THE DEVIL’S ANTI-CHURCH (chart courtesy of Dr.

Charles Johnson)

AGE IDENTIFICATION COMTEMPORARY CLAIM OF WEAKNESS SPECIFIC

POSITION AUTHORITY OF TARGET ATTACK

Ephesus : Status of the anti-church in “The Era of Transition “ (September 70 to 80=12 years)

Ephesus early attempts by excluded from “say they are careless libertinism
unbelievers to the true Church apostles;” Ephesian justified;
infiltrate the true Church “Nicolaitan” attitude toward attack on the
[unsuccessful] [the majority is the study of the truth of the
authority, they say, Word of God Bible [where
and not the Bible] the Ephesians
were
vulnerable

Smyrna : Status of the anti-church in “The Era of Persecution” (82 to 442=360 years)

Smyrna paganism attempting separate from they claim none – by lack of

[unsuccessfully] the true to be the enduring worldly means
to coerce and Church, but true and even to the (no money,
destroy the established as legitimate point of no influence
true Church the state religion martyrdom no power) –
religion [“(falsely) the these
say they believers “weaknesses”
are “Jews”] of Smyrna are such only
demonstrate in the eyes of
their faith the world; if
beyond God is for us,
question who can defeat
us?

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POSITION AUTHORITY OF TARGET ATTACK

Pergamum : Status o the Anti-Church in “The Era of Accommodation” (442 to 802 = 360 years)

Pergamum evil in the form infiltrating into the presence growing powerful upon the
of secularism the true Church within the in the secular realm, desire for
and paganism body of those the church visible secular security,
beginning to who stoutly becomes vulnerable leading to the
influence the hold to these both to the fallacies false
Church through “teachings of of “inclusiveness” assumption that
temptation and the Nicolaitans” and the need for accommodation
accommodation centralization, with evil to
in the manner of thus opening the garner secular
the conspiracy way to power can be
of Balaam & infiltration by indulged with
Balak evil impunity

Thyatira : Status of the Anti-Church in “The Era of Compromise” (802. To 1162 = 360 years)

Thyatira evil now entrenched the secular, pagan these elements “Jezebel” and spreading of
in the body element begins falsely claim her followers influence
gains control to assume dominant superior prey upon through these
of the leadership position within the authority based those within cult-like
of the church visible of the church visible superior knowledge the church activities to
[“Jezebel,” the whore, [“Jezebel” supported “teachings” the visible who are those still
representing their by her “adulterers” the “deep things” vulnerable to the holding to true
“children] and their “children”] which in reality are false appeal of faith and
lies (i.e., “of Satan) secret dogma, practice [“to eat
elaborate ritual, and food sacrificed
false authority to idols and
indulge in
sexual

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AGE IDENTIFICATION COMTEMPORARY CLAIM OF WEAKNESS SPECIFIC

POSITION AUTHORITY OF TARGET ATTACK

Thyatira (Continued) immorality” =

spiritual
unfaithfulness]

Sardis: Status of the Anti-Church in “The Era of Corruption” 1162 to 1522 = 360 years)

Sardis no group mentioned
= the body is now, as
a whole, moribund, with
only a spark of life left in
some of its individual
members
the cancer of evil has now
thoroughly infiltrated and
dominated the originally
healthy body
the evil and the false for true believers directed
have usurped the to continue within toward the
offices and authority the dead body will last vestiges
of the visible mean the eventual of true faith
organization of the extinction of the and practice
“Church” true faith

Philadelphia: Status of the Anti-Church in “The Era of Revival” 1522 to 1882 = 360 years)

Philadelphia the entirely corrupt and
completely ungodly
“synagogue of Satan” in
opposition to true
believers have separated opposing from the outside
themselves from this dead
body which once
represented the Church
having usurped the original the opponents claim none – the true despite active
organizational body of the to be the true and believers have put persecution,
earthly Church, the false legitimate religion the truth of the word the false put
“synagogue” now finds itself [“say they are Jews”] of God first and God off balance;
the “one true has honored these even some of
the true Church reformed Church,” but are in “works” granting its own
reality “Satan’s them a bountiful recognize that
synagogue” [an evil harvest [of evangelism God is with
organization] knowledge, spiritual the
growth], an “open Philadelphians
door” and repent,
“worshiping”
at their feet

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AGE IDENTIFICATION COMTEMPORARY CLAIM OF WEAKNESS SPECIFIC

POSITION AUTHORITY OF TARGET ATTACK

Laodicea: Status of the Anti-Church in “The Era of Degeneration” 1882 to 2026 = 144 years)

Laodicea no group mentioned the “sleeping sickness” established within not a cancer as in instead of
= the false has now of evil has managed to the “Church,” in Pergamum / posing a
infiltrated the thoroughly permeate the true unbelievers have Thyatira / Sardis clear challenge,
reformed Church “Church” to the point of spread the apathy of (which would be the anti-church
organization and is having fatally relativism: everything identifiable), but a of our own day
indistinguishably intermixed compromised it is “good,” so nothing degenerative illness has gradually
can be wrong (and that has attacked introduced
nothing right) the body from relativism,
within subtly and loose standards,
incrementally apathy about
to avoid sharp the Word of
reaction, and has God, etc.,
brought about rendering the
spiritual paralysis Church of our
in the “host” era largely
insipid
(lukewarm),
and
ineffective