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The Things Which Are
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2nd Key
Chapters 2-3
The Messages to the 7 Churches
and their corresponding Kingdom Parables
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Chapters 2-3
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The Church Age
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1.Ephesus
A.D. 33-100
They Lost their First Love
The Message to the Church at
Ephesus
Ephesus - The Backslidden, Loveless Church. They were once strong, but they lost their first love.
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Parable of the Sower
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2.Smyrna
A.D. 100-313
The Persecuted Church
Smyrna - The Persecuted Church under the Romans. A suffering church, enduring hardships for its faith.
The Message to the Church at
Smyrna
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Parable of the Tares
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3.Pergamos
A.D. 313-538
The Church that became worldly
Pergamos - The Licentious, Compromising Church under the Romans. Influenced by the pagan culture in which it lived
The Message to the Church at
Pergamos
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Parable of the Mustard Seed
The Temple of Zeus at Pergamos. Click for 700 Club Video
Balaam found in Numbers 22-25. A complaint against Pergamos
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4.Thyatira
A.D. 538-1514
The Lax Corrupt Church
Thyatira - The Lax, corrupt church under the Roman Catholic Church. It became part of an evil cult
The Message to the Church at
Thyatira
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Parable of the Leaven
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5.Sardis
A.D. 1514-1798
The Dead Church
The Message to the Church at
Sardis
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Sardis - The dead church under the Roman Catholic Church. The church that became cold and dead, the church of the reformation period
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Parable of the Treasure of the Field
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6.Philadelphia
A.D. 1798-1866
A
Favored Faithful
Church
Philadelphia - A loving church and one the Lord had no negative words for.
The Message to the Church at
Philadelphia
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Parable of the
Pearl of Great Price
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7. Laodicea
A.D. 1866 - Rapture
The
Lukewarm
Church
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Laodicea
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Laodicea - The church that is weak, lukewarm and complacent.
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Parable of the Net
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