Revelation 2:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

Tribulation

Poverty

The blasphemy

Luke 22:65

Acts 26:11

1 Timothy 1:13

Which

Romans 2:17

Romans 9:6

The synagogue

Revelation 3:9

General references

Matthew 6:20

1 Corinthians 3:14

Bible References

Tribulation

And I said unto him, lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are those who came out of great tribulation and have washed their long robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

These things I have spoken unto you that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation; but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

confirming the souls of the disciples and exhorting them to remain in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

And not only this, but we even glory in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation works patience;

Who shall separate us from the charity of Christ? shall tribulation or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or peril or sword?

rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, constant in prayer,

For even when we were with you, we told you in advance that we must pass through tribulations, even as it has come to pass, and ye know.

seeing it is a just thing with God to recompense tribulation to those that trouble you

Poverty

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those that are broken,

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples and said, Blessed are the poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

how that in a great trial of tribulation the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Has not God chosen the poor of this world that they might be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those that love him?

The blasphemy

And they spoke many other things blasphemously against him.

And I punished them often in every synagogue and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto foreign cities.

who was before a blasphemer and a persecutor and injurious, but I was received unto mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

Which

Behold, thou doth call thyself a Jew and art supported by the law and doth glory in God

Not as though the word of God has been deficient. For not all the descendants of Israel are Israelites;

The synagogue

Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but do lie; behold, I will constrain them to come and worship before thy feet and to know that I have loved thee.

General references

but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust corrupt and where thieves do not break through nor steal;

If the work of anyone abides which he has built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.