WeeKly BooK oF Revelation
paraphrased study
8 - “To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of he who is the First and the Last, the one who died and came to life again. 9 I know your afflictions and your poverty. Yet you’re rich! I know about the slander of those who say they are Hebrew but are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. 10 Don’t fear what you’re about to suffer. The devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation ten days. Be faithful, even to death, and I will give to you the crown of life.
11 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. They who overcome will not be hurt [adikeó - acted unjustly towards, injured, acting contrary to what is divinely approved, harmed] by the second [deuteros - duo, afterwards, again, secondarily, second] death.”
The second death is referred to at the third mention of a lake of fire at the total, universal regenesis which Jesus called “the regeneration” - the greek word is palin/again-genesis - this is when God says “behold! I make all new” - translators changed “all” - greek word pas - into all things. Also 3 times in Eph.1:10 and in many more verses. And the second death is also said to be the death of death, which “all new” the second vivification, is greater than the first one which is at the Lord’s (full) return/appearing - which now “all new” naturally iS the end of death. The death in Adam being the first death. So this death - of death and all its shadow - must be the second.. “meant for the devil and his angels” which considering Eph.1:10, and Col.1:20, may suggest..?
Or? Or that is “and” as I think prophecy, like creation is in repeating patterns. The “second death” here - I prayed to better understand “2nd death” before posting this and then I let it be overnight. It seemed to come back to me first thing this morning that the answer is in the paragraph above, is in the letter. And it has struck me that perhaps in this letter it reads a bit more simply(?) That the second death having to do with earthly tribulation, would be death itself - dying at that time, when you have previously - during this brief lifetime - died with Christ. If we overcome, we will see and understand clearly? (Rev.7:9,4; 14:4 / 9:5) Will know the signs and what’s what. So by “the death the second” not be harmed. The greek “the” can also be read as having to do with “that, this, the one, the other”.
Second death as one of God’s riddles, sometimes code. In Rev.20:14, the second death of the universe, the fiery regeneration/regenesis. And 21:8 is if anyone is still abominable, unbelieving. Which is hiGhly unlikely. And 20:6, for those who were martyred, because of Jesus, death’s power has been annulled, so ultimately how could they be harmed?
‘Last days’ are not total hell on earth as some have taught and portrayed. For there will be eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day ..compared to when Noah entered the ark - then the flood. Which, it wasn’t nice times “every thought was only for evil”, Satan having experimented with the dna/dabbled in human breeding..? A feature of the coming triple six miracle? But he misunderstands the totality of corruption. There is no honor among thieves.. hence the fiery flood ->manmade. First of three mentions of a lake of fire - but does not mention “second death” - Rev.19:20.
What is it we are to “overcome”?
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