Miller traces the development of theseven churchesof Revelation 2-3across the millennia. In each century you will discover how God faithfully preserved His people and corrected them too. Gods grace working inLuther, Farel, Wycliffeand hundreds more lifts the heart in trouble. These portraits of Gods people do nothing to paint over the warts. You will find afaithful, not fanciful, view of the Lords servants.

Jerome went to the stakeas to a joyful festival, and when the executioner would have kindled the bundles behind his back, he exclaimed, Place the fire before me; if I had dreaded it, I would have escaped it. Such tremendous faith humbles as much as therage and repentance of Theodosiuswill remind you of our weakness and Gods restoring grace.

Andrew Millers original chapter covering England in the eighteen hundreds is included in this volume.