The church was divided into 2 groups in this age –
East and West. Each group had a reformer.For the west it was St Francis of Assisi, whose work was strong
until the hierarchy of Rome put him under.For the East it was Peter Waldo of Lyons, a merchant, became
very active in serving the Lord.He was finally excommunicated by the pope
This age was known as the “Dark Ages”
St Columba and St Patrick were great men that
preached throughout the British Isles during this time.But again St Patrick leaned more to
organization therefore leaving St Columba as the messenger
LIFE OF COLUMBA
He was a great man of faith
He was born in Donegal County, North Ireland
God called him with an audible voice to be a
missionary.So great was his
ministry with the supernatural signs following, that some have thought the
accounts to be exaggerated
Many miracles followed this man
His preaching of the Gospel spread over all of
Scotland, overflowed into Ireland and Northern Europe
He would send up to 12 men into an area and literally
build a Gospel-centered town
St Columbo was the founder of a great bible school on
the island of Hy.When he came to
this island it was barren and so rocky and poor soil that it could not
produce enough food for them all.Columba began to plant seed with one hand and the other hand lifted
to heaven.Now it is one of the
most beautiful fertile islands in the world
His mission began to be destroyed by papal power
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CITY OF THYATIRA
The word Thyatira mean “Lax or loose” or
“hazy”
The least noteworthy of all seven cities
It is situated on the confines of Mysia and Ionia
It was surrounded by many rivers, but were full of
leeches
It was a city that was financially well off due to
the corporate guilds of potters, tanners, weavers, dyers, robe makers,
etc.It was from this city that
Lydia, the seller of purple, came.She was one of Paul’s 1st converts
The major religion of Thyatira was the worship of Apollo
Tyrimnaios, which was joined with the emperor worship cult.Apollo was the sun god, and the next in
power to his father Zeus.He was
known as the (Apollo) “averter of evil”; he presided over religious law
and expiation (means make amends or atone for).He communicated his knowledge thru “prophets” and
“oracles”.In Thyatira this ritual
was conducted by a prophetess who sat on a Tripod (3) chair and delivered the messages while
entranced
The hold of this religion was remarkable.It’s power lay in the fact that unless
you belonged to the temple worship of Apollo, you could not belong
to the guild, which offered the people their living (sound familiar).If one refused they would be barred
from these “unions”.
The word Thyatira also means “Dominating Female”,
a dominating force was in this age, she in Mystery Babylon, the great
whore, we will see this later on in the 20th verse
She (Catholic Church) dominated all through these
Dark Ages
For 900 years she plundered and destroyed
She produced nothing but death until the light of the
truth was almost gone
Verse 18, eyes like fire, feet like brass,
sayeth the Son of God
Showing Deity again, proving the Godhead
Eyes like Fire – God looks upon this age as
they worship Apollo instead of Him (His eyes of Judgment)
Feet like Brass – He stands ready to trample
the wicked kingdoms of this world.They have passed through the judgment for us and are now our
foundation, (His Feet)
This age witnessed the Rise of Mohammedanism,
denying the Son of God and determined to kill all who opposed
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Under Empress Theodora, from 842 to 867, over 100,000
saints were killed
Verse 19 – Charity, service, faith, patience, the
last more than the 1st
God is commending His children because they were
living changed lives
Notice – love (charity) is placed between
works and service, because without love our works are not accepted before
God and neither is our service
“He that is greatest of all is servant to all”
Your faith – not as in Pergamos My Faith
commending them in Thyatira for their Faithfulness
Patience – patience is the outcome of
faithfulness
James 1: 3 – no way to gain patience except
through faith, a process of character development (stature of a perfect
man)
In these Dark Ages, God is commending the saints in
that tough age
Last more than the first – in the darkness of
this age the people of God served Him more
Let the enemy attempt to put us down – our reply
is increased service
The darkest period of all history.The age of Pope Innocent III who
claimed he was the “vicar of Christ”, supreme sovereign over church and
world, who instituted the INQUISTION, which under his direction
shed more blood than any other time except in the Reformation
It was the age of Pornocracy the rule of
harlots
Sagarius III had a mistress and filled the
papal choir with bastard sons, and turned the papal palace into a den of
robbers
Marozia, who was a mistress to Sagarius, smothered
Anastasius III to death.John XI
was Marozia’s illegitimate son
It was the papal schism for 2 lines of popes (one
from Avignon, the other from Rome), cursed and fought each other.These popes were guilty of immoral sex
acts, fathering scores of illegitimate children, and were guilty of selling
priestly offices to the highest bidders
The age also where a few of the believers, toward the
end of the age attempted to reform the age.Their labors were so fervent that they paved the way for the
Reformation; therefore, fulfilling the scripture “your last (end of age)
works are more than your first”.
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Thyatira also means “Continual Service”, the
saints of this age was truly the “Cream of the Crop”, full of the Holy
Ghost and Faith
Verse 20 – a few things against you, thou sufferest
that woman Jezebel to teach and seduce my servants to eat things
sacrificed to idols, Father, Son, Holy Ghost-Trinitarian Doctrine.
Woman represents the “church”
Remember DEED, DOCTRINE, now LAW
Ahab and Constantine were very much alike
The church started with DEEDS then DOCTRINE,
now church and state have united (married), this age now has its own “prophetess”
She came in by marrying Ahab, a Jew
It was political not spiritual, to
strengthen his kingdom and secure it.That is what happened when the church married Constantine
Ahab sold his birthright when he did this and so have
the denominations today
Jezebel (after marrying Ahab) took state (Israel’s)
money and erected 2 houses of worship for “Astarte” and “Baal”.When Constantine married the church he
gave the church buildings and alters and statures and organized the
hierarchy, rose up Zeus, Thor etc to be Peter, Paul etc
Jezebel (after gaining power) forced her religion on
the people and killed the prophets of God.Elijah was the only one left he thought, but God had
others.The catholic church did
the same thing in killing 68 million people that did not bow to their
religion
Remember the prophetess on the tripod (3) chairs
She is teaching the people to commit spiritual
fornication
The pope is a modern day Apollo an
“averter of evil”. He was supposed to turn evil away from the people
(vicar). He (Apollo) explained worship through this prophetess on a Tripod
Chair - Father, Son, Holy Ghost – The Trinity
The Catholic Church is now the female prophetess,
they teach Trinity, (Purgatory, Mass, Novenas), etc Triple Crown,
Heaven, Earth, Purgatory
Verse 21 – space to repent and she repented not
Ahab repented, but the Catholic Church has not
God gave every age some wonderful men and they did
everything to get the church to repent and they did not
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The Catholic Church has never repented for the 68
million killed by them
Verse 22, cast her into bed HER = CHURCH
A bed of worldiness, those that commits adultery with
her into “great tribulation” – this is all who take the mark of the
Beast.They think they are having
a relationship with Jesus Christ, when really they are taking Satan’s lie
(Denominational Ideas) and “going to bed” with the devil, (Trinitarianism)
All of these that commit “spiritual adultery” will
have to go through the “Great Tribulation”
Except they repent – there is a way made
Verse 23 – kill her children with death
This “whore” had children “harlots” and by them being
part of her system, God has killed them with “spiritual death”
(Anti-Christ)
By unscriptural baptism (Bro. Branham calls it
“freak” baptism), shaking hands for the Holy Ghost, etc. They cannot and
will not be revived under the denominational system
God can’t work through death
Verse 23 – I Am He which “searcheth the reins and
hearts”
USES THE WORD TO SEARCH, Hebrews 4:12, to wash,
cleanse, deliver
Verse 24 – Have not this doctrine, have not known the
depth of Satan, will put you no other burden
Some had held the WORD, Dark Ages was, bend or break,
bow or die. Each age had it pressure, but none more than believers could
stand
Verse 25 – That which ye have already, hold
fast until I come
Hold to what you have studied, heard, read
Verse 26 – Overcometh and keepeth my WORD unto the
end, will I give power over the nations
Run the race to the end
Power to rule, strong, capable, unbending ruler who
can cope with any situation - Full Son
Only the redeemed can have these qualities
Verse 27 – Give him the Morning Star
Remember these are the “Dark Ages”, they needed a
light
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Messengers – “Stars” to shine light through the ages
When Jesus comes, there will be no further need of
these stars. The light of the WORD will become brighter and brighter
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Note – a bishop during this time was Boniface III; he was
elevated to a throne built of marble, decorated with gold and gems.He was given to wear great fine robes,
dressed him up like a god and started calling him “The Vicar” or VICARIUS
FILII DEI, instead of the Son of God. This title when used as Roman
numerals equals six hundred sixty six – 666 the number of a man,
Revelation 13:18