Smyrna 2

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. Rev 2:10

To behold the Light of Life is awesome because LOVE IS!

What you fear is what holds you soul as its own.

By that I mean does one fear not having rent money? .... money for food? money just over all?

If yes .... than see what fear holds your soul!

The disciple of the Word of Life fears not the things that brings about SUFFERing .... but puts TRUST  ...IN... what the Word of Life says ... KNOWING that they shall receive the CROWN OF LIFE!

To suffer for Truth sake is to be MADE WHOLE--->But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ. 

For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing. 1 Peter 3:15-17

Yes .... It is tough to walk the life of one suffering, but the one that does is the one that picks up their OWN CROSS DAILY!

So many say suffering is being hated for their beliefs or so called church. BUT SUFFERING IS NOT DOING WHAT OTHERS DO!

My wife and I chose many years ago to suffer concerning Christmas. By that we did not celebrated it in our household. Ohhhhhhhhh trust me MANY set me to a place of damnation because of our choosing .... but through it all it told us FORGIVENESS!

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. ..... Luke 23:34

Today many walk after the carnal mind and by grace I see that and as so will not allow their actions, their words to bring bitterness to MY SOUL!

The one that walks in darkness stumbles and many times will stumble in your path. Look at that one as blind and that one will not cause you to suffer!

Prison is a place where the soul is given the option to worship the Truth or receive the lie! (Acts 16:25-40).

Ohhhhhhhhh Trust me .... MANY TIMES I've allowed my soul to reason with the situation and many times because of my reasoning the time in prison is harder AND longer. However, in my maturing I now face the situation and just put my soul in trusting the Word of Life, rather than my own reasoning! 

Now I am not one to pass by names, places or numbers. Why the number "10"

Ten represents the complete period of development within the soul's growth.

In a nutshell .... 10 is the number for perfection and the suffering the soul faces will bring complete perfection to that soul. 

YES .... That soul that knows that it must ENDURE the suffering and imprisonment will be the soul that receives the crown of Life!

Let us NOT pass on the word 'DAYS.'  But Brother lets not be so picky here. Brother/Sister it could have read 'ten seconds ... ten minutes .... ten years.'

So "days" must be seen in the Light of Truth!

Days shows us that the soul is learning by the Light of Truth, rather than the darkness of ignorance!

The darkness of ignorance is a place of NO MATURING! To mature is to KNOW and to KNOW is to see the Light, Life within!

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. Eph 4:11-16

Are you willing to endure suffering for ten days in return for a crown of Life?

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. Rev 2:11

The SECOND DEATH shall NOT HURT the one that has an EAR to hEAR!

Second death .... my my my. Many times I chew on that in wonder and AWE. For only Truth will make me free from being a part of that SECOND DEATH!

Death is NOT death in the sense of passing into non-existence, but simply a change into a new form of life. 

Ohhhhhh let us read that again "Death is NOT death in the sense of passing into non-existence, but simply a change into a new form of life." 

To walk/LIVE/REASON in the lower nature (carnal mind) is to be IN DEATH!

Before I was lowered into this vessel I was ALIVE. The lowering into this vessel brought me into DEATH. The Light of LIFE calls me out from this death INTO Life and as so the second death will NOT HURT ME!

In a nutshell " They who are NO longer slaves to the lower nature and endures all the adversaries that tempt them to move away from the Light will NOT FEAR any second death, just as they do not fear the death of the physical body!

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Frank & Michele Welder
Lethbridge, AB. Canada
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Jesus the Christ said, "Let him who seeks continue seeking until he finds. When he finds, he will become troubled. When he becomes troubled, he will be astonished, and he will rule over the All."
The Gospel of Thomas, Saying 2.