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REVELATION 3:5 ou[twj {B}
Instead of ou[twj the Textus Receptus, following ac P 046 and most
minuscules, reads ou-toj. A majority of the Committee preferred
ou[twj, partly because of superior manuscr...
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Verse Revelation 3:5. _I WILL NOT BLOT OUT HIS NAME_] This may be an
allusion to the custom of registering the names of those who were
admitted into the Church in a book kept for that purpose, from w...
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HE THAT OVERCOMETH - See the notes on Revelation 2:7.
THE SAME SHALL BE CLOTHED IN WHITE RAIMENT - Whosoever he may be that
shall overcome sin and the temptations of this world, shall be
admitted to t...
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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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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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THE LETTER TO THE CHURCH AT SARDIS. Sardis was a little more than 30
miles SE. of Thyatira: formerly a city of great importance, at this
time it had become a town of the second rank. It had been destr...
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_Sardis_ was the capital of the great ancient kingdom of Lydia, which
was overthrown by the Persian Cyrus. It was the residence of the rich
King Croesus, whose name has passed into. proverb. Of the hi...
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And to the angel of the Church in Sardis, write:
These things says he who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven
stars.
I know your works; I know that you have a reputation for life, but
that you...
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THE LETTER TO SARDIS (Revelation 3:1-6)...
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OVERCOMETH. See Revelation 2:7.
THE SAME. The texts read "thus".
BLOT OUT. Occurances: Revelation 7:17; Revelation 21:4 (wipe away)....
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_the same shall be clothed_ Read, SHALL THUS BE CLOTHED. Perhaps the
sense is not so much "thus, as I have promised to the holy remnant in
Sardis," but "thus as I am now." The colour of Christ's pries...
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Revelation 3:1-6. THE CHURCH IN SARDIS...
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ΟὝΤΩΣ. אeB2P … and Text. Rec[123] read οὗτος.
[123] Rec. Textus Receptus as printed by Scrivener.
5. Ὁ ΝΙΚΩ͂Ν ΟὝΤΩΣ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΕΙ͂ΤΑΙ. If
οὕτως means “like the holy remnant in Sardis,” it is natural
to a...
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_LETTER TO THE CHURCH AT SARDIS REVELATION 3:1-6:_ Sardis was a
wealthy city that had started to decline in the days of John. It was
situated at the junction of several trade routes. It was a place of...
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ΝΙΚΏΝ _praes. act. part. (subst.)_ от ΝΙΚΆΩ (G3528)
побеждать, быть победителем,
преодолевать,
ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΕΪ́ΤΑΙ _fut. ind. med. (dep.) от_
ΠΕΡΙΒΆΛΛΩ (G4016) облачаться в одежды,
одеваться,
ΟΎ ΜΉ никои...
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DISCOURSE: 2497
EPISTLE TO SARDIS
Revelation 3:4. Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not
defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they
are worthy. He that overcom...
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AND I WILL NOT BLOT OUT HIS NAME— The same allegory is pursued. This
is elsewhere stiled to _cast out the name_ (Luke 6:22.)—to reject,
to excommunicate, by blotting the name out of the _matricula,_ o...
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Strauss-' Comments
SECTION 8
Text Revelation 3:1-6
And to the angel of the church in Sardis write:
These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the
seven stars: I know thy works, tha...
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He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I
will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess
his name before my Father, and before his angels.
THE S...
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The Prophetic Section
THYATIRA
18 Tertullian and Epiphanius say that there was no ecclesia in
Thyatira when John wrote these letters. On this ground many rejected
this prophecy in early times. T...
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THE SAME SHALL BE CLOTHED] RV 'shall thus be arrayed'; 'thus' = 'as I
am': cp. Revelation 1:13. BOOK OF LIFE] i.e. the number of Christ's
people: cp. Revelation 13:8; Revelation 17:8;...
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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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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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HE THAT OVERCOMETH. — The promise is repeated to all who overcome;
all, not who have never fallen, or failed, but who conquer, shall be
clothed in glistening white raiment. On this glistering appearan...
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The message to Sardis. The title of the speaker (drawn from Revelation
1:4; Revelation 1:16; Revelation 1:20), as general as in the similar
letter to Ephesus, has no special bearing on the subsequent...
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“ESTABLISH THE THINGS THAT REMAIN”
Revelation 3:1
In other addresses to the churches our Lord began with commendation,
but no such word is here. He is described in the fullness of His
glorious nature...
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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 DEAD CHURCH
On a plateau at the foot of Mount Timolous, in a fertile valley, at
the intersection of several roads, stood the city of Sardis. It was 35
miles southeast of Thyatira. Three sides o...
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To the Angel of the church of Sardis. He begins with a severe
reprehension, thou hast the name of being alive, and thou art dead,
which we may understand of the greatest part of them, and of being
dea...
