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Revelation
Chapter 3 Revelation - Illustrated Message to the 7 Churches |
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Picture-source Η with permission: www.Revelationillustrated.com 7 Churches in Asia + Patmos (Turkey) |
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The letters follow a common pattern...
The letters follow a common pattern: the Lord of hosts first
addresses each
church and
identifies
himself, then
defines things
that He knows
about the church
in question.
After this a
challenge or
reproach is
given, followed
by a
promise.
In all
seven
cases the
admonition is
included,
"He who has an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit says to the churches", although sometimes this comes before the promise and sometimes
after.
Repent,
fear
not,
hold
fast,
be
watchful,
overcome and
be
prepared,
behold,
I am
coming quickly
with My reward! Although
the letters
differ in length
in accord with
the needs of
each community,
all conclude
with an appeal
to hold fast and
to listen to
what the
Spirit is saying to the churches. Each church is promised that
everyone
who conquers
will be rewarded
by the
Lord Yeshua
Messiah or
Jesus Christ!
These
messages can
also be found
within the
Churches today!
Of all things that Apostle John saw.... Of all things that he saw. This relates to Apostle John as the receiver of the Revelation from G-D {YHWH} to man (Revelation 1:1). It was John who bore record of the Word of G-D, the testimony of Jesus Christ or Yeshua Messiah, and all things that he saw. The next to the last verse of John's Gospel (Revelation 21:24) can well be quoted here as proving the authenticity of this book as well as his Gospel. This is the disciple which testified of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true. The authenticity of Revelation then is based upon the testimony of G-D the Father {YHWH}, Yeshua or Jesus Christ the Son, and John who was moved upon by the Holy Spirit (Revelation 1:10; 4:2; 17:3; 19:10; 21:9, 10) to record all things that he saw from the Father and the Son. The force of the Word saw implies not only the mere act of looking, but the actual perception of the object. It is used forty-five times in this book!
The
Three Divisions
of Revelation
2.
Write the
things which are.
That is, in
the second
division of the
book of
Revelation
write the things
that I (Yeshua
- Christ)
will tell you to
write about
concerning the
churches, or
concerning the
Church on earth.
This John did in
Rev. 2:13:22
(Rev. 1:19).
3.
Write
the things which
must be
hereafter.
That is, as
the third and
last division of
the book of
Revelation
write the things
that I (Yeshua
- Christ)
will show you
after you
have completed
things
concerning the
churches. These
last things do
not concern the
things of the
churchesthey
concern events
after the Church
Age. These
things to happen
after the Church
Age were
recorded by John
in
Rev. 4:122:21
(Rev. 1:19). |
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5. The Church of Sardis... |
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3:1 |
And unto the
angel of the
church in
Sardis
write; These
things saith he
that hath the
seven Spirits
of God,
[the sevenfold
Holy Spirit] and the
seven stars; I
know thy works,
that thou hast a
Name that thou livest, and art
dead. |
Since the
Lamb
has the seven
horns and seven
eyes, since we
know there is
but
one Holy Spirit
(Eph. 4:4-6),
and since the
Lamb
is a symbol of
Yeshua or the
Christ,
the seven lamps
of fire
(Rev. 4:5),
the seven horns,
and seven eyes
are all symbolic
of the
one Holy Spirit
and can only
denote
His
fullness and
power upon the
Lamb
and before the
throne
(Jn. 3:34; Isa.
11:2; 42:1-7;
61:1-2; Acts
10:38). |
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3:2 |
Be watchful, and
strengthen the
things which
remain, that are
ready to
die:
for I have
not found
thy works
perfect before G-D.
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Sardis:
Since 1958, both
Harvard &
Cornell
Universities
have sponsored
annual
archeological
expeditions to
Sardis.
These
excavations
unearthed
perhaps the most
impressive
synagogue
in the western
Diaspora yet
discovered from
antiquity,
yielding over
eighty Greek and
seven Hebrew
inscriptions as
well as numerous
mosaic floors.
