Sei getreu bis an den Tod, so will ich dir die Krone des Lebens geben: Die Prüfung des Gemeindeleiters und seiner Gemeinde bezog sich auf ihre Liebe zu Jesus und ihre Treue zu ihm. ###>Be Faithful Until Death, And I Will Give You the Crown of Life: The testing of the church pastor and his congregation had to do with their love towards Jesus and their faith in Him. They were asked not only to be steadfast in difficulty, but also faithful in their evangelizing.