Revelation 2:2-3

“I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil.  And you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars; and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name’s sake and have not become weary.

·        Jesus knew they were a hard working church.  Patience means perseverance. They were steady and faithful under pressure for decades.

·        They were zealous to establish a true biblical message and to maintain diligent outreach to others.

 

Psalm 1:6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.