The discovery of
the Sardis
synagogue has
reversed
previous
assumptions
about Judaism in
the later Roman
empire. Along
with the
discovery of the
god
fearers/theosebeis
inscription from
the Aphrodisias,
it provides
indisputable
evidence for the
continued
vitality of
Jewish
communities in
Asia Minor,
their
integration into
general Roman
imperial civic
life, and their
size and
importance at a
time when many
scholars
previously
assumed that
Christianity had
eclipsed Judaism |
3:3 |
Remember
therefore how
thou hast
received and
heard, and hold
fast, and
repent. If
therefore thou
shalt not watch,
I will
come on thee as
a thief, and
thou shalt not
know what hour I
will come upon
thee.
You ought to be able to instruct others. He does not mean to say, evidently, that they ought all to become public teachers, or preachers of the gospel, but that they ought to be able to explain to others the truths of the Christian faith |
This does not refer to the second coming, but to the Lord Who is sending sudden judgment upon Sardis if the church would not repent. (also in: 1 Thessalonians 5:2)
The general idea
is plain, that
there was
something marked
and unusual in
the way in which
they had been
led to
embrace
the gospel, and
that it was
highly proper in
these
circumstances to
look back to the
days when they
gave themselves
to
the Lord Jesus
Christ.
It is always
well for
Christians to
call to
remembrance the
"day of their
views and
feelings when
they gave their
hearts to the
Savior,
and to compare
those views with
their present
condition! (See
also:
Hebrews
5:12) Also the nowadays Church is filled with 'compromisers who are committing spiritual adultery with the world and joined together with those who are bound to man's tradition and his evil carnal ways. Many people today are so preoccupied with their wealth, pleasure, etc...had has become guilty of compromising the Word of G-D and His statures. and had changed it to accommodate the worldly standards! Today 'Christians' have slowly been conditioned (allowed) until there is a 'spirit of indifference toward the immorality and evilness. |
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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.
See also: (John 15:2) |
There were a few
persons who had
kept themselves
free from the
general
contamination.
In most cases,
when
error and
sin prevail,
there may be
found a few who
are worthy of
the Divine
commendation; a
few who show
that true
religion may
exist even when
the
mass are
evil.
(Romans 11:4) |
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Sardis,
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also Sardes;
modern Sart in
the Manisa
province of
Turkey, was the
capital of the
ancient kingdom
of Lydia, one of
the important
cities of the
Persian Empire,
the seat of a
proconsul under
the Roman
Empire, and the
metropolis of
the province
Lydia in later
Roman and
Byzantine times.
In John writings
Sardis was in
terms which seem
to imply that
its population
was notoriously
soft and
fainthearted.
Its importance
was due, first
to its military
strength,
secondly to its
situation on an
important
highway leading
from the
interior to the
Aegean coast,
and thirdly to
its commanding
the wide and
fertile plain of
the Hermus. Once
at least, under
the emperor
Tiberius, in AD
17, it was
destroyed by an
earthquake; but
it was always
rebuilt. It was
one of the great
cities of
western Asia
Minor until the
later Byzantine
period. The
early Lydian
kingdom was far
advanced in the
industrial arts
and Sardis was
the chief seat
of its
manufactures.
The most
important of
these trades was
the manufacture
and dyeing of
delicate woolen
stuffs and
carpets.
(1) The old man
(Rom. 6:6; Eph.
4:22; Col. 3:9)
(2) Sin
(Jn. 1:29; 8:34;
Rom. 6:4; 8:2)
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3:5 |
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.
(KJV
Thus shall
he who
conquers
(is
victorious)
be clad in white
garments, and I
will not erase
{or} blot out
his name from
the
*Book of
Life; I will
acknowledge him
[as Mine] {and}
I will confess
his name openly
before My Father
and before His
angels.
(Amplified)
Ε Old things Ζ |
To avoid
compromise! Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. (Colossians 2:8) |
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3:6 |
He that hath an
ear, let him
hear what
the
Spirit
saith unto the
churches.
