Revelation 2:8-9; 3:14&17 - Rich or Poor?

Pastor Mike Impact Ministries · Feb 12, 2022 · 5m

"And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write, 'These things says the First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life: I know your works, tribulation, and poverty (but you are rich)…”

"And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, 'These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God… Because you say, 'I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing'--and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked.”

The church of Smyrna was the persecuted church. If indeed these churches represent different stages of…