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 he said to me, These are they who come out of great affliction, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

I have spoken these things to you, that ye may have peace in me. In the world ye shall have tribulation; but take courage: I have overcome the world.

Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith; and that we must through many tribulations enter into the kingdom of God.

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also,

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall affliction, or distress, or persecution, or hunger, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, continue instant in prayer.

For when we were with you we told you before, we should be afflicted; as it came to pass, and ye know.

Seeing it is a righteous thing with God, to recompence affliction to them that afflict you.

Poverty

he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me, to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

And lifting up his eyes on his disciples, he said, Happy are ye poor: for your's is the kingdom of God.

That in a great trial of affliction, their overflowing joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality:

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he hath promised to them that love him?

The blasphemy

And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.

And frequently punishing them in all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

having put me into the ministry, Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecuter, and a reviler; but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

Which

Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law,

Not as if the word of God had fallen to the ground; for all are not Israel, who are of Israel.

The synagogue

Behold I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie, behold, I will make them come and lie down before thy feet, and know that I have loved thee.

General references

But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break thro' nor steal.

If any one's work which he hath built thereon shall remain, he shall receive a reward.