Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

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Bible References

Companion

Revelation 2:9
I know your affliction and poverty, yet you are rich. I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
Revelation 7:14
I said to him, “Sir, you know.”

Then he told me:

These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation.
They washed their robes and made them white
in the blood of the Lamb.
John 16:33
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.”
Acts 14:22
strengthening the disciples by encouraging them to continue in the faith and by telling them, “It is necessary to pass through many troubles on our way into the kingdom of God.”
Romans 8:17
and if children, also heirs—heirs of God and coheirs with Christ—seeing that we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.
1 Corinthians 4:9
For I think God has displayed us, the apostles, in last place, like men condemned to die: We have become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men.
Philippians 1:7
It is right for me to think this way about all of you, because I have you in my heart, and you are all partners with me in grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and establishment of the gospel.
Philippians 4:14
Still, you did well by sharing with me in my hardship.
2 Timothy 1:8
So don’t be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, or of me His prisoner. Instead, share in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God.
2 Timothy 2:3
Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

In the

Revelation 3:10
Because you have kept My command to endure, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is going to come over the whole world to test those who live on the earth.
Revelation 13:10
If anyone is destined for captivity,
into captivity he goes.
If anyone is to be killed with a sword,
with a sword he will be killed.


This demands the perseverance and faith of the saints.
Revelation 14:12
This demands the perseverance of the saints, who keep God’s commands and their faith in Jesus.”
Romans 2:7
eternal life to those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality;
Romans 5:3
And not only that, but we also rejoice in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance,
Romans 8:25
But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with patience.
2 Thessalonians 1:4
Therefore, we ourselves boast about you among God’s churches—about your endurance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions you endure.
2 Thessalonians 3:5
May the Lord direct your hearts to God’s love and Christ’s endurance.
Hebrews 10:36
For you need endurance, so that after you have done God’s will, you may receive what was promised.
James 5:7
Therefore, brothers, be patient until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth and is patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains.

For the word

Revelation 1:2
who testified to God’s word and to the testimony about Jesus Christ, in all he saw.
Revelation 6:9
When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the people slaughtered because of God’s word and the testimony they had.
Revelation 11:7
When they finish their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, conquer them, and kill them.
Revelation 12:11
They conquered him
by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony,
for they did not love their lives
in the face of death.
Revelation 19:10
Then I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow slave with you and your brothers who have the testimony about Jesus. Worship God, because the testimony about Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

General references

Luke 21:19
By your endurance gain your lives.

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