In Episode 2 of our 7-part series on the Letters to the Seven Churches in Revelation, we unpack the message Jesus sends to the church in Smyrna — a congregation facing persecution, poverty, and suffering.In this study we explore:📌 The historical context of Smyrna (Roman persecution & imperial cult pressure)📌 What Jesus means by “I know your tribulation and your poverty, but you are rich”📌 The call to faithfulness even unto death📌 How this ancient letter speaks to the church todayJesus doesn’t promise escape — He promises Christ-centered endurance. What might it look like to be faithful in hardship rather than simply comfortable?🔔 Subscribe for the rest of the Seven Churches series: Ephesus, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea.