The Course of the Present Age Matthew, chapter 13 Revelation, chapters 2

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The Course of the Present AgeMatthew, chapter
13 Revelation, chapters 2 3 First Letter To
EphesusMeaning DesiredCompare Parable of the
SowerPeriod Pentecost--100 AD CharacteristicTh
e EVANGELISTIC Church
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The Course of the Present AgeMatthew, chapter
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SmyrnaMeaning MyrrhCompare Parable of
Wheat/TaresPeriod Nero--300 AD CharacteristicT
he HOLOCAUSTIC Church
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The Course of the Present AgeMatthew, chapter
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PergamumMeaning Thoroughly MarriedCompare
Parable of Mustard SeedPeriod 300--800
AD CharacteristicThe HEGEMONIC Church
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The Course of the Present AgeMatthew, chapter
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ThyatiraMeaning Continual SacrificeCompare
Parable of the LeavenPeriod 800 AD--1517
AD CharacteristicThe RITUALISTIC Church
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The Course of the Present AgeMatthew, chapter
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SardisMeaning Those EscapingCompare Parable
of Hidden TreasurePeriod Reformation Characteris
ticThe FORMALISTIC Church
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The Course of the Present AgeMatthew, chapter
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PhiladelphiaMeaning Brotherly LoveCompare
Pearl of Great PricePeriod Last
Days CharacteristicThe OPPORTUNISTIC Church
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The Course of the Present AgeMatthew, chapter
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To LaodiceaMeaning People RulingCompare
Parable of the DragnetPeriod Last
Days CharacteristicThe MODERNISTIC Church
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The Course of the Present AgeMatthew, chapter
13 Revelation, chapters 2 3 1 Sower Ephes
us Desired Pentecost--100
AD 2 Wheat/Tares Smyrna Myrrh
Nero--300 AD 3 Mustard Seed Pergamos Thor
oughly Married 300--800 AD 4 Leaven Thyatira
Continual Sacrifice 800--1517 AD 5 Hid
Treasure Sardis Those Escaping Reformation
6 Pearl Philadelphia Brotherly
Love The Last Days 7 Dragnet Laodicea P
eople Ruling The Last Days (Adapted from J.
Dwight Pentecost, Things to Come, p. 153)
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Events of the Tribulation (Pentecost) -
Federation of States into a Roman Empire
(Daniel, chapters 2 7) - Rise of the
Antichrist making of Covenant with Israel
(Daniel 97 Revelation 131-10) - False
Religious System under False Prophet
(Revelation 1311-18) - Pouring out of the Seal
Judgments (Revelation, chapter 6)
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- 144,000 Jewish Witnesses (Rev. 7) - Trumpet
Judgments (Rev. 8-11) - Gods Two Witnesses (Rev.
11) - Persecution of Israel (Rev. 12) - Bowl
Judgments Poured Out (Rev. 16) - False
Professing Church Overthrown (Rev. 17 18) -
Battle of Armageddon (Ezek. 38 39 Rev.
1616 1917-21) - Preaching of the Gospel of the
King- dom (Matt. 2414)
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The Seven Last Plagues of Revelation
16 OBJECT PLAGUE 1. Earth Painful Sores 2.
Sea Blood 3. Rivers Blood 4. Sun Heat,
Burns 5. Beast Darkness, Pain 6.
Euphrates Dried Up, Armagedon 7. Air Earthquake
, Hail
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Order of the Resurrections
Resurrection of ChristResurrection of Church-Age
saints at the RaptureResurrection of
Tribulation period saints (Rev.203-5) Old
Testament saints (Dan. 122, Isa. 2619) at
the Second Advent Final Resurrection of the
unsaved dead at the end of the Millen- nium
(Rev. 205,11-14)
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Gods Judgments
1. The Judgment Seat of Christ (II Cor. 510)
Occurs after the Rapture of the Church.2. The
Judgment on Israel (Mat. 251-30) Occurs
imme- diately after the 2nd Advent. 3. The
Judgment on the Gentiles (Mat. 2531-46) Occurs
at the same time as above
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4. The Judgment on the Fallen Angels (Jude 6,
Rev. 2010) Occurs after the Millennium 5. The
Great White Throne Judgment (Rev.
2011-15) Occurs after the Millennium upon the
unsaved dead of all time, including the
Tribula- tion unsaved who with Satan and his
angels are cast into the eternal lake of fire
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Purposes of the Millennium
1. To fulfill Gods covenantal promises to the
nation Israel (Rom. 1126-29)2. To demonstrate
what man is apart from Satanic influ- ence,
under ideal circum- stances (Rev. 201-10).
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3. To give opportunity to Christ to rule as
the Son of David (Psa. 29, 454, 724, Isa.
96, 114).