The Book of Revelation: The Church Strong in Tribulation (3) / The Church Lax in Discipline (1)

THE CHURCH STRONG IN TRIBULATION In times of prosperity it is not so difficult to confess Christ as their King. When He scores victory upon victory, it is an honor to belong to His honor. Our faithfulness is not manifest. But when because of His name we are subject to persecution, the objects of the mockery and reproach of the world, when the confession of His name is the cause of trouble and much tribulation, then to confess that name is faithfulness. The church in Smyrna was in tribulation,...