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Revelation 2:8–11 [Session 17]

October 8, 2014 by Mark Trotter

The Letter To The Church of Smyrna (Doctrinal Application)

We’re back into our verse by verse study of the Book of Revelation. The things we’ll be seeing from Revelation 2 and 3 will reveal how it has happened that we are now living in the reality of 1 Timothy 4:1: “…some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils.” Don’t just be strong. Be “Word” strong! (1 John 2:13–14)

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Recap in 10 Tweets

  1. The Letter to the Church of Smyrna is representative of the period of church history from c.200-325 A.D.#WordStrong
  2. The name “Smyrna” means myrrh & is associated with bitterness & death. #WordStrong
  3. “Bitterness & death” is God’s capsulation of what was taking place in the Smyrna Period from His vantage point. #WordStrong
  4. The church in the Smyrna Period was an intensely persecuted church. #WordStrong
  5. In the Church Age, Rome has always been and will always be the tool of Satan! Rev. 2:10 #WordStrong
  6. “And ye shall have tribulation 10 days” is an historic reference to the maximum sentence in Smyrna for professing Christ. #WordStrong
  7. “And ye shall have tribulation 10 days is a prophetic reference to The 10 Official Roman Persecutions. #WordStrong
  8. The more the church in the Smyrna Period was persecuted, the more it flourished. #WordStrong
  9. Financially & materially Smyrna was a poor church, but spiritually it was rich. #WordStrong
  10. Financially & materially, Laodicea is a RICH church, but spiritually it is POOR. #WordStrong
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About Mark Trotter

Mark became a Christian in 1972 as a sophomore in high school in his hometown of Miami, Florida. Shortly after his salvation, he felt the call of God on his life, and prepared his life for ministry.

He served as an Associate Pastor in Huntington Beach, California and Atlanta, Georgia, and 20 years as the Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of New Philadelphia. He was the Teaching Pastor at Northwest Bible Church in Hilliard, Ohio for eight years. He serves as the Associate Pastor of One Baptist Church outside of Atlanta, Georgia.

Mark, and his wife, Sherry have two married children, Justin (Morgan) and Jacie (Justin), and three grandchildren, Jaden, Jantzen and Birkley.

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