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 is such a baptism described?
What does Christ thus become to the believer?
How did Abraham respond to this command?
What statement did Paul make concerning his faith and manner of worship?
What testimony did Christ bear concerning His relation to the law and the prophets?
What do the works of God declare?
What were these martyrs represented as doing?

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