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FROM RAPTURE TO REVELATION

FROM RAPTURE TO REVELATION. Rev. 2:8-11. Smyrna: The suffering church. Greek colony in 1000 BC/ destroyed in 600 Resurrected with new plans in 290 BC Rich/second only to Ephesus in Asia Minor Temples: goddess Roma/Tiberius Caesar & 5 temples for Greek deities

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FROM RAPTURE TO REVELATION

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  1. FROM RAPTURE TO REVELATION

  2. Rev. 2:8-11 Smyrna: The suffering church

  3. Greek colony in 1000 BC/ destroyed in 600 • Resurrected with new plans in 290 BC • Rich/second only to Ephesus in Asia Minor • Temples: goddess Roma/Tiberius Caesar & 5 temples for Greek deities • Very loyal to Rome so a free city • Present day Izmir/ 1/3 of its 200,000 population is Christian/church survived much suffering even Islamic conquests in 1000 AD The Ancient City of Smyrna

  4. Smyrna means Myrrh/sweet perfume used in embalming dead bodies • Myrrh: Exodus 30:23; Song of Solomon 3:6; Psalm 45:8; Matt. 2:11 • Jesus only commends the church/no rebuke • Pastor Polycarp is martyred here in 155 AD • Refused to sacrifice to Caesar and showed deep Christ-like love towards his persecutors • Described as poor (ptocheia) yet rich The Ancient City Of Smyrna

  5. Scripture reveals various characteristics about suffering: • Corrective Discipline (1Cor. 11: 30-32; Hebrews 12: 3-13) • Preventative (2Cor. 12:7) Thorn in flesh • Knowledge (Heb. 5:8) Christ learned • Maturing (Rom. 5:3-5) Patience and hope • Witness (Acts 9: 16) Potent testimony • Perspective (Rev.2:8) Eternal view of life Why do the godly sometimes suffer?

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