Revelation 3:1-22

Tue Apr 27 15:41:54 PDT 2010

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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*April 27, 2010
<http://www.2rbetter.org/>*

   *“REVELATION OF JOHN – Revelation 3”*

 *H. 3:1-6 SARDIS: CHURCH WITH A DEAD ORTHODOXY*

*a. 3:1 A DEVASTATING APPRAISAL OF DEATH*

Kai t*o* agGEl*o* en SARde-sin ek-kl*e*SIas GRApson:

*And to the angel :of the church in Sardis write:*

TAde LEgei ho Ech*o*n ta hepTA PNEUma-ta tou TheOU,

*These **things** says he that has the seven Spirits of :God,*

kai tous hepTA asTEras: OI-DA sou ta ERga,

*and the seven stars: I know your :works,*

HOti Ono-ma Echeis HOti z*e*s [2198], kai neKROS [3498] ei.

*that you have a name that you live, and are dead. *

 *b. 3:2 EXHORTATION: RETRIEVE WHAT POSSIBLE*

GInou gr*e*-goR*O*N [1125], kai ST*E*ri-son [4741] ta loiPA,

*Become watchful, and stablish the **things **remaining,*

ha Emel-lon a-po-thaNEIN [599]:

*which were about to die:*

ou gar HEUr*e*KA [2147] sou ERga pe-pl*e*-r*o*MEna eN*O*pi-on tou TheOU mou.

*for I have not found your works perfected before my :God.*

 *c. 3:3a A WARNING: REPENT AND START OVER AGAIN*

mn*e*MOneu-e [3421] oun p*o*s EIl*e*-phas [2983] kai *E*kou-sas;

*Remember therefore how you have received and did hear;*

kai T*E*rei [5083], kai me-taNO*e*-son.

*and keep **it, **and repent.*

 *d. 3:3b WARNING: CHRIST IS A THIEF TO THE CARELESS*

eAN oun m*e* gr*e*-goR*E*-s*e*s [1127], Ex*o* h*o*s KLEPt*e*s [2812],

*If therefore you shall not watch, I will come as a thief,*

kai ou m*e* gn*o*s POIan H*o*ran [5610] H*E*x*o* ePI se.

*and you shall in no wise know what hour I will come upon you.*

 *e. 3:4 COMMENDATION FOR THE FAITHFUL FEW*

alLA Echeis oLIga oNOma-ta en SARde-sin

*But you have a few names in Sardis*

ha ouk eMOlu-nan [3435] ta hiMAti-a auT*O*N:

*that did not defile their :garments:*

kai pe-ri-paT*E*sou-sin [4043] met’ eMOU en leuKOIS; HOti AxiOI [514]
ei-sin.

*and they shall walk with me in white; because they are worthy.*

 *f. 3:5 PROMISES TO OVERCOMERS*

HO niK*O*N [3528] HOUt*o*s pe-ri-baLEItai [4016] en hi-maTIois leuKOIS;

*Who overcomes shall thus be arrayed in white garments;*

kai ou m*e* e-xaLEIps*o* [1813] to Ono-ma auTOU ek t*e*s BIBlou t*e*s z*oE*
S,

*and I will in no wise blot his :name out of the book of :life,*

kai ho-mo-loG*E*s*o* [1843] to Ono-ma auTOU eN*O*pi-on tou paTROS mou,

*and I will confess his :name before my :Father,*

kai eN*O*pi-on t*o*n agGEl*o*n auTOU.

*and before his :angels.*

 *g. 3:6 COMMAND: LET **ALL** CHURCHES HEAR THE WORD OF THE SPIRIT*

HO Ech*o*n ous,

*Who has an ear,*

a-kouSAt*o* ti to PNEUma LEgei tais ek-kl*e*SIais.

*let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.*

 *I. 3:7-13 PHILADELPHIA: A CHURCH FULFILLING IDEAL OF FAITHFULNESS*

*a. 3:7-8 ENCOURAGING WORD TO A STRUGGLING CHURCH*

Kai t*o* agGEl*o* t*e*s en Phi-la-delPHIa ek-kl*e*SIas GRApson:

*And to the angel :of the church in Philadelphia write:*

TAde LEgei ho HAgi-os, ho a-l*e*-thiNOS [228],

*These **things** says the holy **one**, the true,*

ho Ech*o*n t*e*n klein [2807] DauID, ho aNOIg*o*n [455] kai ouDEIS KLEIsei
[2808],

*that has the key of David, who opens and none shall shut,*

kai KLEI*o*n kai ouDEIS aNOIgei:

*and who shuts and none opens:*

OI-DA sou ta ERga (Idou, DEd*o*-ka eN*O*piON sou

*8** I now your :works (lo, I have set before you*

THUran [2374] *e*-ne-*o*gMEn*e*n, h*e*n ouDEIS DUna-tas KLEIsai auT*E*N,)

*a door opened, which not can shut it),*

HOti miKRAN [3398] Echeis DUna-min, kai eT*E*r*e*SAS [5083] mou ton LOgon,

*that you have a little power, and did keep my :word,*

kai ouk *e*rN*E*s*o* [720] to OnoMA mou.