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The ultimate
purpose of G-D
in
all
creation is to
redeem it from
all
rebellion and
sin,
and to restore
it to original
sinlessness and
perfection!
(Rev. 21:3-7).
This is the
purpose of the
reign of
Yeshua
(1Cor. 15:24-28;
Eph. 1:10; Rev.
22:3; Job 5:24).
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There are 6 scrolls (Books) mention in the Scripture:
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Not every believer in Sardis was being condemned for complacency and compromise with the world. The Lord Yeshua Messiah pointed out that some had not soiled their garments with evil deeds! These believers were being faithful! It must have been encouraging to those few who had been attempting to live for Yeshua Messiah in this "dead" church that the Lord Jesus Christ was commending them as worthy of His Name. Yeshua Messiah promises a threefold reward for these faithful few. To be clothed in white means to be set apart for God, cleansed from sin, and made morally and spiritually pure in the eyes of God! The Book of Revelation mentions white robes several times. (Revelation 3:18; 4:4; 6:11; 7:9, 13; 19:14). The white of these garments symbolizes the purity that comes when one has been washed in Jesus Christs precious Divine blood! Only those who have allowed Yeshua Messiah to cleanse them from their sins and clothe them in white will be able to reign with Him! (Revelation 2:27). |
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6. The Church of Philadelphia... |
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3:7 |
And to the angel
of the
church in
Philadelphia
write; These
things saith He
that is Holy, He
that is true, He
that hath the
Key of David,
He that openeth,
and no man
shutteth; and
shutteth, and no
man openeth; |
Four good things about Philadelphia:
1. Works 2. Little strength 3. Kept My Word 4. Not denied My name Keys signify power and authority (Rev. 3:7; Mt. 16:19; 18:18; Isa. 22:22). Key of David: The same Lord Jesus has the key of government and authority in and over the church. He opens a door of opportunity to his churches; he opens a door of utterance to his ministers; he opens a door of entrance, opens the heart. He shuts the door of heaven against the foolish, who sleep away their day of grace; and against the workers of iniquity, how vain and confident so ever they may be. Matthew Henry Concise Bible Commentary. |
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1.
I will expose all liars
(Rev. 3:9).
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3:8 |
I know thy
works: behold, I
have set before
thee an
open
door, and no man
can shut it: for
thou hast a
little strength,
and hast kept My
Word, and hast
not denied My
Name.
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3:9 |
Behold, I will
make them of
the synagogue of
satan,
which say they
are Jews, and
are not, but do
lie;
behold, I will
make them to
come and worship
before thy feet,
and to know that
I have loved
thee.
(KJV) |
Outwardly
(Matthew 23:28)
1. I will expose
all liars
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3:10 |
Because thou
hast kept the
Word of My
patience,
I also will keep
thee from the
hour of
temptation,
which shall come
upon all the
world, to try
them that dwell
upon the earth |
That is, I will so keep you that you shall not sink under the trials which will prove a severe temptation to many. This does not mean that they would be actually kept from calamity of all kinds, but that they would be kept from the temptation of apostasy in calamity. He would give them grace to bear up under trials with a Christian spirit, and in such a manner that their salvation should not be endangered. |
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3:11 |
Behold, I come
quickly: hold
that fast which
thou hast, that
no man take thy
crown.
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A reference to the rapture, for this is the
coming of
Christ the church will experience
before
the second
coming
of the
Messiah & before the
tribulation!
(1Th. 4:13-17; 2Th. 2:7).
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3:12 |
Him that
overcometh will
I make a pillar
in the temple of
My God, and he
shall go no more
out: and I will
write upon him
the name of My
God, and the
name of the city
of My God,
which is New
Jerusalem, which
cometh down out
of Heaven from
My God: and I
will write upon
him My New
Name.
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3:13 |
He that hath an
ear, let him
hear what
the
Spirit
saith unto the
churches.
