October 19, 2008: This Is Gonna Hurt – Michael Hidalgo

Smyrna represented perhaps more than any other city the clash of the two kingdoms. The Kingdom of Heaven and the kingdom of Rome. Smyrna was considered and ancient ally of Rome, and was fiercely loyal to the Empire. When the Church started here those loyal to the Empire threatened them. They were beaten, tortured, imprisoned, and killed. Yet through all of this they refused to bow their knees to Caesar, because he was not the King of Kings.