The Letter to the Church in Smyrna (Rev. 2:8-11)

Join Cory and Trent read and discuss the letter to the church in Smyrna in Revelation 2:8-11. This is the second of seven letters written to local churches enduring tribulation in Asia minor during the first century. In these seven letters Christ gives a personal and practical message for congregations enduring persecution to hear and heed.

In the letter to the church at Smyrna, Cory and Trent will discuss the faithfulness of the church despite the persecution they had and would endure. The church at Smyrna is noted as spiritually healthy and eternally prosperous even while they were culturally hated and physically persecuted.

Ultimately, Christ’s commendation of the church at Smyrna teaches us that God doesn’t call his church to be successful in the world’s eyes, but faithful in His. Faithfulness to Christ is what makes a healthy church.

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