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THE CHURCH PERIODS . E p h e s u s . Revelation 2:1-7 c. 90-200 A.D. “fully purposed”. E p h e s u s . I. The Commission Rev. 2: 1a . E p h e s u s . II. The Character Rev. 2: 1b . E p h e s u s . III. The Commendation Rev. 2: 2-3 . Ephesus . A. It was a performing Church . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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THE CHURCH PERIODS
Revelation 2:1-7c. 90-200 A.D.E
phesus “fully
purposed”
Ephesus
I. The CommissionRev. 2: 1a
Ephesus
II. The CharacterRev. 2: 1b
Ephesus
III. The Commendation
Rev. 2: 2-3
A. It was a
performing
Church
Ephesus
“fully purposed”
B. It was a
persevering
Church
Ephesus
“fully purposed”
C. It was a pure Church
Ephesus
“fully purposed”
Ephesus
IV. The Condemnation
Rev. 2:4-7
(Rev 2:4) Nevertheless I
have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy
first love.
Ephesus
“fully purposed”
A. The Pioneers of Bible Deviatio
ns
Ephesus
Setting the Stage!
1. The Ephesus period of Church history begins at around the time of the death of the Apostles (c. 90 A.D and brings us in to the period of time know as the “Apostolic Church Fathers”
Ephesus
Setting the Stage!
2. There are 3 common divisions made by the writers of Church history of the time spanning from the death of the Apostles to the beginning of the Dark Ages
Ephesus
Setting the Stage!The Apostolic Church
Fathers The Ante-Nicene
Church Fathers (Before the Nicene Council 325 A. D.)
The Post-Nicene Church Fathers (After the Nicene Council 325 A. D.)
Ephesus
Setting the Stage! Through these man (church fathers), we will see the development of the two lines of Bibles (we see in the Book of Acts ):A biblical lineA non-biblical
Ephesus
Setting the Stage! The (Main) Apostolic Church Fathers1. Clement of Rome (30-100
AD)2. Ignatius (80-115 AD)3. Papias (60-130 AD)4. Epicurus (50-120 AD)5. Basilides (133 AD)6. Polycarp (69-155 AD)7. Justin Martyr (100-165 AD)8. Origen (184-254 AD)
Can Godly people be used
by Satan?
(Mat 16:16-19) And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the
Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him,
Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in
heaven. 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. And I will
give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever
thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be
loosed in heaven.
(Mat 16:21-23) From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his
disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of
the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. Then Peter took
him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this
shall not be unto thee. But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get
thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but
those that be of men.
Ephesus
Remember, Rome is the world power at this time.
Remember, Rome is also seeking to abolish Christianity through the persecution of the Apostles and through the Apostolic Church Fathers
IGNATIUS A disciple of the apostle John, and a successor of Peter, was in the service of the church of Christ at Antioch in Syria. Having learned that the Emperor Trajan, after the victories which he had achieved against some eastern nations, gave thanks at Antioch unto the gods, and offered great sacrifices unto them, as though these victories had proceeded from them; Ignatius, reproved the Emperor for it, and this openly in the temple.The Emperor, exceedingly enraged on this account, caused Ignatius to be apprehended, yet, for fear of an uproar, because Ignatius was held in great respect in Antioch, he did not have him punished there but committed him into the hands of ten soldiers, and sent him bound to Rome,
IGNATIUS When the whole multitude of the people were
assembled, to witness the death of Ignatius (for the report had spread throughout the whole city, that a
bishop had been brought from Syria, who, according to the sentence of the Emperor, was to fight against the wild beast), Ignatius was brought forth and placed in the middle of the amphitheatre. Thereupon Ignatius, with a bold heart, thus addressed the people which
stood around, "O ye Romans, all you who have come to witness with your own eyes this combat; know ye, that this punishment has not been laid upon me on
account of any misdeed or crime; for such I have in no wise committed, but that I may come to God, for whom I long, and whom to enjoy is my insatiable
desire. For, I am the grain of God. I am ground by the teeth of the beast, that I may be found a pure bread of
Christ, who is to me the bread of life." These words spake Ignatius, when he stood in the middle of the
amphitheatre, and when he heard the lions roar; which the brethren of the church who also stood among the
people heard and testified to.
IGNATIUS Having arrived at Rome, he was delivered by the soldiers to the governor, together with the letters of the Emperor, which contained his sentence of death. He was kept in prison several days, until a certain feast-day of the Romans, when the Governor, according to the order of the Emperor, had him brought forth into the amphitheatre. First of all they sought by many torments, to induce him to blaspheme the name of Christ, and offer sacrifice to the gods.
IGNATIUS .
“My Dear Jesus, My Savior is so deeply
written in my heart that if my heart were to be out open and chopped to pieces, that name of Jesus would be written
on every piece.
Polycarp .
He was the Pastor of the Church at Smyrna and also was the disciple of John and at 86 years of age he was sentenced by Rome to be burn at the stake. As the executioner was going to nail him to the stake, Polycarp stated “You don’t need to nail me God will give me the strength to remain in the fire, even though you don’t nail me to the fire wood.” “86 years have
I served him, and he has done nothing wrong. How can I deny him now?”
As he is in the fire he is singing praises to God. Guards begin to piece him with
spears in order to shut him up. So that the blood begins to put out the fire.
Ephesus
So what was it during this time that Jesus was condemning them for? It was through the Apostolic Church Fathers, and those of the Ephesus Church period who followed their leadership, that we see the 1st deviation from the Word of God. They began to use words, and phrases, and concepts that can not be traced biblically
Ephesus
These deviations become the seed of corruption Satan uses to set up his counterfeit religious system.Synagogue of Satan vs.9Seat of Satan vs.13aDwelling of Satan vs.13bDoctrine of Satan vs.24
Ephesus
Good godly man (martyred in Rome) Tradition says he is the one referred to in Phil 4:3 He wrote 2 books I & II Clement (Apocrypha) Makes a connection between the Levical high priest of the O. T. and the pastors of the N.T. ( The 1st to imply that those that are of the ecclesial or priest were above that of the laity) By the late 3rd century and the 1st part of the 4th century it is in full effect.
CLEMENT OF ROME (30-100 AD)
(1Pe 5:2-3) Feed the flock of God which is among you,
taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy
lucre, but of a ready mind; Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
COMPARING SCRIPTURE TO SCRIPTURE
(Rev 2:6) But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also
hate.
Rev 2:15) So hast thou also them that hold the
doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which
thing I hate.
Ephesus
The 1st one to use the word “catholic” as a term to refer to the universal church and to embrace all Christians The term was a pagan philosophical term that is not in the bible. He wrote in one of his writings referring to himself as the “Son of the Church” This where the doctrine of the “Salvation through the Catholic Church originates
Don’t Forget who disciple him!
IGNATIUS (80-115 AD)
Ephesus
He writes a book called “Explanations of the Lord’s Discourse”
He claims that John didn’t write the book of Rev.
He was the 1st to claim that Mark’s gospel was really Peters and that he was in Rome at the time (Rom. 16)
Papias (60-130 AD)
Ephesus
Epicurus (50-120 AD) Modern day “Zig Ziglar” or “Joel Osteen” “Norman Vincent Peele”
Try to Blend Christian doctrine with that of secular humanism of that day (Plato, Socrates, )
Ephesus
Basilides (133 AD) Claims that Jesus was only human in experience and appearance. (That he was just a phantom and only appeared to have a body
It wasn’t Jesus who died on the cross it was Simeon of Cyrene
He was a Gnostic, this is one who believes they have superior knowledge, especially in spiritual matters
(1Jn 4:2-3) Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit
that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of
God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus
Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that
spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should
come; and even now already is it in the world.
Ephesus
Good man that gave his life for Christ
Writes a letter to the Philippian Church and states that “faith” is the Mother of us all (Sons of the Church mothered by faith and that we are all of big Catholic Church that dispenses salvation)
Polycarp (69-155 AD)
(Mat 6:32) …for your heavenly Father
(1Jn 3:2) Beloved, now are we the sons of God…
(Gal 4:25-26) For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and
answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her
children. But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother
of us all.(Pro 7:4) Say unto
wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call
understanding thy kinswoman:
Ephesus
Christian philosopher He writes that man is regenerated by the sprinkling of water
Justin Martyr (100-165 A.D.)
Ephesus
Father of the allegorical method
He is called the “father of the textual criticism.” (conjectural emendation)
The result was his famous “Hexapla.”
Origen (184-254 AD)
What does God Say about
deviating from His Word!
Warning!
(Deut 4:2) Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither
shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the
LORD your God which I command you.Deut 5:32) Ye shall observe to do
therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn
aside to the right hand or to the left.
(Deut 28:14) And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
(Mat 12:36-37) But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall
speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy
words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.(Mat 15:17-18) Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever
entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into
the draught? But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and
they defile the man.
What does God Say about defiling
His Word!
Warning!
(Jer 23:16) Thus saith the LORD of hosts,
Hearken not unto the words of the prophets
that prophesy unto you: they make you vain:
they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the
LORD.
(Jer 23:21-22) I have not sent these prophets, yet
they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they
prophesied. But if they had stood in my counsel,
and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their
doings.
(Jer 23:25-26) I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my
name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? Yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;
(Jer 23:30) Therefore, behold, I am against the
prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.
(Jer 23:31) Behold, I am against the prophets, saith
the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith