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.
In what way is this comparison further explained?
In what one word is the character of God expressed?
How completely does God wish to separate sin from us?
When Pilate desired Christ released, how did they remonstrate?
17. What assurance was given by the angel that these prophecies would he understood in the last days?
6. What did God, through the prophet Daniel, say the power represented by the 9ittle horn\" would think to do?
3. According to the prophecy, how long was the power represented by the little horn, or papal Rome, to persecute the saints?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle