The Letter To The Church of Ephesus (Doctrinal Application, Part 1)Last session we looked at the Historical Application of our Lord’s letter to the church at Ephesus in Revelation Audio (MP3) Notes (PDF)Recap in 10 TweetsJesus’ letter to the Church of Ephesus is representative of the period of church history from 90–200 A.D. (Rev. The meaning of the name of each of the 7 churches is God’s encapsulation of the period of history it represents. #WordStrongThe name Ephesus means “fully purposed.” #WordStrongChrist’s Church in 90–200 A.D. understood it’s purpose and was fully positioned to accomplish it. #WordStrongThe Church of Jesus Christ is designed by God to fulfill what Eph. The ETERNAL PURPOSE is that this earth be filled with eternal worshipers bringing Christ GLORY! #WordStrongThe church in the Ephesus Period had been directly/indirectly influenced by the TEACHING, the SURRENDER & the DEATH of the Apostles. #WordStrongDuring the Ephesus Period of church history there was severe persecution meted out upon those who fulfilled the work of the Lord. #WordStrongThe church in the Ephesus Period was able to identify false apostles and was willing to call them out publicly. #WordStrongFalse apostles are not simply misinformed or confused, they are Satan’s ministers who use words like GOSPEL, JESUS & SPIRIT. #WordStrongThe post Revelation 2:1–7 [Session 12] appeared first on #WordStrong.