What name is given to the second state of the church?
Answer
"Unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write!' Verse 8.
NOTE - The meaning of Smyrna is myrrh, or sweet-smelling savor, and applies to the period of
time when many of the saints of God suffered martyrdom under pagan Rome.
How fully does the Lord pardon when one repents?
16. When the prodigal son, in the parable, repented and turned toward home, what did his father do?
10. What definite period of time was allotted to this great persecution of God's people under papal Rome?
How long do the other class wait after the first resurrection before they are raised?
If an answer does not come at once, what should we do?
Of what will the saints speak?
18. Lest the Gentile grafts should boast, saying that the Jews were broken off to let them come in, what warning is given them?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle