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63 Cards in this Set
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What letter is the shortest of the seven church letters?
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the letter to Smyrna
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What did the letter to Smyrna contain?
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no criticism and much encouragement
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Of what three things about the Smyrna church was Jesus fully aware?
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their "works, and tribulation, and poverty"
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What legendary Greek was born in Smyrna?
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Homer
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What books did he write?
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The Illiad and the Odessy
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What city is now built over the ancient site of Smyrna?
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Izmir, Turkey
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With what embalming plant does the word Smyrna share the same linguistic root?
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myrrh
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What must be done to myrrh in order for it to emit its sweet fragrance?
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it must be crushed
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How does the crushing of myrrh parallel with the Smyrna church?
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Under the crush of persecution, it emitted its sweet fragrance to the Lord.
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Who was the aged bishop who was arrested and burned at the stake in Smyrna for his faith in Christ?
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Polycarp
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"desirable" church
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Ephesus
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Apostolic church
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Ephesus
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"crushed" church
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Smyrna
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Persecuted church
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Smyrna
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"married" church
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Pergamos
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Worldly, imperial church
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Pergamos
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"continual sacrifice" church
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Thyatira
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Pagan, papal church
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Thyatira
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"remnant" church
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Sardis
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Reformation church
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Sardis
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"brotherly love" church
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Philadelphia
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Revival, missionary church
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Philadelphia
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"rights or rule of the people" church
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Laodicea
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Lukewarm, tolerant, ecumenical church
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Laodicea
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"I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan."
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Revelation 2:9
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What was the Judaizing movement that came into the early church at Smyrna?
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mixing of the law with grace
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What did Jesus perceive about Smyrna?
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there were foes who pretended to be Jewish believers but were really representatives of Satan
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What did Jesus predict about Smyrna?
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they would be jailed, severely abused, and even martyred
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How long would the Smyrna believers be persecuted?
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ten days: ten periods of intense persecution
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What did Jesus promise to the Smyrna believers?
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that they would never experience the "second death" of eternal suffering in hell
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What were the years of the persecution of Smyrna?
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AD 100 to AD 312
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What is a catacomb?
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an underground burial chamber
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Where did Christians in Smyrna begin to meet secretly?
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in caves and catacombs
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In what year was Ignatius thrown to wild beasts in the Colosseum?
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AD 111
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What did Ignatius say when the emperor called him a "wicked devil, deceiver of men"?
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"Not an evil spirit, but I have Jesus Christ in my heart."
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Who taught Polycarp when he was a youth?
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The Apostle John
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In what year was Polycarp arrested and martyred in Smyrna?
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AD 155
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What did Justin Martyr cry in 167 when he was beheaded at Rome?
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"I am a Christian, having been freed by Christ, and by the grace of Christ, I partake of the same hope"
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Name the Christian slave girl from southern Gaul who was martyred.
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Blandina
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Name the noblewoman and her slave who wwere as gored to death by wild beasts in Carthage.
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Perpetua and Felicitas
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On what date were Perpetua and Felicitas martyred at Carthage?
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March 7, AD 203
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What was the tenth and fiercest persecution of the church?
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The Great Persecution
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Name the emperor who in 303 outlawed Christianity entirely and ordered all copies of the Scriptures to be surrendered for public bonfires in the city squares.
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Diocletian
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"Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life"
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Revelation 2:10
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What became the seed of the church at Smyrna after the persecution was finished?
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the blood of martyrs
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What did God use in the arena to touch the hearts of mutitudes?
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"the patience of the faith of the saints"
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What were the years of the reign of Nero in Rome?
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AD 54-68
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What were the years of the reign of Domitian in Rome?
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AD 81-96
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What were the years of the reign of Trajan in Rome?
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AD 98-117
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What were the years of the reign of Marcus Aurelius in Rome?
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AD 161-180
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What were the years of the reign of Septimius Severus in Rome?
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AD 193-211
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What were the years of the reign of Maximius in Rome?
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AD 235-238
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What were the years of the reign of Decius in Rome?
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AD 249-251
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What were the years of the reign of Valerian in Rome?
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AD 253-260
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What were the years of the reign of Aurelian in Rome?
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AD 270-275
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What were the years of the reign of Diocletian in Rome?
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AD 284-305
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How did Christians behave in the Roman society which contributed to their persecution?
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they shunned the drunken festivals and gladiatorial fights of Roman culture
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What did the Christians in Rome refuse to buy or sell?
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idols
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What did the Christian slaves refuse to do?
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any dishonest task some masters demanded of them
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Of what kingdom did Christians speak, refusing to worship the emperor?
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"the kingdom which is not of this world"
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What did Christians become because they refused to worship the emperor?
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political suspects
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What were they accused of being because they did not worship a visible "god"?
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atheists
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How were the Christians in Rome religiously exclusive?
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they were not "tolerant" of other faiths
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