RICH, AND CANNOT BE TAUGHT, BLIND AND NAKED BUT KNOWETH NOT..!!!BLIND AND NAKED BUT KNOWETH NOT..!!!

THE CHURCH (WOMAN) NOW SPEAKS AND TELL THE CHURCH (WOMAN) NOW SPEAKS AND TELL THE LORD JESUS (MAN)…Vs. 17THE LORD JESUS (MAN)…Vs. 17

THREE THINGS THAT SHE NEEDS TO DOTHREE THINGS THAT SHE NEEDS TO DO BUY GOLD (FAITH)BUY GOLD (FAITH) BUY WHITE RAINMENT (RIGTHEOUSNESS) BUY WHITE RAINMENT (RIGTHEOUSNESS) BUY EYESALVES (HOLY SPIRIT)BUY EYESALVES (HOLY SPIRIT)

THEY KEEP ON REJECTING THE WORD OF GOD THEY KEEP ON REJECTING THE WORD OF GOD UNTIL THEY PUSH JESUS OUT OF THE CHURCH, UNTIL THEY PUSH JESUS OUT OF THE CHURCH, KNOCKING AT THE DOOR Vs. 20KNOCKING AT THE DOOR Vs. 20

AGE OF BAPTISM OF THE HOLY AGE OF BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRITSPIRIT

Anti-Christ spirit at work in the Anti-Christ spirit at work in the churchchurch

AD 52 – 170 AD 52 – 170 EphesusEphesus 2:6 deeds of the Nicolaitanes2:6 deeds of the Nicolaitanes

AD 170 – 312 AD 170 – 312 SmyrnaSmyrna 2:9 a false claim2:9 a false claim

AD 312 – 606 AD 312 – 606 PergamosPergamos 2:15 doctrine of the 2:15 doctrine of the NicolaitanesNicolaitanes

Nicene council 325 ADNicene council 325 AD

AD 606 – 1520AD 606 – 1520 ThyatiraThyatira 2:20 Jezebel2:20 Jezebel – –calls herself a calls herself a prophetessprophetess

AD 1520 – 1750AD 1520 – 1750 Sardis Sardis 3:1 a name that thou livest, 3:1 a name that thou livest, and and art deadart dead

AD 1750 – 1906 AD 1750 – 1906 PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia 3:8 “hast not denied my 3:8 “hast not denied my name”name”

AD 1906 - AD 1906 - LaodiceaLaodicea 3:16 Lukewarm3:16 Lukewarm

Ephesus Smyrna Pergamos Thyatira Sardis Philadelphia Laodecia

PAUL IRENAEUS MARTIN COLUMBA LUTHER WESLEY ELIJAH

SUMMARY

Scriptures to be Fulfilled in this AgeScriptures to be Fulfilled in this Age

MALACHI 4:5MALACHI 4:5 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the

coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the

children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curselest I come and smite the earth with a curse

REVELATION 10:7REVELATION 10:7 7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, 7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel,

when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. prophets.

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And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and

upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Matthew 16:18Matthew 16:18

Ephesians 5Ephesians 5

25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

ACTS 2:38ACTS 2:38

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the

remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

EMPEROR CONSTANTINEEMPEROR CONSTANTINEROMAN EMPIRE

EAST AND WESTEMPEROR OF ROME

DREAM OF WHITE CROSSEDICT OF NANTES 312 ADBECAME MAXIMUS PONTIFICOS / EMPERORCHURCH / STATE WERE MARRIEDROMAN EMPIRE BECOME HOLY ROMAN EMPIRENICEAN COUNCIL 325 AD = UNIVERSAL CHURCHFROM HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE TO HOLY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.