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(1) And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things
saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I
know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art d...
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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 Sardis
The doldrums is a part of the ocean near the equator, with abounding
calms, and light, timid winds. The weather is hot and extreemely
dispiriting. The old sailing vessels, when c...
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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 OVERCOMETH,.... The deadness, formality, and imperfection of
this church state; gets over these things, and is among the few names
in it:
THE SAME SHALL BE CLOTHED IN WHITE RAIMENT; the Vulga...
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He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I
will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess
his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Ver. 5....
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_He that overcometh_ That is finally victorious over his spiritual
enemies; _shall be clothed in white raiment_ In the habit of victory,
joy, and triumph; _and I will not blot his name out of the book...
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I WILL NOT BLOT OUT HIS NAME-I WILL CONFESS HIS NAME BEFORE MY FATHER,
AND BEFORE HIS ANGELS; MATTHEW 10:32-33; Matthew 25:34-40. Character
is personal; and amid great and abounding iniquity individua...
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PASTORAL LETTERS TO THE CONGREGATIONS AT SARDIS, AT PHILADELPHIA, AND
AT LAODICEA.
The letter to the congregation at Sardis:...
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HE THAT OVERCOMES, THE SAME SHALL BE CLOTHED IN WHITE RAIMENT; AND I
WILL NOT BLOT OUT HIS NAME OUT OF THE BOOK OF LIFE, BUT I WILL CONFESS
HIS NAME BEFORE MY FATHER AND BEFORE HIS ANGELS....
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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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SARDIS (VERSES 1-6)
The City
Sardis was one of the richest cities of the ancient world. It had a
2,000 year history. Sardis was built on Mount Timolus. 600 years
before Christ, Sardis was the capita...
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HE THAT OVERCOMETH, THE SAME SHALL BE CLOTHED IN WHITE RAIMENT; he
that overcometh in the spiritual fight, shall be honoured as a
triumpher. AND I WILL NOT BLOT OUT HIS NAME OUT OF THE BOOK OF LIFE;
t...
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Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh
Therefore they shall be "clothed in white raiment,"[192]...
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Revelation 3:5 He G3778 overcomes G3528 (G5723) clothed G4016 (G5698)
in G1722 white G3022 garments G2440 and...
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‘He who overcomes will thus be arrayed in white garments, and there
is no way I will blot his name out of the book of life, but I will
confess his name before my Father and before His angels.'
In Reve...
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SHALL BE ARRAYED
(περιβαλειτα). Future middle indicative of
περιβαλλω, to fling around one, here and in Revelation 4:4
with εν and the locative, but usually in this book with the
accusative of the t...
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ANGELS
(_ See Scofield) - (Hebrews 1:4). _...
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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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THOSE WHO WIN. Those who are spiritually dead will have their names
erased from the book of the living. Those who win will receive
everything the Lord has promised them! [Book of the living: ancient
c...
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_He that overcometh … shall be clothed in white raiment._
THE BATTLE, THE VICTORY, AND THE REWARD
I. A conflict engaged in. The Christian has the peace of God, and is
at peace with God; but just bec...
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 3:1 The church in _Sardis_ has a few
who remain faithful, but their faith does not result in good works.
Most of the impressive Roman-era remains now visible at Sardis we...
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 3:4 There is hope for A FEW NAMES,
alert and faithful believers. Christ promises them the conqueror’s
reward. They will have communion with him (WALK WITH ME) and the...
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5. SARDIS.
Vs. 1-6. Sardis, the capital of Lydia, the citadel of the world famed
Croesus, has fulfilled the prophecy that "the nation and kingdom that
will not serve thee shall perish," Sardis and rui...
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
Revelation 3:1. SARDIS.—Modern, _Sart_; once the capital of the old
Lydian monarchy, now a village of paltry huts. SEVEN SPIRITS OF
GOD.—Most writers see in this the en...
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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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CHAPTER 3 - LAST 3 LETTERS TO SEVEN CHURCHES
5. Sardis: The spiritually dead carnal church
Background: Sardis was also one of the oldest cities in Asia Minor.
Sardis was a city of commerce that was n...
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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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1 Samuel 17:25; Deuteronomy 9:14; Exodus 32:32; Exodus 32:33; Jude
1:24
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Book of life. Lit., the book of the life. For the figure, see Exodus
32:32; Psalms 69:28; Daniel 12:1; Philippians 4:3. Compare...
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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 shall be clothed in white raiment — The colour of victory, joy,
and triumph. And I will not blot his name out of the book of life —
Like that of the angel of the church at Sardis: but he shall live...
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Observe, Christ doth not say, he that conflicteth, but he that
vanquisheth; not he that conquereth once or twice in the spiritual
combat, but he that overcomes at last the temptations and persecutions...