*and did not deny my :name.*

 *b. 3:9 ENEMIES OF THE CHURCH: FORCED TO ACKNOWLEDGE CHRIST’S LOVE*

iDOU, diD*O* ek t*e*s su-na-g*o*G*E*S tou Sa-taNA,

*Lo, I give of the synagogue of :Satan,*

t*o*n leGONt*o*n-t*o*n he-auTOUS IouDAIous [2453] EInai,

*of them that say they are Jews,*

kai ouk eiSIN, alLA PSEUdon-tai [5574];

*and are not, but lie;*

iDOU, poi*E*s*o* auTOUS HIna H*E*xou-sin kai pros-kuN*E*sou-sin [4352]

*lo, I will make them to come and worhip*

eN*O*pi-on t*o*n poD*O*N sou,

*before your :feet,*

kai GN*O*sin HOti eG*O* *e*GAp*e*SA se.* *

*and to know that I have loved you.*

 *c. 3:10 REWARD FOR FAITHFULNESS: SPARED FROM HOUR OF TRIAL*

HOti eT*E*r*e*-sas ton LOgon t*e*s hu-po-moN*E*S [5281] mou,

*Because you did keep the word of my patience,*

ka’ ’G*O* se t*e*R*E*s*o* ek t*e*s H*O*ras tou pei-rasMOU [3986],

*I also will keep you from the hour of the trial,*

t*e*s melLOUs*e*s ERches-thai ePI t*e*s oi-kouMEn*e*s [3625] HOl*e*s,

*which **hour **is to come upon the whole inhabited **earth,*

peiRAsai tous ka-toiKOUNtas [2730] ePI t*e*s g*e*s.

*to try them that dwell upon the earth.*

 *d. 3:11 WARNING: UNGUARDED POSSESSIONS CAN BE LOST*

ERcho-mai taCHU:

*I come quickly:*

KRAtei ho Echeis, HIna m*e*DEIS LAb*e* ton STEphaNON [4735] sou.

*hold fast what you have, that no one take your :crown.*

 *e. 3:12 PROMISES TO OVERCOMERS*

HO niK*O*N [3528],

*Who overcomes,*

poi*E*s*o* auTON STUlon [4769] en t*o* na*O* [3485] tou TheOU mou,

*I will make him a pillar in the temple of my :God,*

kai Ex*o* ou m*e* eXELth*e* Eti:

*and he shall go out thence no more:*

kai GRAps*o* ep’ auTON to Ono-ma tou TheOU mou,

*and I will write upon him the name of my :God,*

kai to Ono-ma t*e*s POle-*o*s tou TheOU mou, t*e*s kaiN*E*S [2537]
Ie-rou-saL*E*M,

*and the name of the city of my :God, the new Jerusalem,*

h*e* ka-taBAInou-sa [2597] ek tou ou-raNOU aPO tou TheOU mou,

*which comes down out of the heaven from my :God,*

kai to OnoMA mou to kaiNON.

*and my :new :name.*

 *f. 3:13 COMMAND: LET **ALL** CHURCHES HEAR THE WORD OF THE SPIRIT*

ho Ech*o*n ous,

*Who has an ear,*

a-kouSAt*o* ti to PNEUma LEgei tais ek-kl*e*SIais.

*let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.*

 *J. 3:14-22 LAODICEA: A LUKEWARM CHURCH - ABHORRED BY CHRIST*

*a. 3:14-15 CHRIST’S JUDGMENT: “A LUKEWARM CHURCH.”*

Kai to agGEl*o* t*e*s en La-o-diKIa ek-kl*e*SIas GRApson:

*And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write:*

TAde LEgei ho A-M*E*N,

*These **things** says the Amen,*

ho MARtus ho pisTOS kai ho a-l*e*-thiNOS [228],

*the faithful and the true :witness,*

h*e* arCH*E* [746] t*e*s KTIse-*o*s [2937] tou TheOU:

*the beginning of the creation :of God:*

OI-DA sou ta ERga, HOti OUte psuCHROS [5593] ei OUte zesTOS [2200]:

*15 **I know your :works, that you are neither cold nor hot:*

Ophe-lon [3785] psuCHROS *e*s *e* zesTOS.

*I would you were cold or hot.*

 *b. 3:16 JUDGMENT UPON THE LUKEWARM: VOMITED OUT*

HOUt*o*s HOti chli-aROS [5513] ei, kai OUte zesTOS OUte psuCHROS,

*So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold,*

MELl*o* se eMEsai [1692] ek tou STOmaTOS mou.

