<TITLE>01. Par 1-6</TITLE>60-1206, The Smyrnaean Church Age, Branham Tabernacle, Jeffersonville, IN, 115 min
L-1 Most glorious Father, we are so glad tonight to know that we have in our beings Immortal Life. The Life of our God separated by tongues of fire and set upon each of them, and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and begin to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. O Father, how we thank Thee that Thou did divide Thyself amongst the church. No wonder our Lord said, "That day you'll know that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me, I in you, and you in Me." How the God of heaven dwells among His people: "A little while and the world won't see Me no more, yet you shall see Me, for I will be with you, even in you to the end of the world." Down through every church age You'd be here, the same yesterday, today, and forever, and we would know You by the works that You perform. "These signs shall follow them that believe."

L-2 Lord, seeing the--seeing the climax of all ages, time is fixing to run out and eternity sets in. Father God, we are so glad to know that we're living in that remnant today, watching our lives and seeing the kind of objectives we have, the motives we have, and seeing that the Holy Spirit has took over. God, may every person in Divine Presence tonight realize these church ages that we're living in and flee quick to the Lord Jesus, for it is so plainly written, that, "The Name of the Lord is a mighty Tower, the righteous run into It and are safe."
O God, come tonight and anoint our being, Lord. Bring the wanderers, O Lord, that's so confused; look at the poor sheep, Lord, they don't know what to believe; there shepherd calls from everywhere. We pray, Father, that they'll hear that great Shepherd of the flock, the Lord Jesus, His great Spirit speak tonight, say, "Child of Mine, come unto Me, and I'll give you the Sabbath, the Rest that seals you to your eternal destination," Not be tossed about upon the earth as we see the time running out now. Grant it, Father. Speak through the speaker, and listen through the ears of those who hear, for we all are listening. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen. (May be seated)

L-4 Now, tonight we are studying at the second church age. I see many of them taking notes and things; that's the reason I want to make this plain each time.
Now, the second church age was called the church age of Smyrna. And it taken place, the Smyrna age was issued in at the same time the Ephesian age went out. This Ephesian age was from A.D. 55 to A.D. 170. The Smyrna age come in at 170 and goes to 312. This church is the persecuted church, the one that wears the martyr's crown and the church of tribulation. And God's promise to--to the elected church in it, was to give it a crown of Life.

L-6 Each church had a star that was held in God's hand, which represented the messenger to that church age. The best that I could think was the messenger at the Ephesian church age (because the Bible does not say who they are) was Paul, because he established the Ephesian church and was the minister of that church age, that brought the Light to the church, which Saint John taken it up from there. And then Polycarp, and on down--Polycarp, rather, on down...


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