To the faithful believers who would become victims of the power-hungry and tyrannical Roman Catholic Church during the holy wars, the Lord had a special word of encouragement in the letter to Thyatira:
Kwa wale walio na imani ambao watajikuta katika maafa kutokana na uovu wa kanisa wakati wa vita vitakatifu (holy wars) Mungu anamaelezo ya kuwatia moyo: