The church is therefore warned to be on guard. Its citadel, reputed to be unassailable, was captured by surprise, first by Cyrus and later by Antiochus. thirty miles southeast of Thyatira, was once the capital of Lydia, known for its wealth at the time of Croesus (6th century B.C.). The few who have remained pure and faithful will share Christ’s victory and will be inscribed in the book of life ( Rev 3:4– 5). * The letter to Sardis does not praise the community but admonishes its members to watchfulness, mutual support, and repentance ( Rev 3:2– 3). kĢ2“‘“Whoever has ears ought to hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”’” * 21I will give the victor the right to sit with me on my throne, as I myself first won the victory and sit with my Father on his throne. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will enter his house and dine with him, and he with me.
jĢ0“‘“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. * I wish you were either cold or hot.ġ6 * So, because you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.ġ7 * i For you say, ‘I am rich and affluent and have no need of anything,’ and yet do not realize that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.ġ8I advise you to buy from me gold refined by fire * so that you may be rich, and white garments to put on so that your shameful nakedness may not be exposed, and buy ointment to smear on your eyes so that you may see.ġ9Those whom I love, I reprove and chastise. “‘The Amen, the faithful and true witness, the source of God’s creation, says this: h 15“I know your works I know that you are neither cold nor hot. * 14“To the angel of the church in Laodicea, * write this: gġ3“‘“Whoever has ears ought to hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”’ On him I will inscribe the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God, as well as my new name. fġ2“‘“The victor I will make into a pillar * in the temple of my God, and he will never leave it again. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one may take your crown. e 10Because you have kept my message of endurance, * I will keep you safe in the time of trial that is going to come to the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.ġ1I am coming quickly. You have limited strength, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.ĩBehold, I will make those of the assembly of Satan who claim to be Jews and are not, but are lying, behold I will make them come and fall prostrate at your feet, and they will realize that I love you. * 7“To the angel of the church in Philadelphia, * write this:Ĩ“‘“I know your works (behold, I have left an open door * before you, which no one can close). cĦ“‘“Whoever has ears ought to hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”’ bĥ“‘“The victor will thus be dressed in white, * and I will never erase his name from the book of life but will acknowledge his name in the presence of my Father and of his angels. a 4However, you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments they will walk with me dressed in white, because they are worthy. If you are not watchful, I will come like a thief, and you will never know at what hour I will come upon you. “‘The one who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars says this: “I know your works, that you have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead.ĢBe watchful and strengthen what is left, which is going to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God.ģRemember then how you accepted and heard keep it, and repent. * 1“To the angel of the church in Sardis, * write this:
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