The church age is divided into distinct stages, with the first three churches of Revelation serving as a foundation. The fourth stage, known as the woman Jezebel, marks the beginning of the Dark Ages, a period of 1000 years where the church was headquartered in Rome. This era saw the rise of monasticism and the eventual Protestant Reformation, led by Martin Luther, who emphasized the authority of the Bible and salvation by God's grace alone. [... more]