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Verse Revelation 3:22. _HE THAT HATH AN EAR, LET HIM HEAR_] Mr.
Wesley has a very judicious note on the conclusion of this chapter,
and particularly on this last verse, _He that hath an ear_, c. "Thi...
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HE THAT HATH AN EAR ... - See the notes on Revelation 2:7.
This closes the epistolary part of this book, and the “visions”
properly commence with the next chapter. Two remarks may be made in
the conc...
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CHAPTER 3
Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea
_ 1. Sardis: The reformation period (Revelation 3:1)_
2. Philadelphia: The faithful remnant (Revelation 3:7)
3. Laodicea: The indifferent and apostate Churc...
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THE LETTER TO THE CHURCH AT LAODICEA. Laodicea was 40 miles SE. of
Philadelphia and near Colossæ. It was famous for its wealth, and when
it was overthrown by an earthquake in A.D. 60, it disdained to...
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REVELATION 2:1 TO REVELATION 3:22. THE LETTERS TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES.
These letters are addressed to individual churches, but their messages
are intended for the Church as a whole. In every letter the...
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_Laodicea_ is last named. The city was situated about twenty miles
from Ephesus, and near Colosse. The church was honored with an epistle
from the apostle Paul. See Colossians 4:17. Still, it had fall...
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And to the angel of the Church in Laodicea, write:
These things says the Amen, the witness on whom you can rely and who
is true, the moving cause of the creation of God. I know your works; I
know that...
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THE LETTER TO SARDIS (Revelation 3:1-6)...
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THE CHURCH IN LAODICEA...
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_CONCLUSION OF THE LAODICEAN LETTER REVELATION 3:18-22:_ These
brethren had to learn what was really important. Jesus expressed His
love for these brethren by the rebuke He gave. "As many as I love, I...
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ΈΧΩΝ _praes. act. part. (subst.)_ от ΈΧ (G2192) иметь,
ΆΚΟΥΣΆΤΩ _aor. imper. act. от_ ΆΚΟΎΩ (G191)
слышать (_см._ Revelation 3:6)....
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DISCOURSE: 2506
THE VOICE OF GOD TO HIS CHURCH AND PEOPLE
Revelation 3:22. _He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit
saith unto the Churches_.
PERHAPS there is not another expression in the...
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Strauss-' Comments
SECTION 10
Text Revelation 3:14-22
14 And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write:
These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the
beginning of the creation of...
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THE PROPHETIC SECTION
10 _ Endurance _ will be a cardinal virtue in that day of stress and
distress. Seven times are we reminded of it (Rev_1:9; Rev_2:2-3;
Rev_2:19; Rev_3:10; Rev_13:10; Rev_14:12)....
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THE EPISTLES TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES (CONCLUDED)
1-6. To the Church in Sardis Christ speaks as He who gives the spirit
and looks for spiritual life. There is no praise for this Church. Its
life is witho...
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TO THE CHURCH IN LAODICEA Christ speaks as He through whom alone comes
true life with its riches and blessings (Revelation 3:14). The Church
is blamed for luke warmness, self-satisfaction and worldlin...
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FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME
REVELATION
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 3
TO THE *CHURCH IN SARDIS - REVELATION 3:1-6
V1 ‘Write to the *angel of the *church in Sardis. I hold the 7
spirits of God and the...
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The message for Laodicea, where a church existed by 60 A.D.
(Colossians 4:16)....
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“I STAND AT THE DOOR AND KNOCK”
Revelation 3:14
It is better to be cold than lukewarm, for in the latter case all that
God's love can do for the soul has only produced a moderate result,
while if we...
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The letter to the Church in Sardis covers the period of the
Reformation. The Church was addressed as "dead." Yet there were things
remaining which were not dead, but "ready to die." The address is
lar...
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TO THE LUKEWARM CHURCH
Verse 14 Laodicea was 40 miles southeast of Philadelphia. It was in a
fertile valley at the junction of several major trade routes. It was a
wealthy city famous for much gold, b...
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The seventh and last letter is to the Angel of the Church of Laodicia.
Christ here takes the title of the Amen, [3] as if he said, I am the
Truth. --- The beginning of the creation, or of the creature...
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(14) And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These
things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of
the creation of God; (15) I know thy works, that thou art ne...
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REFLECTIONS
BLESSED Lord of thy Churches! Give thy servants grace to praise thee
for such love-tokens of thy favor, that in thine infinite
condescension thou didst send those gracious messages to thy...
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That God should have chosen John to be the instrument of communicating
the closing volume of the New Testament is worthy of our
consideration. It is not a new thing for God thus to set out the
stronge...
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The Church in Laodicea
A man visited his optometrist to have his glasses checked. "They just
aren't strong enough," he told the doctor. "Don't you have something
stronger?" "Yes," asid the optometris...
