Rev 2:10

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast [some] of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

Ten days obviously is a different time defined differently
than 24 hour days. Compare to the stumblingblock of
Genesis, where each day represents a huge amount of
time, for each day. Days are often relative, in the OT
and NT.

"A day is as a thousand years to the Lord." Peter
writes in his second letter:

2Pe 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day [is] with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.


What is Christ telling John, by signifying that many
in Smyrna, will suffer for 10 days? Why is the term
day used? Was that a literal sentence for religious
offenses? Was it 10 days between hasty prosecution,
imprisonment, and death by crucifixion, hanging,
or beheading?

Tribulation has come to mean the period of hardship
for the world, or for believers.

This is like being a Jew in Nazi Germany. This time,
the persecution, from the Muslims, may result in
literally 10s of millions of executions and beheadings.
Are we headed for such a tribulation?

The Bible says we are. The first holocaust gave birth
to Israel. WIth the final assault, against Israel, it is
very likely, that we shall see the arrival of New
Jerusalem.

He is coming from the far parts of heaven.
He is bringing us our salvation, but, even
more amazingly, he is bringing a new
world for us to abide in, for the next
1000 years. That's what the Bible
states.