Rev 2:10-11 | TNotes | STEP | 2:10 John saw the devil as the source of human hostility against Christians. • The period of their suffering would be ten days , symbolizing a limited time of persecution (see 1 Pet 1:6 ). If they would remain faithful , their reward would be the crown of eternal life . • when facing death: John’s pupil Polycarp was a martyr in Smyrna in the mid-100s AD .

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‏ Revelation of John 2:10-11

2:10 ^a John saw the devil as the source of human hostility against Christians.

• The period of their suffering would be ten days, symbolizing a limited time of persecution (see 1 Pet 1:6 ^b). If they would remain faithful, their reward would be the crown of eternal life.

• when facing death: John’s pupil Polycarp was a martyr in Smyrna in the mid-100s AD.
2:11 ^c Faithfulness until death is described as being victorious; overcoming the second death means receiving eternal life (see 20:5-6 ^d, 14 ^e; 21:8 ^f).