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The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches.
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Which did Jesus mean? The context tells us. Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works Rev. I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot.


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The seven candlesticks represent the churches, or organizations appointed to "let their light shine" Mt and become "the light of the world" Re And the seven stars are the angels of the churches. These were, I think, the evangelists of the churches. Discussion for Revelation Click here to view. Chris Nyquist for verse Really setting the stage for the real message: this which must shortly come to pass!!!

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Mary brown for verse It makes you scared when you think about what will happen if God comes and I'm not ready. Help me to do the right things so that I can see you one day and my daughter. Brett Turner for verse I would love to learn about the seven stars etc alot please. Ostyno for verse Bible Options Share to:. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. The word Smyrna means "bitterness; suffering. This definition covers the entire history of the Smyrna church period. From AD to approximately AD the church suffered severe persecution.

Its historic headquarters began in Asia Minor and with the persecution moved West to Rome. In our previous study, the Ephesian church period having discarded its first love of evangelism is now about to be chastised by having its candlestick extinguished through persecution and martyrdom in the Smyrna church period. This period of church history experienced the greatest persecution the church has ever known.

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Ironically it was also a period when the church reached its greatest numbers in proportion to world population. Tertullian, a church leader of that age, said: "The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church. As contrary as it may sound, when we lose our first love of spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, God permits persecution to accomplish what we should have done voluntarily. Christ's characteristic is found in Revelation our Savior was dead and is alive. How appropriate this characteristic is to a martyred Christian.

As they follow Christ in death, they are assured of resurrection to life.


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    8. To this Christian Christ has no condemnation only commendation. His commendation for the Smyrna church is found in Revelation ,10 as they suffered persecution they were faithful unto death.

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    Faithful UNTO death means they submitted to martyrdom. Christ does not mention the methods of persecution but does say that the Devil was behind the slaughter. Historically we know that Satan attacked the Smyrna Christians in three ways all of which overlapped. First was an indirect attack by passing laws that the authorities knew Christians couldn't in good conscience keep.


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    Hence Christians became criminals, subject to judicial punishment. This technique was used against all the churches of Asia Minor but more specifically in Smyrna. The loyalty to Rome of Smyrna's general population was well-known. This city was the center of emperor worship having won the privilege from the Roman Senate in 23 AD of building the first temple in honor of Tiberius.

    When Asia Minor Christians refused to bow down to this most powerful man in the world, they found it difficult to find work. Consequently, to sustain life most of the Christian population in Smyrna were selfemployed. Under Domitian AD, emperor worship became compulsory on threat of death. The second type of persecution came through taxation. If Christians refused, which they most certainly did, their property and all worldly goods were confiscated, the result of which was poverty.

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    Christ addressed this in Revelation "I know. The third technique of persecution was a direct physical attack. The first martyr of the Smyrna church period was Polycarp who in the year AD was burned at the stake at the age of At the age of 22, Polycarp became a disciple of the apostle John and was appointed to the position of bishop of Smyrna.

    Eighty-six years later those who called for Polycarp's death in AD were a few Jews who had joined a predominantly Gentile secret society and had Judaized it. In Revelation Christ gives the scriptural name of that secret society: "I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. Throughout the book of Acts the Gentile riots that were stirred up against the preaching of the gospel were organized by Jews. But did the persecution of the Smyrna church period originate from Jewish synagogues?

    There are two opinions: First is the opinion that they were Jews who rejected Jesus Christ as their Messiah, hence are no longer considered Jews. There are two scriptures used as proof in this opinion: First is found in Romans "For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly. But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly.

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    Are Jews, however, the persecutors during the Smyrna church period? The answer say those who hold the second opinion is "no. Walter Scott came closest to what I believe is an accurate assessment. In his book "Exposition of the Revelation of Jesus Christ," Scott reminds us of the pretender apostles in the Ephesian church period who were called liars.

    Another group of liars from an organization Christ calls "the synagogue of Satan" are pretending to be Jews in the Smyrna church period. Walter Scott leaves the reader with the impression that both groups of liars are either the same people or the next generation who are members of a satanic order that Christ called "the synagogue of Satan. When Christ said "they are not Jews but liars from the synagogue of Satan" I take this literally to mean that they were Gentiles who had taken on Judaic character.

    We shall return to them later in this study. In Revelation Christ exhorts these persecuted Christians not to fear suffering, that the Devil will persecute them ten days, that they are to be faithful unto death. In the Greek language ten days can be translated literally as ten days. This means that there may only have been ten literal days of persecution on a local scale at Smyrna. If so, I found no indication of this in the history of the city of Smyrna, whose history is scanty at best.

    One author suggests that these ten days could have been the extent of the arrest, trial, sentence and burning at the stake of Polycarp. The Greek language also allows for ten days to be translated figuratively as ten years or ten periods of time. We know historically that the Smyrna church period ended with ten years of the most intense persecution under Diocletian from AD to AD.

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    Herein lies the versatility of the Greek language: ten days can mean any of the three suggestions yet include all three. Historically, however, it was a sustained persecution begun by ten emperors that lasted almost years. The immensity of the slaughter made the inquisitions of the Middle Ages pale in comparison. Following is a list of ten Roman emperors whose reigns started ten periods of persecution. We begin with Nero in the year 67 AD who that year ordered the city of Rome to be set aflame.

    For nine days the fires raged, killing thousands of people while Nero played his harp and sang the song of the burning of Troy. Nero blamed the Christians for setting the flames, giving occasion for the first persecution. Nero's barbarities were so depraved that they even shocked the Romans. He had some sown up in skins of wild beasts then cast to the dogs until they expired. Others were dressed in clothing made stiff with wax, fastened to trees and then set on fire to illuminate his gardens.

    It was during Nero's reign that both Peter and Paul were martyred. The second persecution began under Domitian in 81 AD. Christians brought before him were given the chance to live if they would only renounce their religion. The test was an oath they had to take during renunciation. If they refused, death was their sentence. The three most famous martyrs during the reign of Domitian were the apostle John, Simeon the bishop of Jerusalem and Timothy the celebrated disciple of Saint Paul.

    The apostle John was boiled in oil but miraculously survived and was exiled to Patmos; Simeon was crucified and Timothy was beaten so severely with clubs that he expired two days later. The third persecution began under Trajan in AD. During his reign Christians were accustomed to meeting before daylight for prayer. They would repeat together that Christ was God, then bind themselves by obligation never to commit theft, robbery or adultery, never to falsify their word and never to defraud any man. Following this daily ritual they had communion and departed. For their righteous acts Trajan daily put to death thousands of these model citizens.

    Some of these model citizens were thrown to the lions and devoured.