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Revelation 3:1-22

Revelation chapter 3 continues from chapter 2 with the fifth prophetic writing to/for the angels and their different churches. Even though many of the details may relate to a past event, or a present event - these will also relate to a future event. This allows us to understand the methods, characteristics, attitudes, manners of actions, etc, of those who will be participating in the future events. 

Several of the events prophesied have already occurred, and the judgments prophesied to/for the angels and their churches by the Lord Jesus Christ have been implemented - but the final judgment and implementation is still future to us today, as recorded in Revelation chapters 19 and 20.

Revelation 3:1-6:
"3:1To the angel of the church in Sardis you must write:
'The (one) having the seven spirits of God and the seven stars, says the-things-here -
I knew2 your works, that you have a name that you live and you are dead. .2You must become wakefully-watching and you must set-fast the remaining-things which used-to be about to die, for I did not find2 your works having been filled2 before my God. .3Therefore you must remember how you received2 and heard, and you must keep and you must repent. Therefore if-ever you may not wakefully-watch I will have-come as a thief and you may never know what-kind-of hour I will have-come on you. .4But you have little names in Sardis which did not soil their outer-garments and they will walk with me in white (outer-garments) because they are worthy.
.5The (person) being-victorious thus will clothe-himself in white outer-garments, and I will never wipe-out his name from the book of the life, and I will express-agreement (regarding) his name before my Father and before His angels.
.6The (person) having an ear must hear what the spirit says to the churches.'

John continues writing the words from the Lord Jesus Christ...

'The one (the Lord Jesus Christ) who is having (holding, in the sense of having authority over)...

...says the-things-here (emphatically these things which I am telling you)... 

You must become wakefully-watching (presently come to pass to be watchful, causing yourself to become awake and then stay awake; figuratively meaning: have your eyes open and be spiritually alert, sensitive to what God wants you to know and do) and you must set-fast (firmly fix into the correct position, establish) the remaining-things which used-to be about to die (the rest of the matters which were on the point of dying, being lifeless, inactive)...

Following-on logically, you must actively call to your mind and have in memory how you received and continue to receive (to take what is given to/for you to use) and how you heard words spoken to/for you...

Following-on logically, if it should happen at any time that you would not wakefully-watch (as verse 2 above)...

But contrary to that behavior, you presently have (hold) a small amount of names (referring to various people) in Sardis which did not soil their outer-garments (they did not make themselves filthy or muddy in their behavior as a dirty garment; some of the outer clothing worn during the time when John was writing this book would indicate or signify a person's position, status, authority, profession, etc, within a community)...

The person being-victorious (actively gaining the victory, conquering)...

The person having an ear must hear (people normally have ears, but here Jesus is referring to anyone who is willing to use an ear paying attention to hear what is spoken to be heard; refer to Revelation 1:3; – he who has an ear must hear, listen attentively becoming informed and learned to the end of understanding what he hears, which is)...

During the current age, all holy-people are written in the book of the life because we have already received holy spirit-life and this truth cannot change. All the Judeans/Israelites who will live during the next age (which will be between the gathering-together of all holy-people away from the earth and the return of the Lord Jesus Christ back on earth) will be judged (refer to Revelation chapter 20). This kind of judgment will also be applied to people who lived during the old covenant times (prior to the day of Pentecost recorded in Acts chapter 2).

[Reference: Exodus 32:30-35; Matthew 6:28-33, 10:32, 37 and 38, 17:2, 24:36-44; Luke 12:8; Acts 3:19; Romans 1:11; I Corinthians 8:7, 11:34, 16:13; Philippians 4:3; Colossians 2:14; I Thessalonians 3:2, 5:1-6; Hebrews chapter 1, 6:1, 9:14; James 2:17 and 26; II Peter 3:10; Jude 1:8 and 23; Revelation 1:3, 4, 16 and 20, 2:7, 11, 17, 26 and 29, 20:15. Note: verbs with a superscript 2 (2) immediately following them indicate the "perfect" tense - details are provided in the "Relevant Notes" link of this study.]

 

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