“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.”
I know your affliction and your poverty, even though you are rich — and I know the slander of those who say they are Jews but are not; they are a synagogue of Satan — Christ acknowledges Smyrna's material deprivation but declares spiritual richness, inverting worldly valuations (compare Luke 6:20; 2 Corinthians 8:9). The "synagogue of Satan" refers to those claiming Jewish identity while opposing Christ; their slander likely includes denunciations to Roman authorities leading to persecution.
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