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Revelations 2 and 8 and unto the angel of the church in Smyrna, write this.

So to the pastor write this.

These things say it the first and the last, which was dead and is alive.

He says, I know that works. I know what you're going through,

the tribulation. He said, and I know your poverty, but thou art rich. When he wasn't talking about

money, because he said, I know your what? Poverty, but thou are rich.

And I know the blasphemy of them that say they are Jews and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

This is what Smirno looked like. It's not much left of it, but you can tell,

Connor, that it never really looked good. They ain't had no money, okay? I didn't have money as a church,

and ain't have money as members. As a Christian, you had to basically vow the vow of poverty to stay in Smyrna.

Paul planted a church in a city, but the only way you can be in that city is to be poor.

Because as a Christian, you couldn't recognize the false gods.

You couldn't worship the emperor as a Christian.

So you have to go against the government and forego prosperity. Christ begins his address to

the pastor of the church at Smyrna by saying that he understands the conditions they are living in.

How does he understand the conditions? Because Christ chose to live without earthly riches as well.

Oh, but Jesus had a house. The Bible said,

Crefalo Dollars said that the Bible said. Jesus had a house. Yeah, he had somewhere to sleep.

I'm sure he had a house. The Bible did tell you the dimensions of the house. He didn't have Creflow Dollars house.

He wasn't concerned about that.

When they were hungry, he didn't pull in no money out of his sash.

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