Revelation 2:8-11

Revelation 2:8-11

[8] And  unto the angel  of the church  write;  These things  saith  the first  and  the last,  which  was  dead,  and  is alive;  [9] I know  and  tribulation,  and  poverty,  rich)  and  I know the blasphemy  of them which  say  they  Jews,  and  not,  but  are the synagogue  of Satan.  [10] Fear  none  of those things which  thou shalt  suffer:  behold,  the devil  shall  cast  some of  into  prison,  that  ye may be tried;  and  ye shall have  tribulation  ten  days:  be thou  faithful  unto  death,  and  I will give  a crown  of life.  [11] He that hath  an ear,  let him hear  what  the Spirit  saith  unto the churches;  He that overcometh  be hurt  of  the second  death. 

What does Revelation 2:8-11 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

John penned this letter to commend its recipients for their endurance of persecution and poverty for the sake of Jesus Christ. He also did so to exhort them to be fearless and faithful even to death. Whereas the Ephesian church needed to return to past conditions, this one needed to persevere in what was characteristic of it in the present.