PART 3 FAITHFULNESS The meaning of Christs words to this church, that they would have tribulation for ten days, may refer to the fact that the Early Church suffered ten major persecutions under Nero, Domitian, Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, Severus, Maximum, Decius, Valerian, Aurelian, and Diocletian. There were also some notable persecutions in the local Smyrna Church which lasted ten days (One day often is reckoned as one year in biblical prophecy). It is very easy to follow Jesus when everything is going good. The true test is, will you stay when all odds are against you? When your friends and relatives have given up, when people said to stop posting no body wants to read your posts, when people does not check like or comment on your post, when people said no body and Jesus Christ dont care, will you stand? If we are faithful and stand, there is a crown of life awaiting us. The crown of life is the one the Lord Himself prepares for us. Crown of life means; ruling over death. There will be no more death, neither shall there be sorrow. neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. Behold, I make all things new Revelation 21:4-5. Many shall be martyred before the return of Christ. CHRISTS MESSAGE TO YOU TODAY, IN THE MIDST OF YOUR PAIN, SUFFERING, PERSECUTION, AND TESTING IS FEAR NOT! NO MATTER WHAT YOU ARE FACING, FAMILY PROBLEMS, OR EVEN THE POSSIBILITY OF DEATH, DO NOT FEAR BECAUSE GOD HATH NOT GIVEN US THE SPIRIT OF FEAR; BUT OF POWER, AND OF LOVE, AND OF A SOUND MIND. (2 Tim. 1 v.7)
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