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7 times in
Revelation 2:7,
11, 17, 29; 3:6,
13, 22. |
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7. The Church of Laodicea... |
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3:14 |
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
G-D; |
That is, the One who began creating all
things in the
very beginning
(John. 1:3;
Ephesians 3:9;
Colossians
1:15-18; Hebrews
1:2; 11:3). It
could not mean
that He was the
first to be
created by G-D,
for He is an
uncreated
and
eternal being!
(Isaiah 9:6-7;
Micah 5:2; John.
1:1-2; Hebrews
1:8;
Revelation
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At first Laodicea was not a place of much importance, but it soon acquired a high degree of prosperity. In 220 BC Achaeus was its king. In 188 BC, the city had passed to the Kingdom of Pergamon, and after 133 BC fell under Roman control. It suffered greatly during the Mithridatic Wars, but quickly recovered under the dominion of Rome; and towards the end of the Roman Republic and under the first emperors, Laodicea, benefiting from its advantageous position on a trade route, became one of the most important and flourishing commercial cities of Asia Minor, in which large money transactions and an extensive trade in black wool were carried on. The place often suffered from earthquakes, especially from the great shock in the reign of Nero (60 AD), in which it was completely destroyed. But the inhabitants declined imperial assistance to rebuild the city and restored it from their own means. The wealth of its inhabitants created among them a taste for the arts of the Greeks, as is manifest from its ruins; and that it did not remain behind in science and literature and by the existence of a great medical school. Its wealthy citizens embellished Laodicea with beautiful monuments. It received from Rome the title of free city. During the Roman period Laodicea was the chief city of a Roman conventus, which comprised twenty-four cities besides itself; Cicero records holding assizes there ca. 50 BC.
The Christian community in the city seems to have been connected with that of nearby Colossae. Laodicea is mentioned five times in the New Testament's epistle to the Colossians. It was probably owing to its large Jewish community, that at a very early period it became one of the chief seats of Christianity, and the seer of a bishop. Laodicea receives passing mention in the epistle to the Colossians The Laodicean Church had probably been founded by the Colossian Epaphras, who shared the care of it with Nymphas, in whose house the faithful used to assemble. Paul asks the Colossians to communicate to the Church of Laodicea the letter which he sends to them, and to read publicly that which should come to them from Laodicea, that is, no doubt, a letter which he had written, or was to write, to the Laodiceans. An apocryphal epistle purporting to be from Paul to the From the third chapter and seventeenth verse of Revelation we should gather it was a place of great wealth. Christianity was introduced into Laodicea, not, however, as it would seem, through the direct agency of Apostle. Paul. We have good reason for believing that when, in writing from Rome to the Christians of Colossζ, he sent a greeting to those of Laodicea, he had not personally visited either place. But the preaching of the gospel at Ephesus, Acts 18:19-19:41 must inevitably have resulted in the formation of churches in the neighboring cities, especially where Jews were settled; and there were Jews in Laodicea. In subsequent times it became a Christian city of eminence, the see of bishop and a meeting-place of councils. The Mohammedan invaders destroyed it, and it is now a scene of utter desolation, as was prophesied in Revelation 3:14-22 and the extensive ruins near Denislu justify all that we read of Laodicea Some scholars have suggested that this metaphor has been drawn from the water supply of the city, which was lukewarm, in contrast to the hot springs at nearby Hierapolis and the pure water of Colossae (Barclay). The archaeology shows Laodicea had an aqueduct (An aqueduct is a conduit or channel for conducting water from one place to another |
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3:15 |
I know thy
works, that thou
art
neither cold nor
hot:
I would thou
wert cold or
hot. |
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3:16 |
So then because
thou art
lukewarm,
and
neither cold nor
hot,
I will spew thee
out of my mouth. |
Laodicea had no local water supply, so water was
brought in by
conduit from
hot
springs some
distance away.
The water no
doubt arrived
lukewarm,
like the
spiritual
condition of the
Laodiceans. The
point is that
the cold and
pure waters of
Colosse and the
hot and
medicinal waters
of Hierapolis
both could be
put to good use.
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Laodicea
was the last and
worst of the
seven churches
of Asia.
Yeshua/Jesus styles Himself,
"The Amen; the
Alpha & Omega";"
The One steady
and unchangeable
in all His
purposes and
promises. If
your belief is
worth anything,
it is worth
everything.
Yeshua/Christ expects men
should be in
earnest. One
cause of this
indifference and
inconsistency in
religion is,
self-conceit &
self-delusion. There are many
in
hell, who once
thought
themselves far
in the way to
Heaven. Let us
plead to our G-D
that we may not
be left
to flatter and
deceive ourselves. How
careful should
we be not to
deceive our owns
souls! They
could not see
their state, nor
their way, nor
their danger,
yet they thought
they saw it.
They had not the
garment of
justification,
nor
sanctification:
they were
exposed
to sin and shame; They were naked!
Let us examine
ourselves by the
rule of
His
Word,
and pray
earnestly for
the teaching of
His
Holy Spirit, to take away our
pride,
prejudices, and
worldly lusts!
Yeshua
Himself had temptations
and conflicts;
He
overcame
them all, and
was more than a
conqueror! Those
made like to
Him
in
His
trials, shall be
made like to
Him
in Glory. All is
closed with the
general demand
of attention.
And these
counsels, while
suited to the
churches to
which they were
addressed, are
deeply
interesting to
all men! (Partly out of:
Matthew Henry
Concise Bible
Commentary) |
3:17 |
Because thou
sayest, I am
rich, and
increased with
goods, and have
need of nothing;
and knowest not
that thou art
wretched, and
miserable, and
poor, and blind,
and naked:
Ε Drawing of ancient Laodicea |
They claimed
to be:
But
Yeshua/Christ's Sevenfold Estimate of the Laodiceans: |
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3:18 |
I counsel thee
to buy of me
gold
tried in the
fire,
that thou mayest
be rich; and
white raiment,
that thou mayest
be clothed, and
that the
shame of thy
nakedness do not
appear; and
anoint
thine eyes with
eye-salve, that
thou mayest see.
Hear
counsel, receive
instruction,
{and} accept
correction, that
you may be wise
in the time to
come.
(Proverbs 19:20)
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Fivefold counsel
to the
Laodiceans:
The word is used
here in the
sense of doing
business with
G-D on His
terms. Man sold
himself
a slave to sin
and satan. G-D paid the
price of OUR
redemption. Man
is now obligated
to meet G-D's
terms of faith,
repentance, and
service if He
wants to be
redeemed. The
word is not used
here of man
actually paying
a price in money
or goods --
exchanging
material things
for the gold,
raiment, and
ointment of
Rev. 3:18
-- but rather of
his paying the
price of
renouncing
satan, repenting of
sins, and consecrating to G-D in face of suffering persecution such
as Christians
must suffer for
Yeshua or
Christ! |
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3:19 |
As many as I
love, I rebuke
and chasten: be
zealous
therefore, and
repent.
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If a child of
G_D wants to
claim he is
being chastened
by G-D, then let
him acknowledge
also that he has
repeatedly
refused to
listen to G-D or
obey Him
(Job 33).
Let him
acknowledge his
sins,
for G-D does not
send
plagues
upon obedient
children. They
are given
promises of
healing and
protection from
plagues
if they will but
appropriate
them! |
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3:20 |
Behold, I stand
at the door, and
knock: if any
man
hear My
voice, and open
the door, I will
come in to him,
and
will sup
with him, and he
with Me Picture source: Salzmann illustration: "Christ at Heart's Door". |
Threefold condition of the Lord's invitation:
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3:21 |
To him that
over-cometh will
I grant to sit
with Me in
My
Throne, even as
I also
overcame,
and am set down
with My Father
in
His Throne. |
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3:22 |
He that hath an
ear, let him
hear what
the
Spirit
saith unto the
churches.
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7 times in
Revelation 2:7,
11, 17, 29; 3:6,
13, 22.
An encouragement
to be sensitive
to the
voice of
the Holy Spirit!
