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 futile is it to attempt to hide sin from God?
Did Joshua think it immaterial what god Israel served?
What will result if correction is withheld?
Against what evil should fathers guard?
How was the conquest of Medo-Persia by Grecia foretold in this symbolic prophecy?
Will the Sabbath be observed as a day of worship in the new earth?
22. When surrounded by the Syrian host, what did Elisha say, and for what did he pray, to encourage his frightened servant?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle