Contributed by Ken Gilmore on Jun 20, 2002
                    
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    The message to the Church at Smyrna
4 Commendations
                
                    
                        Rev. 2:8-11
The church was commended for 4 things
1.  They stood strong under terrible tribulation (thlipsin) = crushing affliction
-They were faithful to Christ despite all the ridicule, mockery, abuse, cursing, loss of property, possible imprisonment and martyrdom.
-Ways of martyrdom
o	Prison
                        
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