After Christ and Before Constantine - Church Then & Now E6
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In this episode, Ethan Hoover & Matthew Maher walk us through what went on during "the gap." The timeframe after Christ and before Constantine. **Show Notes: **

• Intro

• Recap of Season 2 up to this point

• Historical details matter

• What happens during “The Gap”

• Between the era of the Early Church and the Rise of the Roman Catholic Church

• The apostles pass the baton

• Christianity spreading outside of Jerusalem

• To Middle East, Greece, Rome, etc

• Christians are heavily persecuted by Rome

• Nero, Diocletian, etc

• Attacks on the church change from outside-in, to inside-out

• The church by name gains more visibility, while the true church becomes invisible

• Ethan has a flash from the past: The Storytellers animated series from his childhood

• How spiritual-political rulers are used throughout scripture

• Nebuchanezer > Cyrus > Xerxes > And on

• Throwing it forward to a use of a spiritual-political ruler in the End Times

• The cycle that God uses

• History lesson

• Tyrants that come before Constantine

• The difference between the title of a “Caesar” and “Augustus” 

• Where did Constantine come from? His story told.

• Was the early church’s goal to conquer through war?

• Why would Constantine use the sign of the cross? What was he after?

• The edict of tolerance

• The mixture of paganism and Christianity

• Polytheism enters the “church” 

• This is the moment where the visible church completely separates from the true/invisible church

• The State church

**Resources: **

• **The Spread Of The Early Church: **https://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1-300/the-spread-of-the-early-church-11629561.html)
• A Look At The Early Church: https://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1-300/a-look-at-the-early-church-11629559.html)
• Who Was Constantine The Great? https://www.gotquestions.org/Constantine-the-Great.html)
• Constantine & the Early Church: https://brewminate.com/constantine-and-the-early-church/)
• The Era of Constantine, When Church Met State: https://calvarychapel.com/posts/the-era-of-constantine-when-church-met-state/)

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