Revelation 2:8-11 KJV
[8] And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
[9] 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.
[10] Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
[11] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
This is talking about the persecution and trail of the Elect in the unfaithful congregations prior to Second Coming in the time of the end. Nothing to do with Jews in 70AD, or the particular literal church in Turkey.
Allow me to explain...after the faithful testimony of the Church for the past 2,000 years is finished (because all Elect has been sealed, Rev 7) and when Satan comes out of the bottomless pit, being tried in prison is
symbolism of being in a church with a spiritual condition where they are held under spiritual "captivity." The Elect (Two Witnesses) is no longer free to preach or witness the truth because no one wants to hear the truth anymore. They want to hear more smooth and lying words from false prophets and enjoy the entertainment in the church.
Revelation 11:7-8 KJV
[7] And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
[8] And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
But even in this, God commands that Two Witnesses (Elect) must remain faithful until they are
killed. Until they are killed by the beast who came out of the bottomless pit. The 10 days symbolizes the "fullness" of time of whatever is in view. And being faithful unto death is until they are killed in the streets of this Church, which is spiritually Jerusalem. The elect shall be faithful unto death. For example, "Here is the faith and patience of the saints." To remain faithful in this prison house of Satan until we are killed (our testimony being silenced) in the tribulation. This is our "Trial of faith!" Will we bow down and worship the image of the beast like all those around us, or will we remain faithful
unto death?
Do not be confused with tribulation and trails in the WORLD. We, Elect, always had tribulation in the world, but "in the great tribulation" prior to Second Coming, "IS" the trial, persecution, hatred of the elect
in the Church. That is clear by everything God says about this period. They are come into a captivity in the Lord's house! We need to understand that Satan is loosed not to accost the world, but to
accost the Church! This is where Satan wants to RULE! Yes, you could see that the world is getting progressively more evil and wicked
as the light of the Church is extinguished. So much so that if God doesn't shorten the days, because the candlesticks no longer shine, there would be no flesh left to be saved! Selah! I do not see what this preoccupation with the saints in the world has to do with the great tribulation they obviously suffered in their own Church. Since God is fully concentrating upon telling us of the abominations and hatred going on WITHIN HIS CHURCH! An UNFAITHFUL CHURCH where people no longer want to hear the truthful testimony of the Elect anymore! God is not preoccupied with the world, other than to say at judgment day, the people will all be judged. Nearly all His prophesy and warnings
are about the Church. Not Jersualem in Middle East. Not Rome. Not 70AD. Not third temple. And isn't it amazing how nearly
none of it is recognized or acknowledged "by the Church!"
The bottom line is, the "tribulation ten days" is the fullness of time for Elect to suffer trails in the synagogue of Satan which is the great city that was supposed to represent God has turned into a harlot. Consider wisely:
Revelation 18:2 KJV
[2] And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
This is how the congregation of God all over the world has eventually become the synagogue of Satan where He has his false prophets and christs sitting (ruling) in the church (temple). This is when the Great Tribulation begun FOR THE ELECT because the false prophets and christs, along with professed christians they decevied wage a spiritual war against them, to OVERCOME them, and to kill (silence) them so that people of the congregation may rejoice over the "dead bodies" of Two Witnesses so that the truthful testimony no longer torment them! The false prophets, like Joel Osteen, Joyce Meyers, Joseph Prince, etc. are free to preach whatever they want in order to deceive MANY professed Christians. They are being deceived. They do it "thinking" they are giving glory to God with their tolerance of homosexuality, divorce and remarriage, speaking in tongues, feel-good gospel, prosperity gospel, love for national Israel/Dispensationalism, free will doctrines, etc. God allows this to happen because they have silenced (killed) His witnesses of Elect and He will judge them. How? By causing them to believe their own lies!
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 KJV
[9] Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
[10] And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
[11] And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
[12] That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
See? This has NOTHING to do with national Israel, 70AD, or future temple. IT is about God's unfaithful congregation who do not want to hear the true testimony of the Two Witnesses because it torments their unrighteousness. With Two Witnesses' testimony being silenced, they can believe whatever they want in the church thinking they are saved and giving praise to God. But guess what? God is using false prophets and christ (aka Gog and Magog) against them to deceive them so they will believe a lie! It is a spiritual war, my friends, that I believe is taking place right now. Especially AFTER the period of " ten days of tribulation" for the Elect.
