Raven Ministries International Inc.

"..a door was opened in heaven.." After the church age. Church not mentioned again after Revelation 3

Laodicea continued. 1900s moved from agricultural to industrial age...from producer based to consumer based..

Laodicea continued.. an age that needs discernment

Laodicea..1900-now. Justice of the People. How the philosophical position relativism is prevalent in the church today

Church at Philadelphia (cont). Age of open door. Missionaries poured out with the Word of God

Church at Philadelphia. 1790-1900AD. The Great Awakening. Philadelphia means loyal, loving to his brother. Age defined by holiness. Call to repentance. Birth of missionary movement.

Church at Sardis. 1570-1790AD. The Reformation. Sardis means remnant or few escaped. Martin Luther's 95 Thesis. Sardis became part of the Roman Empire in 189BC but was dependent upon Pergamos til 133AD.

Church at Thyatira. 605-1517AD (almost 1,000 years). Rise of Roman Catholicism. Thyatira means odor of affliction or stench of death.

Church at Pergamos. 313-605AD. State Sponsored Church. Pergamos means elevated or married much.

Church at Smyrna.. 100-312AD.. Persecuted Church.. Smyrna means myrrh or aromatic resin

Church at Ephesus.. 33-100AD.. Apostolic Church.. Ephesus means permitted

Revelation comes in isolation.

Vision John saw and heard

Verse-by-verse expository teaching on the Book of Revelation

Studying the word..

Who Jesus is...Eternal

We are not in darkness. God is love

The Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave unto him to show unto us his servants

Expository teaching of Revelation. Verse by verse, line upon line, precept upon precept, of the Unveiling of Jesus Christ.

Expository teaching from the Book of Romans