Massorite Posted November 6, 2011 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 38 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,973 Content Per Day: 0.32 Reputation: 36 Days Won: 2 Joined: 04/26/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/13/1953 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Revelation 2:10 Fear none of those things which you shall suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that you may be tried; and you shall have tribulation ten days: be you faithful to death, and I will give you a crown of life. The Roman Empire sought to eradicate the faithful of Jesus from the face of the earth. They were burned, beaten, hanged, crucified, used as human torches, fed to the lions and tortured to death. Under ten tyrants from Nero to Constantine the Great, the Church was persecuted. It is not by chance that verse 10 above says they will have tribulation for ten days and there were ten emperors who persecuted the Church. These emperors were Nero in A.D. 67, Domitian in A.D. 81, Trajan in A.D.108, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus in A.D.162, Severus in A.D. 192, Maximus in A.D.235, Decius in A.D. 249, Valerian in A.D. 257, Aurelian in A.D. 274, and Diocletian in A.D. 303. Although there were more than ten emperors of Rome in between Nero and Constantine the Great, these ten emperors of Rome stand out because they hated the followers of Christ and instituted specific movements of persecutions against them. The ten days spoken of in this verse represent these ten emperors of Rome and their persecutions of the Church. The church of Smyrna fits the description given here but, at the same time, it was prophetic of the second church age that covers about half of the first and all of the second-century persecution by Roman emperors who considered themselves to be gods, as well as worshiping other gods other than Jehovah. In this verse, Jesus is giving the church encouragement and also warning them that they were about to go into Great Tribulation. When He told them that they should not fear any of the pain they were about to suffer, He meant exactly what hesaid. Would Jesus allow us to suffer in His name? Yes, he would. The big question is “Is it eternally significant?” answer should always be yes, because suffering in the name of Jesus is always eternally significant. Jesus says that if we hold onto His name, even to the death, He will give us a wonderful eternal life. This was just the beginning of the persecuted church. It started with Nero and it hasn't stopped yet and it will continus until the Resurrection comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panza70 Posted November 23, 2011 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 30 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 5 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/17/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted November 23, 2011 Revelation 2:10 Fear none of those things which you shall suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that you may be tried; and you shall have tribulation ten days: be you faithful to death, and I will give you a crown of life. The Roman Empire sought to eradicate the faithful of Jesus from the face of the earth. They were burned, beaten, hanged, crucified, used as human torches, fed to the lions and tortured to death. Under ten tyrants from Nero to Constantine the Great, the Church was persecuted. It is not by chance that verse 10 above says they will have tribulation for ten days and there were ten emperors who persecuted the Church. These emperors were Nero in A.D. 67, Domitian in A.D. 81, Trajan in A.D.108, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus in A.D.162, Severus in A.D. 192, Maximus in A.D.235, Decius in A.D. 249, Valerian in A.D. 257, Aurelian in A.D. 274, and Diocletian in A.D. 303. Although there were more than ten emperors of Rome in between Nero and Constantine the Great, these ten emperors of Rome stand out because they hated the followers of Christ and instituted specific movements of persecutions against them. The ten days spoken of in this verse represent these ten emperors of Rome and their persecutions of the Church. The church of Smyrna fits the description given here but, at the same time, it was prophetic of the second church age that covers about half of the first and all of the second-century persecution by Roman emperors who considered themselves to be gods, as well as worshiping other gods other than Jehovah. In this verse, Jesus is giving the church encouragement and also warning them that they were about to go into Great Tribulation. When He told them that they should not fear any of the pain they were about to suffer, He meant exactly what hesaid. Would Jesus allow us to suffer in His name? Yes, he would. The big question is “Is it eternally significant?” answer should always be yes, because suffering in the name of Jesus is always eternally significant. Jesus says that if we hold onto His name, even to the death, He will give us a wonderful eternal life. This was just the beginning of the persecuted church. It started with Nero and it hasn't stopped yet and it will continus until the Resurrection comes. I agree 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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