Besides tribulation, Christians in Smyrna endured poverty, possibly suffering economic sanctions because they would not engage in emperor worship. Jehovah’s present - day servants are not immune from similar trials.
स्मुर्णा शहराच्या उत्तरेकडे ८० किलोमीटरच्या अंतरावर वसलेले पर्गम शहर मूर्तिपूजक धर्मांत बुडालेले होते.