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!What William Branham Said | !What William Branham Said<ref>All quotes of William Branham below are from his sermon, THE EPHESIAN CHURCH AGE (60-1205) | ||
!What Clarence Larkin Said | !What Clarence Larkin Said<ref>All of the Clarence Larkin quotes below are from his book - Dispensational Truth, or “God’s Plan and Purpose in the Ages“, 128 (Philadelphia, PA: Clarence Larkin, 1918). | ||
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|Now, the first church age started about A.D. 53, when Paul established the church in--in Ephesus... and the church age lapped over to 170. | |Now, the first church age started about A.D. 53, when Paul established the church in--in Ephesus... and the church age lapped over to 170. | ||
|The character of the Church at Ephesus is a fair outline of the Church Period from A. D. 70 to A. D. 170 | |||
|The character of the Church at Ephesus is a fair outline of the Church Period from A. D. 70 to A. D. 170 | |||
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|...the very name "Ephesus" means "let go, relax, backslidden," called by God, "The backslidden church." | |...the very name "Ephesus" means "let go, relax, backslidden," called by God, "The backslidden church." | ||
|Its character is seen in its very name, for Ephesus means to “let go,” “to relax.” It had become a Backslidden Church. | |Its character is seen in its very name, for Ephesus means to “let go,” “to relax.” It had become a Backslidden Church. | ||
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|...then started in the Smyrna Church Age which lasted from A.D. 170 until A.D. 312. | |...then started in the Smyrna Church Age which lasted from A.D. 170 until A.D. 312. | ||
|...the Smyrna Church...extended from A. D. 170 to Constantine A. D. 312. | |...the Smyrna Church...extended from A. D. 170 to Constantine A. D. 312. | ||
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|Then come in the Pergamos Church Age, and the Pergamos Church Age begin at 312 and lasted till A.D. 606. | |Then come in the Pergamos Church Age, and the Pergamos Church Age begin at 312 and lasted till A.D. 606. | ||
|...Pergamos...extends from the accession of Constantine, A. D. 312 to A. D. 606, when Boniface III was crowned “Universal Bishop.” | |...Pergamos...extends from the accession of Constantine, A. D. 312 to A. D. 606, when Boniface III was crowned “Universal Bishop.” | ||
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|Then come in the Thyatira Church Age, and the church age of Thyatira begin at 606 and went to 1520, the dark ages. | |Then come in the Thyatira Church Age, and the church age of Thyatira begin at 606 and went to 1520, the dark ages. | ||
|The Message to the Church at Thyatira. This Period extended from A. D. 606 to the Reformation A. D. 1520. | |The Message to the Church at Thyatira. This Period extended from A. D. 606 to the Reformation A. D. 1520. | ||
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|And then the Sardis Church Age begin at 1520 and lasted till 1750, the Lutheran age. | |And then the Sardis Church Age begin at 1520 and lasted till 1750, the Lutheran age. | ||
|The “Sardis Period” extended from A. D. 1520 to about A. D. 1750. | |The “Sardis Period” extended from A. D. 1520 to about A. D. 1750. | ||
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|Then from 1750, the next age come in was the Philadelphian, Wesley age; that begin at 1750 and lasted till 1906. | |Then from 1750, the next age come in was the Philadelphian, Wesley age; that begin at 1750 and lasted till 1906. | ||
|The “Philadelphia Period” covers the time between A. D. 1750 and A. D. 1900. | |The “Philadelphia Period” covers the time between A. D. 1750 and A. D. 1900. | ||
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|And at 1906 the Laodicean church age set in, and I don't know when it'll end, but I predict it'll be done by 1977. I predict, not the Lord told me, but I predict it according to a vision that was showed me some years ago... | |And at 1906 the Laodicean church age set in, and I don't know when it'll end, but I predict it'll be done by 1977. I predict, not the Lord told me, but I predict it according to a vision that was showed me some years ago... | ||
|The character of the Church today is Laodicean, and as the Laodicean Period is to continue until the Church of the “New-Born” is taken out, we cannot hope for any great change until the Lord comes back. | |The character of the Church today is Laodicean, and as the Laodicean Period is to continue until the Church of the “New-Born” is taken out, we cannot hope for any great change until the Lord comes back. | ||
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=Quotes of William Branham= | =Quotes of William Branham= |