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Revelation 2:8–11 [Session 19]

October 22, 2014 by Mark Trotter

Doctrinal Application, Part 3

In our study of Revelation 2:8–11 we are seeing how our Lord Jesus Christ is revealing to us how Satan masterminded the development of his own counterfeit church that boasts of one billion(!!!) followers in the 21st century!

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Recap in 10 Tweets

  1. One of the key heresies being propagated in the Smyrna Period (200–325A.D.) was Gnosticism. #WordStrong
  2. The word “Gnostic” comes from the word “gnosis,” which means “to KNOW” or “KNOWLEDGE.” #WordStrong
  3. A Gnostic was one who claimed to have a higher plane of LEARNING, or the ability “to KNOW” more than the common man could know. #WordStrong
  4. Beware of a 21st c. “Neo-Gnosticism” that thru education and scholarship takes biblical interpretation from the common man. #WordStrong
  5. Some of the Ante-Nicene Church Fathers (Irenaeus, Cyprian, Hippolytus) began to write against the heresies of Gnosticism. #WordStrong
  6. Some of the things these men wrote against Gnosticism became the very things Satan used to more fully develop his false church! #WordStrong
  7. It is a classic case of violating the old adage: Don’t knock over the mop bucket trying to clean up the mess! #WordStrong
  8. Satan uses these “good, godly men” to create what his counterfeit Church will refer to as “Tradition” thru the centuries. #WordStrong
  9. Essentially, these men are responsible for heresies like the Pope, apostolic succession, salvation thru the church/communion. #WordStrong
  10. The Ante-Nicene Fathers are also responsible for the exaltation of Mary, the Roman Church and the office of the “Priest.” #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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