As in the letter that Jesus had John write to the Angel of the church in Smyrna, and is one of only two of the churches that Jesus did not have a negative thing to say; instead, reminding them that he knows of their tribulation and the troubling times they are dealing with. He reminded them of the reputation that he has which we read in Revelation 2:8…the first and the last, which was dead and is alive. He knows of the things that come against the church because of their being hemmed in by not only the Greeks, but the Romans and the “false faced” Jews as well. Jesus is encouraging not only the church through this letter, but he is reminding us of truth and exhorting us to be of faith and strong to hold onto the truth, for in doing that thing he directs, we too will receive a crown and be with Him in heaven. Joshua 1:9.
