Week 7: Smyrna - Faithful Unto Death
11/9/2025 - Martin Canell
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Individual/Small Group Study
Read the articles attached. Highlight the questions you have. Write one statement from each article that resonated with you.
Read 1 Peter 3:13-18. What stands out to you from this passage and why?
How is the church to think of suffering? Is it a curse from Satan? A blessing from God? Or some combination of the two?
The church at Smyrna is one of only two churches that is not rebuked by Jesus. What are the promises for those who conquer in verses 10 & 11?
While most of us will not be put to death for Christ (unless something changes drastically very soon), how can we be living as the church at Smyrna lived in the culture of 2025?
Pray that God would reveal Himself to you through our study of Revelation.