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.

For what did David pray?
Who controls the distribution of the gifts of the Spirit?
What is the Lord able to do regarding the future?
What has ever been the theme of God's prophets?
And what is indicated as the lawful use of the law?
7. What reason does God give for the Sabbath's being an everlasting sign between Him and His people?
When the Jews rejected Paul's preaching of the gospel, what did he and Barnabas say?

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