The short letters in revelation chapters two and three are addressed to these specific seven churches. William marrion branham 2 introduction though this volume will concern itself with various major doctrines such as the godhead. Or seven churches set here in asia, which the bible plainly teaches, which was a shadow, or a type of the seven church ages that was coming. An exposition of the seven church ages by william marrion branham. I suppose that if he is right, this blog ought really to be renamed exsardi. The church that needed to repent of sin revelation 2. If you have the table installed on your mobile device, simply update it with the latest. To download an mp3 audio file from below rightclick on a link below and then click. There are three series of seven plagues in revelation. And the reward was a pillar, and the revelation of three names. Click here for an exposition of the seven church ages book in pdf. Brief summary laodicean age the message to the laodicean church represents the condition of the church in this seventh and last age in which we. Ephesus, the first church mentioned in the messages to the seven churches of revelation, served as the center for johns ministry at the end of the first century. Seven phases of the church agethe book of revelation.
An exposition of the seven church ages we are excited to announce the church age book is now available in the table mobile application. Set up the quote have the students raise their hands when they hear the words. Where does the church age fit into biblical history. Seven phases of the church agethe book of revelation prod. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. He also had visions of the sixth church age of peace that few catholics. The smyrna period of the church is thought to be from around 100 a. Timothy lehaye uses the same method of interpretation in his book revelation unveiled zondervan. This is the page that promotes christianity that is not contaminated by the human creeds but seeks to dig up the revelation of the true ways of god. The seven church ages 540512 sermon preached by william. Seven church ages book pdfbrother branham end time message. The seven churches of the apocalypse the church of god. The view is known as the historicalprophetical view. Oct 14, 2015 seven church ages in book of revelation.
Books by william marrion branham author of an exposition. The church age is the period of time from pentecost acts 2 to the rapture foretold in 1 thessalonians 4. And its the book of the revelation of jesus christ see. An exposition of the seven church ages vgr voice of god. Branham written by jesus himself, through personally appearing to a scribe. In prophetic history, it falls between the 69th and 70th weeks of daniel daniel 9. Jan 02, 2020 so, although there may be some truth to the seven churches representing seven eras, there is far too much speculation in this regard. Seven church ages are the seven thunders of revelations by the end time prophet william marrion branham. And by gods help, and with the bible, can prove that every church age landed just exactly where it said it would, just exactly where the bible said it would. This book, written in easy to read literary style contains a detailed study of the seven church ages.
This is the version that doesnt contain the message the ten virgins and 144,000 which bro branham preached between philadelphia church age and laodicea church age. William marrion branham 2 introduction though this volume will concern itself with various major doctrines such as the godhead, water baptism, etc. Theycanpickuptheword,withinspiration,andswayitouttherein. Though the principles contained in the book of revelation have applied to all ages, it is written primarily to those living at the end time, and thus its message is primarily for the last days. As jesus says, this church does good works out of love for him, but they also receive tribulation. These scriptures clearly indicate the book of revelation was written specifically for the seven churches, and yet, the prophecies of. It is the most important and valuable prophetic book in the bible. The belief that the seven churches addressed in revelation represent the whole church age is based on seven as the number for completion or whole in scripture. The seven church ages the entire book sets forth a detailed study of the seven church ages and the various major doctrines contained in revelation, chapters one through three. An exposition of the seven church ages book branham audio. The commentary is even more intricate than the original post suggests.
He thinks that the 7 churches also correspond to the seven days of creation, the 7 gifts of the holy spirit and the 7 ages of the world from adam. And then, in there theres seven churches, seven plagues. It is apparent that the message the lord conveyed was more than these seven literal churches, many of which did not continue to exist after john received the revelation. Most of the references in this article relating to the church ages are primarily to. An exposition of the seven church ages book william.
The church whose false prophetess was leading people. An exposition of the seven church ages by william marrion. So, although there may be some truth to the seven churches representing seven eras, there is far too much speculation in this regard. This interpretation of the messages to the seven churches was hidden to the early church, because time was required for church history to develop and be written, so a comparison could be made to reveal the correspondence, if it had been clearly revealed that the seven churches stood for seven church periods that would have to elapse before. This is the church falling away that paul described in 2 thessalonians 2. The original study of the seven church ages revelation chapter 2 and 3 was a. A number of expositors down through history have held that the seven churches represent seven sequential stages of church history. This was the age of brotherly love, the great missionary age and the open door age. And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and. Ephesus, smyrna, pergamum, thyatira, sardis, philadelphia, laodicea. Vayle who edited the church age book left it out as he didnt think it belonged there. The mystery of the seven church ages end time message.
I firmly declare that the revelation of the seven church age given to malachi 4. An exposition of the seven church ages book william branham. The socalled church age began on the day of pentecost acts 2. The book therefore is a divinely given book, and is the revelation of jesus christ and not of john. William branhams book an exposition of the seven church ages which is commonly referred to as the church age book or the cab contains all of the plagiarism noted in his sermon series on the seven church ages which were delivered in december, 1960. Is there any exegetical reason for believing the seven. He experienced visions through the holy spirit, that explain seven church ages, particularly explaining the fifth church age of affliction, desolation, humiliation, and poverty that we now live in. It is the last book of the bible, yet it tells the beginning and the end of the dispensations of the gospel. The island of patmos, where john received the vision recorded in the book of revelation, was only 50 miles from ephesus.