Our sensitivity
to
the Holy Spirit
is vital! By
allowing Him to
open G-D's Word
to us; we will
become more
mature in
spirituality
Like the
300-Gideon-warrior-soldiers
were selected
who knelt and
brought the
water up to
their months
were in a
alert position
to 'watch' for
enemy activities!
Those with their
heads bowed down
to the water
were in no
position to see
anything except
what satisfied
their own needs!
We are also
called for many
times to be
continually
watchful
& able to
discern the
prophetic
time cycles!
Courage and
willingness to
fight are not
enough! The
Lord's frontline
warriors must
also "watch &
intercede"! |
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Laodiceans is extant in Latin and Arabic (see Epistle to the Laodiceans). Some of the Greek manuscripts end the First Epistle to Timothy with these words: "Written at Laodicea, metropolis of Phrygia Pacatiana".|
Terms /
Expression |
Dictionary |
Commentary |
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Dead |
No longer alive: having
passed from the
living state to
being no longer
alive;
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For for
this cause was
the gospel
preached also to
them that are
dead,
that they might
be judged
according to men
in the flesh,
but live
according to God
in the spirit.
(1 Peter 4:6)
Those who are
now
dead
had the gospel
preached to them
while they were
alive, just as
those who are
now alive are
hearing the
gospel. It was
preached to
Abraham
(Galatians 3:8)
and to Israel
(Hebrews 4:1-2).
Even Abel,
Enoch,
Noah,
and others had
the gospel
(Hebrews 11).
In cases where
men have not had
the law or the
gospel, God will
judge
them on the
basis of the light
they have had
and according to
their living up
to the
conscience
(Romans
2:12-16).
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Alive |
Still in
existence: still
existing,
continuing, or
functioning; |
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Apostate |
Somebody who
renounces
belief: allegiance; |
Outwardly appear
righteous unto
men, but within
ye are full of
hypocrisy and
iniquity The way
of millions
today in
churches whose
Christianity
goes no
deeper than what
can be seen.
(Matthew 23:28) |
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Blessings to the
Overcomer |
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Blessing |
Scripture
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Commentary |
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| After Yeshua's/Christs 2-sd coming the over-comers shall reign over the nations together with Him (3:21; 20:4). | |||
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1 |
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(Rev. 2:7;
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Inherit eternal life! Live in the New Jerusalem |
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2 |
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(Rev. 2:10;
3:11;
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Crown of
incorruption |
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3 |
Escape the second death or
lake of fire |
(Rev. 2:11;
20:14) |
Part of the first resurrection |
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4 |
The hidden manna
The church at
Pergamos |
(Rev. 2:17;
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Yeshua Messiah in all His fullness will be
manifested;
Entering into a
fellowship with
Him; Partaker of
all that He is. |
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5 |
A
white
stone and a new name |
(Rev. 2:17) |
In ancient times they meant pardon and
the evidence of
it. Judges had
white and
black stones.
If a
black one was given the criminal he was condemned; if a white stone he would be pardoned. Conquerors in the public games
were also given
white stones with their names in them |
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6 |
Part in the great assembly of the
righteous
saints.
(rapture) |
(Rev. 2:25;
3:11; 1Th. 4:16;
Philippians
3:21; Col. 3:4;
1Cor.
15:23,51-58) |
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7 |
Power over the nations
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(Rev. 2:26-27) |
Ruling & reigning with Yeshua Messiah in His eternal
Kingdom. |
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8 |
Complete defeat of
rebels |
(Rev. 2:27) |
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9 |
The Morning Star |
(Rev. 2:28) |
This is the Messiah (Christ) |
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10 |
Walk with Christ in white garments |
(Rev. 3:4-5; 3:18; 4:4; 6:11; 7:9,13; 15:6; 19:8,14 |
Representing the righteousness & purity
of the saints.
