Bible Handbook
Smyrna
Time,-100-323 A.D.; meaning,-myrrh, or sweet smelling savor. BHB 123.1
• Revelation 2:8-11. Works, tribulation, and poverty, John 15:20; James 2:5; Acts 20:29-31; 2 Peter 2:1. Ten days: this doubtless refers to the persecution of ten years under Diocletian, the emperor of Rome, 302-312 A.D. Crown of life, Revelation 1:18. Overcomer’s reward, Revelation 20:6. BHB 123.2