The orthodoxy of the church living stream ministry, publisher, although brother nee lived in a time when the final church period was a little more difficult to anticipate than it is today. The book of revelation provides descriptions of each church. Seven church ages book o show and explain the book. Jan 02, 2020 the church age is the period of time from pentecost acts 2 to the rapture foretold in 1 thessalonians 4.
William marrion branham has 36 books on goodreads with 2281 ratings. An exposition of the seven church ages book william branham audio reading introduction 1 11 this audio reading of the exposition of the seven church ages has been kindly produced by voice. Bartholomew holzhauser on the 7 ages of the church. As you indicated in your letter dated 020808 this subject has been long. Lesson comes from the book of revelation written by jesus and penned by john. Among other things, they represent seven church ages that are actually seven stages of development in church history from 33 to 1993 a. The seven churches of revelation were real, physical congregations when the apostle john wrote this bewildering last book of the bible around 95 ad, but many scholars believe the passages have a second, hidden meaning. Some say they are typical of the church during the entire church age, another that they are seven consecutive stages or eras of gods church.
Jan 01, 2019 an exposition of the seven church ages book william branham audio reading introduction 1 11 this audio reading of the exposition of the seven church ages has been kindly produced by voice. John, in turn, passed the message along to the seven churches which are in asia 1. Discourse on the seven church age book grammarized version by lee vayle errors exposed. Branham audio reading the revelation of jesuschrist 211 this audio reading of the exposition of the seven. The fifth study about the seven churches of revelation is concerning the letter to the church at sardis.
I am delighted that you can represent brother lee vayle in doctrinal issues concerning the 7 church age book c. An exposition of the seven church ages by william m. The first study on the seven churches of revelation 23 concentrated on internal evidence that all seven must exist at the end of the age. With the prophecies to the jewish people now on hold until after the church age is concluded, revelation is necessary and i would argue required of god to present to us amos 3. They are supposed to be prefigured by the 7 churches of asia minor at the start of the apocalpyse.
The overall church age is a period of 40 jubileesor 49 x 40 years, which is a total of 1,960 years. He was following the instruction jesus christ had given him in a vision while he was on the island called patmos. The church that had abandoned its first love for christ revelation 2. William marrion branhams most popular book is an exposition of the seven church ages. An exposition of the seven church ages william branham. He was told to write the things which he saw and heard. After the warning to 2038 catholic prophecies book. And the holy spirit begin to reveal to me toto warn the people and to place this. Intermittent persecution at the hands of various roman. It is called the church age because it covers the period in which the church is on earth. Before we look at these letters as a whole, lets briefly look at the seven cities where the recipients lived. This was a period of deteriorating moral standards and doctrinal corruption.
And there the nicene council, and all the history that we can, because behind this, from the magnetic tape, were going to write a commentary on the seven church ages to send to all the world, if we can, because we are in the last days. Mar 15, 2016 an exposition of the seven church ages we are excited to announce the church age book is now available in the table mobile application. Ages, or eras, are defined by historians based on specific events or ways of looking at past and future events. The file will automatically download to your computer or mobile device. And i cannot do it in aa church like this sufficiently. Though the principles contained in the book of revelation have applied to all ages, it is written primarily to those living at the end time, and thus its message is primarily for the last days however, herbert w.
Simply click on the year of the sermon, and then click on either the cloud symbol to download the audio, the speaker to stream the audio, or the book symbol for pdf. The book of revelation opens with seven letters to seven churches. This church age is from the time of constantine in ad3 to the time of the rise of the papal church of rome in ad538, when that man of sin was revealed the pope. Mgr andrew wadsworth, provost of the oratorians in washington, summarizes ven.
The church age begin at 1750 when the lutheran church age went out and lasted up to somewhere in 1900, around 1906 a. Now i said that this book of revelation is the revelation of jesus and what he is doing in the churches for those seven ages. We can see that this is a good church because they only receive commendations from jesus and no rebuke. What do the seven churches in revelation stand for. The seven churches mentioned in the book of revelation were actual physical churches in the names of the locations john gives, so the letters that john writes to these churches were actually delivered to these cities, so these letters may have less to do with seven different church ages as some scholars believe, but rather real churches that. It is the purpose of this article to examine the scriptures concerning these seven churches of revelation and to come to some important conclusions based on the revealed word of god. None other than the seven churches of chapters 2 and 3. The church that would face severe persecution revelation 2.
In this message we are looking into the seven churches which john initially sent his. What you see, write in a book and send to the seven churches which are in asia, to ephesus, to smyrna, to pergamos, to thyatira, to sardis, to philadelphia, and to laodicea 1. Branham audio reading the revelation of jesus christ 211 this audio reading of the exposition of the seven. Our focus should be on what message god is giving us through the seven churches.
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