2- TURKEY old and new

The Seven Churches, and First Century Turkey-
Doorway to Heaven- Era of the GENTILES!

Jesus establishes the Church in the Nations,
more specifically, represented by the huge
conversion, in the First Century.

Pope Benedict, is visiting Turkey,
and there is less than 1% remaining
who are not Islamic.


This is a huge key to prophecy, as
I would assume the Pope sees.

Christianity is a crime in more
and more Islamic states. Christians
are being beheaded for our faith.

Overview of the Seven Churches"

(1) Ephesus (Revelation 2:1-7) - the church that had forsaken its first love (2:4).

(2) Smyrna (Revelation 2:8-11) - the church that would suffer persecution (2:10).

(3) Pergamum (Revelation 2:12-17) - the church that needed to repent (2:16).

(4) Thyatira (Revelation 2:18-29) - the church who had a false prophetess (2:20).

(5) Sardis (Revelation 3:1-6) - the church that had fallen asleep (3:2).

(6) Philadelphia (Revelation 3:7-13) - the church that had endured patiently (3:10).

(7) Laodicea (Revelation 3:14-22) - the church with the lukewarm faith (3:16).

1. Ephesus--the Church of the first-love, the apostolic Church
2. Smyrna--the persecuted Church--Diocletian to Constantine
3. Pergamos--the Church under imperial favor--under Constantine
4. Thyatira--the papal Church--the Dark Ages
5. Sardis--the Reformation Church--protestantism, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
6. Philadelphia--the missionary Church--period ushered in by the Puritan movement
7. Laodicea--the rejected Church--Church of the final apostasy"