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