(Washed by the
Blood of the Lamb) |
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11 |
Name eternally in the
Book of life |
(Rev. 3:5;
22:18-19;
Ex. 32:32-33;
Ps. 69:28) |
Jesus Christ or
Yeshua Messiah promises not to blot the name out of
the book of life
of any man who
will obey the
commands of
Rev. 3:2-3 |
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12 |
Confession of name before God |
(Rev. 3:5) |
Also when a "Priest" is accepted as Priest in the Temple his name will be confessed before their leaders |
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13 |
A pillar in God's temple |
(Rev. 3:12) |
A permanent place within the New Jerusalem, that
nothing can
shake |
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14 |
Eternal abiding with God |
(Rev. 3:12) |
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15 |
Eternal throne and Kingdom;
Millennial reign |
(Rev. 3:21; 1:6;
5:10; 11:15;
22:4-5) |
Sit with the King, Yeshua on His
Throne, and
reign with Him
forever! |
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16 |
Inherit all things |
(Rev. 21:7) |
Summation of all the blessings God has for the
overcomer! |
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These shall
make war with
the Lamb, and
the Lamb shall
overcome
them: for He is
Lord of lords,
and King of
kings: and
they that are
with
Him are
called,
and
chosen,
and
faithful.
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Rev 17:14 | They that with the Messiah during this Tribulation-battle are over-comers as well! (Raptured righteous saints who are returning from Heaven to Earth with the Messiah) | |
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I write unto
you, fathers,
because ye have
known him that
is from the
beginning. I
write unto you,
young men,
because ye have
overcome
the wicked one.
I write unto
you, little
children,
because ye have
known the Father. |
1 John 2:13, 14 |
This is the
secret of
victory
over
sin.
As long as one
remains in
harmony with the
Word
of God he cannot
sin
(1 John.
3:9).. |
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| Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world. | 1 John 4:4 | Referring to the Holy Spirit indwelling the believer (1Jn. 4:4,13; 3:24); than satan who is in the world (1Jn. 4:4,6; 2:13-14; 3:8-10; 5:18; Eph. 2:2; 4:27; 6:10-18). | |
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"God's
Army Division of Over-comers
by
the Blood of the Lamb!" see for more at:  |
Those "Over-comers by the
Blood of God's
Army-Division"
will bring what
every Christian
should be aware
of: "The
inner awareness
that we are on
the way toward
the event of
meeting the
coming
Yeshua Messiah or Jesus the Christ!"
These precious
righteous saints
of G-D are like
forerunners of
the two
witnesses who will come
to Earth, for
what the "two
witnesses"
will perform
during the time
of tribulation!
(The 70th
week of Daniel)
(Revelation 11)
And
I will give
power unto My
two witnesses,
and they shall
prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
(Revelation
11:3; KJV)
Their anointing
is
similar,
but in different
measures; not as
the
two
"tribulation"
witnesses
have
in
Revelation 11!
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Are you an Over-comer? The very G-D Himself is involved in the great assembly of the righteous saints! (Rapture) There is a trumpet that G-D has; it is a solid golden trumpet. When the silver trumpets been sound we as the great assembly of the righteous saints are going to be up to meet the Lord in the air! Yeshua Messiah gives us power to live for Him now, and He gives us hope for the future! He will return very very very soon! You need to be in Yeshua; to be Yeshua's; blessed, holy and worthy; having a pure heart; living and walking in the Holy Spirit; so you are walking in the light! Rapture is not just a blessing for only a Christian, but for the Over-comers. In the Book of Revelation Chapters 2 + 37 times is written to be an Over-comer! Paul van Beek |
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Matthew |
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Mark |
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Luke |
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John |
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Acts |
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6 |
The Righteous
Saints
Available |
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7 |
The Righteous
Saints
Available |
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8 |
The Righteous
Saints
Available |
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Galatians |
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Ephesians |
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Philippians |
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Colossians |
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13 |
1 Thessalonians |
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14 |
2
Thessalonians |
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15 |
1 Timothy |
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16 |
2
Timothy |
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Titus |
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18 |
Philemon |
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Hebrews |
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James |
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21 |
1 Peter |
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22 |
2
Peter |
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23 |
1 John |
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24 |
2
John |
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25 |
3
John |
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Jude |
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Revelation |
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