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EPISTOLA A EFESO
Apocalisse 2:1 . _All'angelo della Chiesa di Efeso scrivi; Queste cose
dice colui che tiene le sette stelle nella mano destra, che cammina in
mezzo ai sette candelieri d'oro; Conosco le tue opere_ .
NEL capitolo precedente, la descrizione data del nostro benedetto... [ Continua a leggere ]
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EPISTLE TO EPHESUS
Apocalisse 2:2. _I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience,
and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried
them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them
liars; and hast borne, and, hast patience, and for my name’... [ Continua a leggere ]
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EPISTLE TO EPHESUS
Apocalisse 2:7. _He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit
saith unto the Churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of
the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God_.
THOUGH all the seven Churches of Asia Minor are separately ad... [ Continua a leggere ]
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EPISTLE TO SMYRNA
Apocalisse 2:8. _Unto the angel of the Church in Smyrna write; These
things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; I
know thy works_.
SMYRNA was at that time, next to Ephesus, the largest city in the
Proconsular Asia. As in the former epistle... [ Continua a leggere ]
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EPISTLE TO SMYRNA
Apocalisse 2:9. _I know thy works and tribulation, and poverty, (but
thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are
Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. Fear none of those
things which thou shall suffer: behold, the devil shall cas... [ Continua a leggere ]
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EPISTLE TO SMYRNA
Apocalisse 2:11. _He that hath an. ear, let him hear what the Spirit
saith unto the Churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the
second death_.
THIS passage, as an appendix to the epistle to the Church of Smyrna,
appears at first sight to be an extraordin... [ Continua a leggere ]
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EPISTOLA A PERGAMO
Apocalisse 2:12 . _All'angelo della Chiesa di Pergamo scrivi; Queste
cose dice colui che ha la spada affilata a due tagli; Conosco le tue
opere_ .
In una precedente epistola abbiamo notato che le parti particolari del
carattere del nostro Salvatore, con le quali... [ Continua a leggere ]
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EPISTLE TO PERGAMOS
Apocalisse 2:13. _I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even
where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not
denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful
martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. But I h... [ Continua a leggere ]
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EPISTLE TO PERGAMOS
Apocalisse 2:17. _He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit
saith unto the Churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of
the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a
new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that r... [ Continua a leggere ]
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EPISTLE TO THYATIRA
Apocalisse 2:18. _Unto the angel of the Church in Thyatira write;
These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame
of fire, and his feet are like fine brass; I know thy works_.
THE similarity of method which is observed in all the epistles... [ Continua a leggere ]
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EPISTLE TO THYATIRA
Apocalisse 2:19. _I know thy works, and charity, and service, and
faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than
the first. Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because
thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a... [ Continua a leggere ]
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THE CHURCH AT THYATIRA
Apocalisse 2:24. _But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira,
as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths
of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none of her burden. But
that which ye have already hold fast till I come_.... [ Continua a leggere ]
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EPISTLE TO THYATIRA
Apocalisse 2:26. _He that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the
end, to him will I give power over the nations: and he shall rule them
with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to
shivers: even as I received of my Father. And I will... [ Continua a leggere ]