Revelation 2:9

I know thy works,.... Good works, as before in Rev 2:2,

and tribulation; this is Christ's legacy to his people, and which lies in their way to heaven; and never was the way of any to heaven more…

I know thy works - The uniform method of introducing these epistles, implying a most intimate acquaintance with all that pertained to the church. See the notes on Rev 2:2. And tribulation - This word…

I know thy works - As he had spoken to the preceding Church, so he speaks to this: I know all that ye have done, and all that ye have suffered. The tribulation here mentioned must mean persecution,…

We now proceed to the second epistle sent to another of the Asian churches, where, as before, observe,

I. The preface or inscription in both parts. 1. The superscription, telling us to whom it was…

thy works, and Should be omitted.

poverty Perhaps the effect of the persecution, Jewish converts being, as in Heb 10:34, deprived of their property when put out of the synagogue on their conversion.…