How Not To Do Church

7 letters to 7 actual churches

7 letters that represent the church age from the time

of Christ to the Rapture of the Church.

Ephesian: a.d. 70 to 170 — The early church up to

the death of John. “The backslidden church.”

Smyrna: 170 to 312 — 2nd to 4th century. Roman

persecution. “The persecuted church.”

Pergamite: 312 to 606 — “The licentious church.”

The state-run church under Constantine.

Thyatiran: 606 to 1520 — “A lax church.”

Sardian: 1520 to 1750 — “A dead church.”

Philadelphian: 1750 to 1900 — “A favored church.”

The last days church.

Laodicean: 1900 to the end — “A lukewarm church.”