What name is given to the second state of the church?

Answer

"Unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write!' Verse 8.
NOTE - The meaning of Smyrna is myrrh, or sweet-smelling savor, and applies to the period of
time when many of the saints of God suffered martyrdom under pagan Rome.

For what purpose were these gifts bestowed upon the church?
How are those described who heed this warning?
What is the character of God, and how only can He be truly worshipped?
19. What testimony does Eusebius (AD. 270-338), a noted bishop of the church, a flatterer of Constantine, and the reputed father of ecclesiastical history, bear upon this subject?
What saying will then be brought to pass?
How was the faithfulness of this church commended?
18. Lest the Gentile grafts should boast, saying that the Jews were broken off to let them come in, what warning is given them?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle