The message to each age identifies the weaknesses and strengths of the church. He has superintended history in a series of ages or eras, and has allotted to each period a distinctive set of administrative principles. The church age book audio downloadable sermons all of brother branhams sermons are available for download. Archaeologys discoveries high quality photographs of the following things can be found in christs messages to the seven churches video presentation series, which is available from way of life.
During this brief period, jesus christ is set to gather all his elected gentile bride from among all nations and denominations to prepare them for the catching away as spoken of in 1 thessalonians 4. It is in this light that we will also study them here. Seven church ages is given by divine revelation, light upon light follows, until. They are supposed to be prefigured by the 7 churches of asia minor at the start of the apocalpyse. Beginning with the first age wherein he is revealed as the almighty, holding the seven stars messengers in his right hand of power and walking in the midst of his church revelation 2. Setting forth a detailed study of the seven church ages and the various major doctrines contained in revelation. It is a study of the seven churches of the revelation as they are related to the seven periods of church christian history and the spiritual meaning.
Historical ages interpretation in revelation 23 of the. An exposition of the seven church ages by william marrion. Church board or church members the role od church elders as per the sda church manual church finance in sda church art through the ages the secret of the ages gardners art through the ages secrets of ages writing ages 35 art throught the ages the desire of ages desires of ages pdf gardners art. Through innovation and inference, one can make the descriptions of the seven churches roughly. An exposition of the seven church ages by william m. T he revelation, given to john, concerning the seven ages, begins with the revelation of him our lord jesus christ revelation 1.
Noting the relative lengths of the seven stages of. We have the original 1,205 sermons available in english, which have been translated into about. That you might wonder who the seven spirits are, its the seven messengers of the seven church ages an exposition of the seven church ages pdf the seven church ages of revelation 2 and 3 lead up. The seven churches of revelation 2 and 3 are 7 historical. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches.
A resume of the seven church ages bible tabernacle. He asserted that the seven churches in revelation are meant to comprise all the churches in the world age. So, although there may be some truth to the seven churches representing seven eras, there is far too much speculation in this regard. This is the longest church age, which lasted years. The seven churches of revelation, as described in chapters two and three of that book, have intrigued bible expositors down through the age. Books by william marrion branham author of an exposition. The mystery of the seven church ages end time message. Presenting william branhams life, prophetic ministry. An exposition of the seven church ages we are excited to announce the church age book is now available in the table mobile application. Yes, if there were three gods, you might very well baptize for a father, and a son, and a holy ghost.
Set up the quote have the students raise their hands when they hear the words. The broad sweep of history is neither random nor chaotic. For a more indepth study of all the seven churches, click here. Heres a link to a onepage summary of the seven church eras, the little book and the two witnesses of revelation. Index an exposition of the seven church ages bible believers.
Pdf a historical and spiritual view of the seven churches of the. This period of time began with the coming of the holy ghost on the day of pentecost. An exposition of the seven church ages bible believers. Within the theological system, known as dispensationalism, is a theory that the seven churches of revelation set forth a divine plan of the church age. Complete prophecy of the seven churches, from revelation 23, past and present, with charts showing good and bad qualities. Cohen, and salem kirban, the seven church ages may be identified. Welcome to churchages bible studies that teach you insight into the bible, help you understand the scriptures especially the difficult topics, and get you closer to god. An exposition of the seven church ages christian hospitality. The final revelation of the seven church ages and the seven stars rev 1.
The catholic church age continued on without change, so the lord brought the protestant reformation. Victorinus wrote that the apostle paul was the first to teach that seven. A briefing package on the seven letters to the seven churches by chuck missler, which also views the seven churches as representing seven periods of church history, can be obtained by contacting koinonia house, po box d, coeur dalene, id 83816 1800khouse1 while all. Lesson comes from the book of revelation written by jesus and penned by john. Many interpretersespecially dispensationalistsbelieve the seven churches of revelation 2 and 3 represent seven church ages, beginning with the time of the apostles and concluding with the time of the end. The seven churches of the apocalypse the church of god. The view is known as the historicalprophetical view. Setting forth a detailed study of the seven church ages and the various major doctrines contained in revelation, chapters one through three. In each age a fecet of his glory and character is revealed. The seven churches revelation 23 past and present church prophecy introduction although the seven churches are not used for proving pretribulation, they are extremely important nonetheless. This space of time is divided into seven phases or ages which is simply called church ages each with its own messenger and message from the word of god. Seven church ages book pdfbrother branham end time message. The literal transcription of a series of sermons by.
Seven churches chart ephesus, smyrna, pergamos, thyatira. Seven church ages fulnnes of the gentiles applies to the spiritual walk of the church through the ages. The historical ages interpretation of the churches of revelation two and three numerous interpreters through the centuries have adopted the viewpoint that the seven churches of revelation two and three represent seven distinct periods of church history. I suppose that if he is right, this blog ought really to be renamed exsardi. If you have the table installed on your mobile device, simply update it with the latest. The file will automatically download to your computer or mobile device.
Branham sermons pdf william branham sermons in pdf format william branham sermons 1965 pdf hits. Bartholomew holzhauser on the 7 ages of the church. Also read the bible, and find more than sermons by different preachers. Many interpretersespecially dispensationalists believe the seven churches of revela tion 2 and 3 represent seven church ages. Holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks in the midst of the seven candlesticks. Or were they actually prophetic of seven historical ages of the church, with each successive stage reflecting the conditions and characteristics. The final revelation of the seven church ages and the.
This interpretation of the messages to the seven churches was hidden to the early church, because time was required for church history to develop and be written, so a comparison could be made to reveal the correspondence, if it had been clearly revealed that the seven churches stood for seven church periods that would have to elapse before. But the revelation given to john was that there is one god and his name is lord jesus christ, and you baptize for one god and only one. Seven church ages are the seven thunders of revelations by the end time prophet william marrion branham. Doctrine of the church seven church ages and ten days periods. The seven churches also represent the seven spiritual church ages from the new testament church, right through to the last church before jesus returns at the second coming. Mgr andrew wadsworth, provost of the oratorians in washington, summarizes ven. These seven ages simply refer to that space of time wherein god gives the gentiles apart from the jews an opportunity to hear the gospel the good news of salvation through our lord jesus christ. Seven church ages book o show and explain the book. Chart for the seven churches of revelation ephesus, smyrna, pergamos, thyatira, sardis, philadelphia, laodicea apostasy the turning from and opposing of ones former religion. A number of expositors down through history have held that the seven churches represent seven sequential stages of church history. Copy of information the church of ephesus era occurred from 33100 a.
There are 1124 sermons of william branham available. Our focus should be on what message god is giving us through the seven churches. The seven churches of revelation bible student archives. Since she did not repent she will go into the great tribulation. Seven phases of the church agethe book of revelation. Theycanpickuptheword,withinspiration,andswayitouttherein. An exposition of the seven church ages by william marrion branham. These seven gentile church ages were to last within a period of more or less 2000 years before christ comes back for the literal rapture of the church. Many of these sermons are translated into other languages. Though this volume will concern itself with various major doctrines such as the godhead, water baptism, etc. The seven church ages presenting william branhams life.
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