Passage: The Revelation to John Revelation 2:8-11
Jesus is the Sovereign Lord and conqueror of death and he warns his people that their suffering is about to get worse. In the warning is a promise, they will be tested and when they are found faithful they will receive the crown of life. His promise to us is the same, stand firm in the test and we will live.
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