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There is no threat of removing the candlestick: that was settled.
Judgment, setting aside the assembly, was fixed. But this body would
be treated as the world, not ecclesiastically as a corrupt assemb...
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HE THAT HATH AN EAR, LET HIM HEAR,....
Revelation 2:7....
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See Rev 4:1...
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_He that hath an ear, let him hear_, &c. This stands in the three
former letters before the promise; in the four latter, after it;
clearly dividing the seven into two parts; the first containing three...
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HE THAT HATH AN EAR, LET HIM HEAR WHAT THE SPIRIT SAITH UNTO THE
CHURCHES.
The congregation had been in existence at the time when Paul wrote his
letter to the Colossians, for he stated that he had a...
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The letter to the congregation at Laodicea:...
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THE ASSEMBLY AT SARDIS
(vv. 1-6)
The message to the assembly at Sardis has a very different character,
for instead of being a development from Thyatira, it is rather a
revulsion from it. Sardis mean...
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LAODICEA (VERSES 14-22)
The City
Laodicea was a city of great wealth, richest in the region of Phrygia.
It is located in the Meander Valley on the Lycus River. It had existed
since the third century...
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14-22 Laodicea was the last and worst of the seven churches of Asia.
Here our Lord Jesus styles himself, "The Amen;" one steady and
unchangeable in all his purposes and promises. If religion is worth...
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We have had this in the conclusion of every epistle before: see
REVELATION 2:7,11,17,29, and in REVELATION 3:6,13. Those who make
these churches typical of all Christian churches, from the time John
h...
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Revelation 3:22 has G2192 (G5723) ear G3775 hear G191 (G5657) what
G5101 Spirit G4151 says G3004 ...
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‘He who has an ear to hear, let him hear, what the Spirit says to
the churches'.
It is up to every man how he hears. And we have been warned seven
times. How foolish we would be not to hear!
FURTHER...
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Revelation 3:22. The Epistle closes with the usual call of the Spirit
to the churches. We have considered the Epistles to the seven churches
separately; but, before leaving the subject, it may be well...
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CONTENTS: Message to Sardis concerning their hypocrisy. Message to
Philadelphia on hollow profession. Message to Laodicea on apostasy.
Christ's attitude to the Church in its final stage in the world....
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_Epistle the fifth._
Revelation 3:1. _Sardis,_ once a flourishing city, the residence of
ancient kings, now a miserable village, having but few christians.
This is not the Sardis, capital of Lydia, wh...
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IF YOU HAVE EARS, THEN. A grim word of warning; but also a promise!...
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_As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten._
DIVINE CHASTISEMENT
I. In reference to the sinner, what is the object of Divine
chastisement? The merciful design is the conviction and conversion of
the s...
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_The Laodiceans._
LAODICEA--THE SELF-COMPLACENT CHURCH
Laodicea is the type of a self-complacent Church. Underneath the
condemnation of luke-warmness there is a yet more heart-searching
lesson. Lukew...
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 3:14 _Laodicea_ is criticized for its
spiritual immaturity. The city was a commercial center. It had
thriving medical and textile industries. It was so wealthy that it
de...
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7. LAODICEA.
Vs. 14-22. Laodicea receives no commendation. She is not hopeless, but
indifferent. However indifference is next to hopelessness.
The city of Laodicea, named for Laodice wife of the Sele...
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
Revelation 3:14. LAODICEANS.—The city of Laodicea was situated on
the banks of the Lycus, near Hierapolis and Colossæ. Archippus was
possibly the angel of this Church,...
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EXPOSITION
REVELATION 3:1
_The epistle to the Church at Sardis. _This Church is one of the two
which receives unmixed reproof. Smyrna and Philadelphia receive no
blame; Sardis and Laodicea receive no...
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7. LAODICEA: THE MATERIALLY RICH APOSTATE CHURCH
Background: The city was founded before 1000 BC but the city was named
Laodicea in 250 BC. The physical location of the city was about 40
miles east of...
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And unto the angel of the church in Sardis (Protestant Reformation)
write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God
(Revelation 3:1),
And so the fullness of the Spirit as it dwelt in...
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THE CHURCHES AT SARDIS, PHILADELPHIA, AND LAODICEA
Revelation 3:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We present some of the outstanding things written to the Church at
Sardis. This is the fifth Church in the seven...
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He that hath an ear, let him hear, &c. — This stands in the three
former letters before the promise; in the four latter, after it;
clearly dividing the seven into two parts; the first containing three...
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Thus Christ shuts up this, as he did all the preceding epistles
before, with. repeated exhortation to all Christians to the end of the
world, to hear, read, attend unto, and observe, all the cautions...