Biblical Church History

1. Biblical Church History Following the Hand of God and the Hand of Satan

2. THE 7 PERIODS OF CHURCH HISTORY

3. ThyatIra P H I L A D E L P H I a Revelation 3:7-13 c.1500-1900 A.D. “Brotherly Love”

4. P H I L A D E L P H I a • Basic Understanding of the Philadelphian Church Period: • It is really nothing more than the King James Bible getting into the hands of the Bible believers, and them taking it to the ends of the world. • Whereas the domination of the RCC during the Thyatira and Sardis Church periods threw the world into utter darkness, with the entrance of the King James Bible into the world, it threw the world into blazing light!

5. Philadelphia A. The Purifying of the English Bible “Brotherly love”

6. DID SATAN KNOW WHAT WAS COMING… … OR CAN HE COUNT?

7. The Spanish Armada

8. Plot to Kill King James

9. The translating of the Douay -Rheims Bible

10. II. The translators of the (King James) Authorized Bible

11. P H I L A D E L P H I a I. The Commission Rev. 3: 7a

12. Philadelphia A. The proper meaning of the name “Brotherly love”

13. (Rev 3:7) And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

14. P H I L A D E L P H I a • The word “Philadelphia” is made up of two Greek words meaning “Brotherly Love” • In the church age of today, true brotherly love is when you drop doctrine and beliefs, to embrace all of the others that name the name of Christ • In contrast God so choose to use the name of Philadelphia to best describe a church period in which a group of believers would not bend this doctrine to bring a false unity. Instead their brotherly love was seen by taking the King James Bible to the ends of the earth.

15. (Joh17:19-21) And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

16. P H I L A D E L P H I a II. The Character Rev. 3: 7b

17. (Rev 3:7) And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

18. Philadelphia A. The Priorityof the Word (key of David) “Brotherly love”

19. (1Sa 13:14) But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.

20. P H I L A D E L P H I a • Love for the Word • You can only find 2 times where David said he “loved the Lord) (Ps. 18:1; 116:1) • You can find in Psalms 119 which is the heart of the Bible and longest chapter in the Bible, 11 times where David says “I love thy word”. 174 out of 176 versus directly mention the Word of God • Compare this church period that had the “key of David” with a love for God’s word with the 1st Church period. (Rev 2:4)

21. P H I L A D E L P H I a • After years of darkness with the absence of the Word, these men and women had a great love for the Bible • The Belief in the Word • This Church period was a time in which there was no debate on what was the Word of God. There were no one say things like “we now have better manuscripts” or “this was not in the original Greek

22. P H I L A D E L P H I a • The Action of the Word • This Church didn’t just sit around bragging at the fact they had a King James Bible. They were dumb enough to believe that god gave them that to take it to the world. • This is why this age is know as the “golden age of missions”

23. P H I L A D E L P H I a III. The Commendation (Rev. 3: 8-13)

24. (Rev 3:8-13) I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

25. P H I L A D E L P H I a • This is the only church that Christ has nothing Bad to say about them. • Compare that to the church age we are living in, where he has nothing good to say about it.

26. Philadelphia A. The Propping of the open door (England) “Brotherly love”

27. (Rev 3:8) I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

28. England’s motto • “Sun never sets on the British Empire.” • England becomes ruler over 25% of the land mass of the Earth. • Over 700 thousand people become British citizens Great Britain

29. They spread the English language throughout these territories by missionary out of their country, taking the KJV and teaching them to read and to know God. • This Island Country that is no bigger than Georgia, was used by God to reach the world for Christ, as long as they had a love for the word of God (key of David) Great Britain

30. Philadelphia B. The new Place of open the door (United States) “Brotherly love”

31. (Rev 3:9) Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

32. (Gen 9:25-27) And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

34. 5600 years this land has been basically untouched and full of natural resources, and wide open. • (Est 4:14) For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this? United States

35. Spain went to the south (Mexico and South America) for the Gold and the RRC. followed them. • Francewent to the north (Canada) for the fur And the RRC went with them. • England went to the middle (USA) for the Gospel and the RRC bow down to them. (vs.9) United States

36. Our constitution is based on the KJV Bible. • God begins to move across this country in the same pattern as he has always East to West • 1639 1st Baptist Church is formed in Rhode Island by John Clarke and soon spread over the country United States

37. Philadelphia C. The Key Players of the church age. “Brotherly love”

38. Count Zinzendorf • (1700-1760)

39. P H I L A D E L P H I a • He begins a missionary movement through a group called the Maravings • They believed in separation from the world in order to reach the world • They had a logo with an ox on an alter pulling a plow with the statement “ready for either” • There are records of Maravings Missionaries that sold themselves in to slavery in order to reach the slaves. • John Wesley came to America to preach and his preaching flopped. And a Maraving Missionary witnessed to him and he got saved.

40. Richard • Baxter “I preach to never preach again, as a dying man to dying men.”

41. George • Fox • Started the Quaker Movement

42. John Bunyan • Writes the Book Pilgrims Progress • Spent most of his life in prison

43. Jonathan Edwards • God uses to preach the famous message “Sinners in the hands of an angry God”

44. John • Wesley

45. P H I L A D E L P H I a • Starts the Methodist movement • Travels 250 thousand miles on horse back • 42,000 sermons • 233 Books and Pamphlets

46. George Whitfield

47. P H I L A D E L P H I a • Called the Prince of Preachers • Preached 7 times a day • Preached until his throat bleed • Ben Franklin said, “When I hear him preach, I leave my money at home because I want to give it all.” • He preached his last words from his bed with people gathered around his window and he said, “Lord Jesus I am weary in your work, but not of your work.”

48. Robert Morrison • Missionary to China • Lived in a cellar for 35 years translating the KJV into their language

49. Adoniram Judson

50. P H I L A D E L P H I a • Missionary to Burma • Stated “I will not leave Burma until the cross of Christ be firmly planted for ever.” • 30 years after his death there are 63 Baptist churches and 165 missionaries • His wife and daughters die in the mission fields and he sat on the grave for 2 days to keep the natives from eating the bodies