*I am about to spew you out of my :mouth.*

 *c. 3:17-18 CHRIST’S 3-FOLD COUNSEL*

HOti LEgeis HOti, PLOUsiOS ei-mi,

*Because you say [that], I am rich,*

kai pePLOUt*e*-ka, kai ouDEN CHREIan [5532] Ech*o*;

*and have become rich, and have need of nothing;*

kai ouk OIdas HOti su ei ho taLAIp*o*-ros [5005]

*and know not that you are the wretched*

kai e-leiNOS [1652] kai pt*o*CHOS [4434] kai tuPHLOS [5185] kai gumNOS
[1131]:

*and miserable and poor and blind and naked:*

sum-bouLEU*o* [4823] soi a-goRAsai par’ eMOU

*18 **I counsel you to buy of me *

chruSIon [5553] pe-pu-r*o*MEnon [4448] ek puROS,

*gold refined by fire,*

HIna plouT*E*s*e*s; kai hiMAti-a leuKA, HIna pe-riBAl*e*.

*that you be rich; and white garments, that you be clothed*

kai m*e* pha-ne-r*o*TH*E* h*e* aisCHUn*e* [152] t*e*s gumNOt*e*TOS [1132]
sou,

*and the shame of your :nakedness be not manifested,*

kai kolLUri-on [2854] egCHRIsai [1472] tous oph-thalMOUS sou, HIna BLEp*e*s.

*and eyesalve to anoint your :eyes, that you see.*

 *d. 3:19 PROOF OF CHRIST’S LOVE: REPROOF AND CHASTENING*

eG*O *HOsous eAN phiL*O* [5368], eLEGch*o* [1651] kai paiDEU*o* [3811]:

*As many as I love, I reprove and chasten:*

Z*E*leu-e [2206] oun, kai me-taNO*e*-son [3340].

*be zealous therefore, and repent.*

 *e. 3:20 CHRIST COMMUNES WHEN INVITED IN*

I-DOU, ESt*e*-ka ePI t*e*n THUran kai KROU*o* [2925]:

*Lo, I stand at the door and knock:*

eAN tis aKOUs*e* t*e*s phoN*E*S mou kai aNOIx*e* [455] t*e*n THUran,

*if any hear my :voice and open the door,*

ei-seLEUso-mai [1525] pros auTON, kai deipN*E*s*o* [1172] met auTOU,

*I will come in unto him, and will sup with him,*

kai auTOS met’ eMOU.

*and he with me.*

 *f. 3:21 PROMISE TO OVERCOMER: SHARING IN THE THRONE*

HO niK*O*N, D*O*s*o* auT*O* kaTHIsai met’ eMOU

*Who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me*

en t*o* THROn*o* [2362] mou, h*o*s ka’ ’G*O* eNIk*e*-sa,

*in my :throne, as I also overcame,*

kai eKAthi-sa meTA tou paTROS mou en t*o* THROn*o* auTOU.

*and sat down with my :Father in his :throne.*

 *g. 3:22 COMMAND: LET **ALL** CHURCHES HEAR THE WORD OF THE SPIRIT*

HO Ech*o*n ous,

*Who has an ear,*

a-kouSAt*o* ti to PNEUma LEgei tais ek-kl*e*SIais.

*let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.*

 *NOTE:* *Sardis* means “*Things Remaining*.” It is linked with the *
Perizzite* spirit of the 7 Canaanitish nations. Of the 7 Capital Sins, *
Apathy* or *Passivity* characterizes this nation*.* O Father, Put in us a
Fighting Spirit on behalf of Your Kingdom! Take us out of the Kindergarten
stage, and make us Intercessors like John Knox who travailed and in agony
cried out – “Give me Scotland, or I’ll die!” We need to break through the
materialistic spirit of much of the world, especially in the United States,
Canada and Europe. Put in our hearts the spirit to sing “Rise up, O men of
God – Have done with lesser things.” God is angry with the nations putting
pressure on Israel to give up their land and capital for a fictitious peace.
May the Evangelical pastors and people of our nation become overcoming
Christian Zionists!

 *Philadelphia* is the City Church of *brotherly love*. The *Hittite* spirit
of *anger* would seek innocuously to encroach upon the heritage of
Philadelphia. Vigilance is the eternal price of liberty. Take nothing for
granted. We in the United States have not only nearly lost our heritage left
to us by our Founding Fathers – but the die may already be cast – we may
already have reached the point of no return. We have so abused and treated
lightly our privileges – that only judgment awaits us. But perhaps like
Nineveh – the warning prophecy of a Jonah might waken us up to drastic
action and stave off the dreadful day!

 *Laodicea* has a goal meaning *Righteous People*. But how can a
*lukewarm*people live up to such a noble title? The
*Canaanite* spirit of *greed* has inundated our land! Owners want to sell
their property at exorbitant prices. Buyers want to chisel them down to
bargain prices. Can such a church be awakened? Hear again the sober
challenge of Jesus – “Who has an ear – *Let him hear* what the Spirit says
to the churches.” And – let *all* the churches hear the word of the Spirit.

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from Jerusalem gave a series of 4 messages July 4-8 of this year in
conjunction with Intercessors for America. These 4 messages by Lance Lambert
cover the overall Middle East situation, the Israel situation, Islam and the
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