CHRIST REVEALED

Christ Glorified

Biblical Church History Following the Hand of God and the Hand of Satan

Laying the Foundation for Church History

I. WHY DO WE NEED TO STUDY CHURCH HISTORY

1. Because God told us to.

the former age their Shall not they teach thee (Job 8:8-10) For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:) Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?

2. Because of what will happen to us if we don’t.

ancient landmark (Pro 22:28) Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. fields of the fatherless (Pro 23:10) Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

II. FORMULATING A BIBLICAL DEFINITION OF CHURCH HISTORY

1. Seeing the Blue Print God used in Creation

(Rom 1:20) For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

2. God’s system of three’s

RELATED TO THAT WHICH IS PHYSICAL  Man= Body, Soul and Spirit  Environment= Sky, land and water  Kingdoms = Animal, Vegetable and mineral  Dimensions = Height, width and depth  Colors = Red, yellow and blue  Elements = Liquid, gas and solids  Atoms = Neutrons, electrons, and protons RELATED TO TIME  Time = Past, Present, and Future

AS IT RELATES TO HIS PLAN  God has a plan for the universe and this earth That’s the past (That’s the past)  God has a plan for the Nation of Israel That’s the future (That’s the future)  God has a plan for your Individual Life That’s the present (That’s the present)

3. God lay out the blueprint before building

(Ecc 3:15) That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

Comparing the 1 st coming with the 2 nd coming 1.Rome was in power the 1 st time 2. The Jew was in the land 3.He came in two stages 4.The bible records 4 accounts of his 1 st coming 1.Rome will be in power 2.The Jew will be in the land 3.He will return in two stages 4.The bible records 4 account of his 2 nd coming

4. When you take out the history you lose the jew

ancient landmark (Pro 22:28) Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. fields of the fatherless (Pro 23:10) Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

WHAT HAPPENS TO DOCTRINE WHEN YOU REMOVE THE JEW  Tongues  Baptism  Work Salvation  Eternal Salvation

History from a Gentile perspective  The meaning of the World Wars  The omission of the Nation of Israel  Neanderthal man and Cro- Magnon  Socrates, Plato Aristotle Alexander  Roman Empire, Greek Empire, Persian, Babylonian, Chinese, Egyptian

5. Basic Church History Definition

It is the movement of God through history to accomplish his 3 fold plan for the earth and universe, the Nation of Israel, and for your Life. It is also the movement of Satan to counter, counterfeit, and confound the 3 fold plan of God

6. Satan is the greatest imitator of the Lord Jesus Christ

Jesus SimilaritiesSatan John 8:12 Matt. 2:2 Luke 3:23 Rev. 19:11 Rev. 21:9- 10 John 20:28 Isa. 9:6 Rev. 5:5 2 Cor. 11:14 Job 41:34 Rev. 13:5 Rev. 6:2 Rev Cor. 4:4 John 16:11 I Peter 5:8 1.Called the light 2.Called a king 3.Becomes flesh, ministers for 42 months 4.Rides a White Horse 5.Has a bride who is a church and city 6.Called God (god) 7.Called a prince 8.Called a Loin

III. Learning to read the Blueprints

1. The problems with most Church historians

Philip Schaff This is the leading standard in church history and his 8 volumes of church history are taught though out our seminaries in America today He believed you received Salvation by baptism

William James Durant A leading Church Historian and Philosopher Doesn’t believe in the existence of the devil

2. Discerning what is Christians or spiritual vs. Biblical or Scriptural 2. Discerning what is Christians or spiritual vs. Biblical or Scriptural

Christian  Bookstores  T.V. and Radio  Movements

3. The Bible must be the authority we use when discerning church history