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The Relevance of Revelation The Seven Churches Part 2 Smyrna Revelation 2:8-11 Heartland Baptist Fellowship August 23, 2017

Church

Meaning of Name

Ephesus

“Fully P________”

Prophetic Church Age (apx) 33-200

Smyrna

“Bitterness & D_____”

200-325

Pergamos

“Much M__________”

325-500

Thyatira

“Odor of A_________”

500-1000

Sardis

“The R_______ Ones”

1000-1500

Philadelphia

“Brotherly L_______”

1500-1900

Laodicean

“Rights of the P_____”

1900-Harvest (Rapture)

A. God’s _____________ Revelation 2:8 Mark 15:23, John 19:39, Revelation 1:18, Romans 6, 1 Corinthians 15:31, Romans 12:1

B. God’s _______________ Revelation 2:9 1 Peter 1:6-7, Romans 5:6-11, 2 Corinthians 1:4, Matthew 24:24, Romans 12:19, Isaiah 28:9-15

C. The Churches ______________ Revelation 2:10 2 Timothy 1:7-8, 1 John 4:18-21

D. The Believers ______________ Revelation 2:10-11 James 1:12-14, The Crowns (James 1:12, 1 Peter 5:4, 1 Thessalonians 2:19; 1 Corinthians 9:25; 2 Timothy 4:8: and Revelation 2:10); Revelation 2:11, Revelation 20:6