PART-2 LETTER TO EPHESUS: Revelations 2:8-11 • Smyrna received the commendation from Jesus 'Afflicted, Poor, Persecuted, yet faithful and rich in the Lord' from Jesus • Matthew 10:17, 21-23, 26-28 • God permits suffering to come into our lives, but He assures us that there is always a purpose and a reward waiting on the other side of our struggles, and His grace is enough to carry us through • Let not reward become your God • Let the poor say I am rich, let the weak say I am strong • You are rich because you have Christ • Revelations 2:10 - 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. • 10 days is the metaphor used for saying 'for some time' • Isaiah 43:2 - When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze • God will not reward/bless you without testing • 5 crowns mentioned in Bible 1. Victors crown - James 1:12 2. Crown of glory - 1 Peter 5:4 3. Incorruptible crown - 1 Corinthians 9:25 4. Crown of righteousness - 2 Timothy 4:8 5. Crown of exaltation - 1 Thessalonians 2:19 • Will you have any of these crown in the heaven?
Truly blessed to hear this Detail oriented message . Letter to church SMYRNA helped me to dig into some historical background. I learned some insights from church Smyrna 1. Endurance through suffering 2. Faithfulness unto death 3. Promise of eternal life. Thank you Raj Anna for this Message. May God bless You , Your family and Your Ministry abundantly.
PART-1 BIBLE STUDY: Matthew 10 & Revelations 1 TOPIC: Revelations meditations - Letter to the Church in Smyrna • Revelations 2:8-11 • Today Smyrna is a city called Izmir in Turkey with a population about 312 thousand • Smyrna is called 'The persecuted/suffering church' (100-312 A.D.) • 6 million Christians were murdered during the church of Smyrna because their faith by the NERO • How can you face suffering ? • The church in Smyrna had no complaints that Jesus pointed out; they lived purely in the midst of chaos • The goddess Cybele was famously worshipped in ancient Smyrna; her devotees would often practice self-castration or mutilation, leading to a form of gender transformation(3rd gender) • 3rd gender was introduced initially by the goddess of Cybele • The pattern of Satan is same from the beginning • The word Smyrna is derived from the Greek word for myrrh, 'σμύρνα' (Smyrna), as Smyrna was a major center for the production and trade of myrrh in ancient times
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PART-2
LETTER TO EPHESUS: Revelations 2:8-11
• Smyrna received the commendation from Jesus 'Afflicted, Poor, Persecuted, yet faithful and rich in the Lord' from Jesus
• Matthew 10:17, 21-23, 26-28
• God permits suffering to come into our lives, but He assures us that there is always a purpose and a reward waiting on the other side of our struggles, and His grace is enough to carry us through
• Let not reward become your God
• Let the poor say I am rich, let the weak say I am strong
• You are rich because you have Christ
• Revelations 2:10 - 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.
• 10 days is the metaphor used for saying 'for some time'
• Isaiah 43:2 - When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze
• God will not reward/bless you without testing
• 5 crowns mentioned in Bible
1. Victors crown - James 1:12
2. Crown of glory - 1 Peter 5:4
3. Incorruptible crown - 1 Corinthians 9:25
4. Crown of righteousness - 2 Timothy 4:8
5. Crown of exaltation - 1 Thessalonians 2:19
• Will you have any of these crown in the heaven?
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Truly blessed to hear this Detail oriented message .
Letter to church SMYRNA helped me to dig
into some historical background.
I learned some insights from church Smyrna
1. Endurance through suffering
2. Faithfulness unto death
3. Promise of eternal life.
Thank you Raj Anna for this Message. May God bless You , Your family and Your Ministry abundantly.
PART-1
BIBLE STUDY: Matthew 10 & Revelations 1
TOPIC: Revelations meditations - Letter to the Church in Smyrna
• Revelations 2:8-11
• Today Smyrna is a city called Izmir in Turkey with a population about 312 thousand
• Smyrna is called 'The persecuted/suffering church' (100-312 A.D.)
• 6 million Christians were murdered during the church of Smyrna because their faith by the NERO
• How can you face suffering ?
• The church in Smyrna had no complaints that Jesus pointed out; they lived purely in the midst of chaos
• The goddess Cybele was famously worshipped in ancient Smyrna; her devotees would often practice self-castration or mutilation, leading to a form of gender transformation(3rd gender)
• 3rd gender was introduced initially by the goddess of Cybele
• The pattern of Satan is same from the beginning
• The word Smyrna is derived from the Greek word for myrrh, 'σμύρνα' (Smyrna), as Smyrna was a major center for the production and trade of myrrh in ancient times
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I wished that your have to compose the album , even I didn't prayed but all glory to God who knows each and every thought of our mind
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