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Revelation Chapter Two
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
(Clicking on these links will move you down this web page) Revelation Chapter Two- Verses Eight and Nine | |
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Revelation 2:8
Revelation 2:8 - to the angel of Smyrna Revelation 2:8 - Write the Word of God Revelation 2:8 - Christ is the First and Last Revelation 2:8 - the resurrection of Christ |
Revelation 2:9
Revelation 2:9 - your works Revelation 2:9 - your persecution Revelation 2:9 - your poverty Revelation 2:9 - lifestyle liars |
To the minister (angel) of the church in Smyrna write- from the First and the Last,
Who was dead, and has come back to life
(Revelation 2:8).
I know your works, tribulation, and poverty (but you are rich)- and I know the blasphemy of
those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan
(Revelation 2:9).
write (a scroll) concerning these things- says
the First and the Last,
who was dead, and came to life
(Revelation 2:8).
Click here to go to Revelation 2:1 to study what it means to write the Word of God
Click here to go to Revelation 1:8 to study the revelation that Jesus Christ is Eternal
Click here to go to Revelation 1:18 to study about Christ's resurrection
Revelation 2:9
Click here to go to Revelation 2:2 to study more about works
Click here to go to Revelation 1:9 that further reveals persecution
Click here to go to Revelation 2:2 that also appears to reveal lifestyle liars
Who was the Christian leader at Smyrna? According to church history, one of the first
spiritual leaders in Smyrna was Apelles (Apelies). He was mentioned in
Romans 16:10 and was among the seventy disciples that Christ sent out (Luke 10:1), and was
said to be bishop of Smyrna before Polycarp. So, who was the spiritual leader or angel of the
church at Smyrna who John wrote his letter to? It appears that it was Polycarp.
It appears this revelation was previously revealed in Revelation Scroll Number Two
(Revelation 2:1). Please journey there for Gods's message or
The revelation that Christ is the first and the last simply means that He, as God the Son,
is spiritually eternal or eternally existent. He does not have a beginning and ending as
humans do. As such, He is the alpha and omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
It appears this revelation was previously revealed in Revelation Scroll Number One
(Revelation 1:8). Please journey there for Gods's message or
Christ resurrected from the tomb- He conquered death, hell, and the grave.
It appears this revelation was previously revealed in Revelation Scroll Number One
(Revelation 1:18). Please journey there for Gods's message or
I know your works,
suffering (from persecution), and
poverty (but you are spiritually rich)-
and I know the blasphemy of those (lifestyle liars) who say they are Jews (the saved)
but are an assembly (synagogue) of Satan (the unsaved).
Christ knew who they were, what they were doing for Him, and what they were going through.
It appears this revelation was previously revealed in Revelation Scroll Number Two
(Revelation 2:2). Please journey there for Gods's message or
Christ knew their persecution and suffering (tribulation) as they were the persecuted church.
It appears that persecution was previously revealed in Revelation Scroll Number One
(Revelation 1:9). Please journey there for Gods's message or
How can one be poor and rich at the same time? The Overcomers there were stripped of everything they
materially owned and left homeless, hungry, and destitute. That is material poverty.
Besides that, some were desperately alone and some faced being put to death. In
contrast to their material poverty was spritual riches. How were they spiritual rich? They
were rich in the grace of God. It has been said that an Overcomer, when imminently facing death
as a martyr, is given an extra measure of grace by God (Christ takes the sting out of death).
Are there other scrolls in the bible that appear to reveal this? Yes. Here are a few-
(2 Corinthians 6:10).
Listen, my beloved brethren- has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in
faith and heirs of the kingdom that He promised to those who love Him?
(James 2:5).
Christ knew those in their midst who were living and preaching a lie.
It appears this revelation was previously revealed in Revelation Scroll Number Two
(Revelation 2:2). Please journey there for Gods's message or
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As of January 7, 2024