CATHOLIC = UNIVERSAL WORSHIP TO GOD end

MARTIN LUTHERMARTIN LUTHER

STUDIED LAW BUT STOPPEDSTUDIED LAW BUT STOPPED STUDIED IN THE CATHOLIC SEMINARY , STUDIED IN THE CATHOLIC SEMINARY ,

BECAME PRIEST AND PROMOTED TO BECAME PRIEST AND PROMOTED TO BECOME BISHOPBECOME BISHOP

PROTESTED AGAINST THE CATHOLIC PROTESTED AGAINST THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WITH HIS FAMOUS 95 THESES CHURCH WITH HIS FAMOUS 95 THESES AND NAILED ON THE DOOR OF CASTLE AND NAILED ON THE DOOR OF CASTLE CHURCH ON OCT.31, 1517CHURCH ON OCT.31, 1517

FOUNDED THE PROTESTANT MOVEMENTFOUNDED THE PROTESTANT MOVEMENT HIS MESSAGE: THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY HIS MESSAGE: THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY

FAITH (JUSTIFICATION)FAITH (JUSTIFICATION)

JOHN WESLEYJOHN WESLEY

BORN IN ENGLANDBORN IN ENGLAND HIS FATHER WAS A MINISTER, HE FOLLOWED THE HIS FATHER WAS A MINISTER, HE FOLLOWED THE

FOOTSTEPS OF HIS FATHER AND HE ALSO FOOTSTEPS OF HIS FATHER AND HE ALSO BECAME AN EVANGELISTBECAME AN EVANGELIST

HE WENT TO AMERICA TRYING TO EVANGELIZE HE WENT TO AMERICA TRYING TO EVANGELIZE THE INDIAN PEOPLETHE INDIAN PEOPLE

MET A GROUP OF PEOPLE (MOROVIAN)MET A GROUP OF PEOPLE (MOROVIAN) SHOW OUR FAITH BY GOOD WORKSSHOW OUR FAITH BY GOOD WORKS HIS DISCIPLES FORM A GROUP OF MEN AND HIS DISCIPLES FORM A GROUP OF MEN AND

FORMULATE A METHOD FOR HOLY LIVING.FORMULATE A METHOD FOR HOLY LIVING. METHODIST = UNITED METHODIST CHURCHMETHODIST = UNITED METHODIST CHURCH HIS MESSAGE: SANCTIFIED BY BLOOD = HIS MESSAGE: SANCTIFIED BY BLOOD =

SANCTIFICATIONSANCTIFICATION

ROMANS 11:13ROMANS 11:13 13 For I speak to you Gentiles, 13 For I speak to you Gentiles,

inasmuch as I am the apostle of the inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office: Gentiles, I magnify mine office:

ACTS 9:15ACTS 9:15 15 But the Lord said unto him, 15 But the Lord said unto him,

Go thy way: for he is a chosen Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: the children of Israel:

FAITHVIRTUE

STATURE OF A PERFECT MAN

PATIENCETEMPERANCEGODLINESSBR. KINDNESS

LOVE

EPHESUS

SMYRNA

PERGAMO

THYATIRA

SARDIS

PHILADELPHIA

LAODICEA

HOLY SPIRIT

BRIDE AGE

Conceptio

n

KNOWLEDGE

New birth

Adoption

Visitation Fruits-Love

LEAVES-Flwship

Bark-Teaching

Sap-Life

II PETER 1:5-10

Paul, the MessengerPaul, the Messenger

ACTS 20:28ACTS 20:28

28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, 28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. purchased with his own blood.

ACTS 20:29ACTS 20:29

29 For I know this, that after my departing 29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. you, not sparing the flock.

ACTS 4:17ACTS 4:17 17 But that it spread no further 17 But that it spread no further

among the people, let us straitly threaten among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.man in this name.

Parable of Wheat and TaresParable of Wheat and Tares

MATTHEW 13:24MATTHEW 13:24 24 ¶ Another parable put he forth unto them, 24 ¶ Another parable put he forth unto them,

saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: man which sowed good seed in his field:

25 But while men slept, his enemy came and 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

26 But when the blade was sprung up, and 26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

27 So the servants of the householder came and 27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?thy field? from whence then hath it tares?

Parable of the Wheat and TaresParable of the Wheat and Tares

28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done 28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? that we go and gather them up?

29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up 29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

30 Let both grow together until the harvest: 30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.the wheat into my barn.