Biblical Church History

Biblical Church History

Following the Hand of God and the Hand of Satan

Church Reference Approx. date

Meaning

Ephesus Rev. 2:1-7 90 – 200 AD Fully purposedSmyrna Rev. 2: 8-11 200-325 AD Bitterness and

death Pergamos Rev. 2: 12-

17325-500 AD Much marriage

Thyatria Rev. 2: 18-29

500- 1000 AD

Oder of affliction

Sardis Rev. 3:1-6 1000- 1500 AD

Red ones

Philadelphia

Rev. 3: 7-13 1500- 1900 AD

Brotherly love

Laodicea Rev. 3:14-22

1900- Rapture

Civil rights

THE 7 PERIODS OF CHURCH HISTORY

Revelation 2:18-29c.1000-1500 A.D.

“RED ONES”

ThyatIra

SARDI s

ThyatIra

I. The CommissionRev. 3: 1a

SARDI s

(Rev 3:1) And unto the angel of the church in

Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God,

and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou

hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.

ThyatIra

II. The CharacterRev. 3: 1b

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(Rev 3:1) And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These

things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name

that thou livest, and art dead.

(Rev 4:5) And out of the throne proceeded

lightnings and thunderings and

voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the

seven Spirits of God.

(Rev 5:6) And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the

throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb

as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God

sent forth into all the earth.

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III. The Condemnation Rev. 3: 1c

SARDI s

(Rev 3:1) And unto the angel of the church in

Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the

seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou

hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.

ThyatIra

IV. The Correction Rev. 3: 2-3

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(Rev 3:2-3) Be watchful, and strengthen the things which

remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. Remember therefore

how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I

will come upon thee.

ThyatIra

V. The Commendation Rev. 3: 4

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(Rev 3:4-5) Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which

have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are

worthy. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white

raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

Sardis B. The myth of

the Baptist being

Protestant

“RED ONES”

THE CRUSADES

PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER THAT BROUGHT IN THE REFORMATION

1. THE FORMATION OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE

2. THE GREAT SPLIT IN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

3. THE RISE OF MOHAMMED AND NATION OF ISLAM

4. THE CRUSADES

5. THE CORRUPTION OF THE PAPAL OFFICE

THE

REFORMERS

A. John Wycliffe

“The morning Star of the

reformation”

England 1320-1384

B. John Huss Bohemia

{Czech Republic}

1371-1415

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He was a catholic priest who taught Philosophy and theology at the university in Prague.

Huss was lead to Christ by the “Lollards” and then came under the writings of Wycliffe

He grew more and more vocal in his attacks on abuses by the Pope, and openly questioned the Catholic doctrine of the Mass.

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After his born again experience, he began to preach to his people in their own language (not Latin), and hundreds began to get saved.

He preached against the Friars and their “pardons for money”

He preached against:•Purgatory•Worship of saints• Worship in Latin

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He began to exalt the scriptures above the traditions and ordinances on the RCC.

He Sated about the Pope “He is not the successor of Peter, but the successor of Judas”

In 1410 he was removed from the RCC

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On Dec. 4, 1414, the pope had entrusted a committee of three bishops with a preliminary investigation against Hus

July 6, 1415 An Italian prelate pronounced the sentence of condemnation upon Hus and his writings

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The executioners undressed Hus and tied his hands behind his back with ropes, and his neck with a chain to a stake around which wood and straw had been piled up so that it covered him to the neck. Still at the last moment, the imperial marshal, Von Pappenheim, in the presence of the Count Palatine, asked him to save his life by a recantation, but Hus declined

There upon the fire was kindled with John Wycliffe’s own manuscripts used as kindling for the fire

C. Girolamo Savonarola

Italy 1452-1498

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Savonarola was a Florentine Dominican monk who was horrified by the scandalous conduct of Pope Borgia and his many bastard children.

He was the forerunner of Martin Luther, but unlike Martin Luther, the only "bible" available to him was the corrupt Latin Vulgate Version of Jerome.

His reformation was more moral than doctrinal.

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He was a spellbinder and great crowds flocked to hear his sermons.

All Florence thronged to hear him, so that from his sermons in the cathedral he acquired a constantly growing influence over the people.

He denounced in no uncertain terms Pope Borgia, Lorenzo de Medici, and the corrupt lives of the Florentines

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The great crusading Reformer Savonarola preached about Apostle Paul preaching the Gospel at Ephesus, the people came and burned the accursed images and books of Diana of the Ephesians: Savonarola encourages the people of Florence to do the same and thousands of pagan books, filthy pictures, lewd literature, were destroyed. It was called the BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES!!

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Under his anointing preaching, all the dens of vice (prostitution) closed as did the theater with their lewd plays and shows.

Borgia tried to "buy" Savonarola by making him a Cardinal.

This was what was called the “offering of the red hat”, because cardinals wore red hats

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Savonarola refused to be bribed so the Pope used other tactics. He got the Franciscan monks to speak out against Savonarola and then excommunicated and arrested him.

He was tortured and put to death by burning.

Savonarola refused to renounce his beliefs unto death.

SARDI s

This GREAT Reformer was only 46 years old when he was strangled and burned. many believe had he lived . . . Florence . . . and not Wittenberg . . . would have been the birthplace of the Glorious Reformation!!

C. Martin Luther

Germany 1483-1546

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Martin Luther was born November 10, 1483 in Eisleben He worked his way through school by street singing.He studied Law at the University of Erfurt In 1503 in the collage library he for the 1st time held a bible in his hands. In 1505 he enters the Augustinian Monastery at Erfurt In 1507 he is ordained a RCC priest

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As he worked as a monk Martin Luther felt empty and unable to get peace from the darkness of not being spiritually born again.

He would crawl on the steeps of the Church until his knees would bleed.

He would whip and beat himself, to try to bring his self under subjection He never found peace with God through the traditions and ordnances of the RCC

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Luther becomes converted and saved when reading the book of Romans in chapter 1 verse 17

(Rom 1:17) For therein is the

righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by

faith.

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October 31, 1517, Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church. A simple call for debate became the spark that ignited the Reformation

All tough He left the RCC, when he left he brought some seeds of False doctrine and traditions This is why if you look at the Lutheran Church today there is a lot of similarities with the RCC

D. Ulrich Zwingli

Switzerland

1454-1531

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Born in 1494 in Wildhaus, Switzerland, Ulrich Zwingli was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1506.

He worked as Swiss military chaplain from 1512-1516 before being promoted to the role of priest at Grossmünster Church in Zurich.

Zwingli is often called the third man of the Reformation, after Martin Luther and John Calvin.

E. John Calvin

Geneva 1509-1561

F. John Knox Scotland 1513-1572

G. Henry the 8th

England 1491-1547

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King Henry VIII wanted a divorce, and the Pope would not grant him one, having already granted him an annulment from his previous wife. The bishops in England had been wanting reforms for some time, which they had not been able to persuade either the Pope or the king to pass; Henry VIII had in fact been granted the title Defender of the Faith, for supporting the Catholic Church against Protestant reformers. When circumstances changed, the king got the divorce he wanted, and the bishops the reforms they wanted, in establishing the Church of England.

The danger of

protestant movement

(Job 41:12-13) I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.

Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?

(Rev 17:5) And upon her forehead was a

name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON

THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS

OF THE EARTH.

During the Pope's visit to Los Angeles in 1987" Schuller said: "It's time for Protestants to go to the shepherd [Pope] and say

'what do we have to do to come

home?'" (Calvary Contender 11/15/87).