"He That Overcometh Shall Not Be Hurt of the Second Death"

Revelation 2:8; 8. The angel [I. V. servant] of the Church] The presiding officer of the Church in Smyrna.

Revelation 2:8; The first and the last] See Revelation 1:9-11.

Revelation 2:9; 9. I know thy works] See Revelation 2:1-7.

Revelation 2:9; Blasphemy] See Revelation 13:1-10.

Revelation 2:9; The synagogue of Satan] The Jewish congregations in Smyrna which rejected Christ and fought the saints were part of the Church of the Devil. See Revelation 17:1-18.

Revelation 2:10; 10. Thou shalt suffer] The Lord intends that his saints shall suffer in his Cause, even as he suffered for them. Such is part of the probationary testing of mortality.

Revelation 2:10; The devil shall cast some of you into prison] Who is it that casts the saints into prison? Who closed the prison doors upon Peter and Paul and Joseph Smith? The devil does it, but he uses his servants and mortal representatives; when any man rises up to persecute the saints of God, or any of his fellowmen for that matter, he is in the service of Satan, his master.

Revelation 2:10; Tribulation ten days] The sufferings and trials of this life are short when compared with the eternal peace and comfort that shall be the lot of those who endure them well.

Revelation 2:10; Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life] 'Endure to the end and thou shalt be saved; keep the commandments and thou shalt have eternal life.' (D&C 98:14.)

Revelation 2:11; 11. He that hath an ear, let him hear] See Revelation 2:1-7.

Revelation 2:11; Unto the churches] The message is for all saints and all congregations everywhere in all ages. The faithful saints shall not be hurt of the second death.

Revelation 2:11; He that overcometh] See Revelation 2:1-7.

Revelation 2:11; The second death] Spiritual death. See Revelation 21:8.