Revelation 3:9 Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie, indeed I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.
Jesus spoke these same words to the church of Smyrna. Jesus said to Smyrna, "I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. When Jesus came as the promised Messiah, the religious leaders who belonged to the synagogue did not believe Jesus was the Messiah. They persecuted and tried to kill Jesus before it was time for Him to die on the cross for our sins.
It was the Jewish religious leaders who convinced the Roman government to crucify Jesus on the cross. After Jesus' death, resurrection and assertion into heaven to be with His heavenly Father, these same Jewish leaders began to persecute the Christians. Paul was part of this persecution of the Christians until his conversion on the way to Damascus to arrest and kill more Christians.
These Jewish religious leaders were also persecuting the church at Philadelphia. Jesus again says these Jewish leaders belong to the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie, and belong to Satan. Jesus adds, "I will make them come and worship before your feet and to know that I have loved you."
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