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 definite should we be in confessing our sins?
By what doctrines are some to be misled in the last days?
How willing is God to give to us the Holy Spirit?
In symbolic prophecy what length of time is represented by a day?
By what are all men to be finally judged?
What was the character and the work of many of the bishops at that time?
When these things should begin to come to pass, what did Christ tell His people to do?

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