...church in Smyrna write ; These things saith the First and the Last, who was dead, and is alive. 9. 1 know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty (but thou art rich,) and I know the blasphemy of them that say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. 10....

...not signified Jews, but they who are in the good of love, and, abstractedly, goods of love ; so by the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, is signified the false assertion that they possess the goods of love, when yet they do not. By Jews...

...church in Smyrna write: These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive ; I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but...blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer. Behold, the Devil...

...heaven ; even of Him, who was at first figured by the Tree of Life in the earthly Paradise. II. 9. And I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. And I know the opprobrious and reviling speeches, which are cast out...

...was dead, and is alive ; 9 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. 10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer. Behold, the devil...

...was dead, and is alive ; 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. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer. Behold, the Devil...

...church in Smyrna write: These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive ; 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....

...tongue, on this side eternity, can venture to pourtray. The epistle before us thus continues : " I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer ; behold, the devil...

...The peace and happiness of the Smyrnaen church are strikingly contrasted by their Divine Master with the " blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are of the synagogue of Satan." These were professed Jews, men of violent and profligate character,...

...church of Ephesus — says, he knew where they dwelt. This church was composed of Jews: Christ said, I know the blasphemy of them, which say they are Jews and are not; but are the synagogue of Satan, 'these Jews had become backsliders, and had fallen under the name of...