The Church Christ Crowns
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“To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again.
I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich! I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.
Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who is victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death.
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Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.
When you started attending church what are some things you were looking for? Discovering what people look for when they join a church is interesting. Remember the church in Smyrna? Would you have joined that church?
The city was called the “Beauty of Asia” and was the second most notable city in Asia next to Ephesus. It was a city that many called Izmar and is still there today. It had a Christian church in that city. The city was known for wealth and noted for the herb where myrrh came. Smyrna itself means “myrrh”. Myrrh is a sweet perfume used in embalming the dead. It is ironic because the church in Smyrna was a suffering church.
Jesus promised to crown this church, but it was in a city noted for its wickedness and opposition to the gospel of Christ. Smyrna was noted for emperor worship and had a temple build to Tiberius Caesar. Many Jews who opposed Christians lived in this city. Of all the seen
