Pastors Jim and Marie Watt
“REVELATION OF JOHN – Revelation 3”
H. 3:1-6 SARDIS: CHURCH WITH A DEAD ORTHODOXY
a. 3:1 A DEVASTATING APPRAISAL OF DEATH
Kai to agGElo en SARde-sin ek-kleSIas GRApson:
And to the angel :of the church in Sardis write:
TAde LEgei ho Echon 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 zes [2198], kai neKROS [3498] ei.
that you have a name that you live, and are dead.
b. 3:2 EXHORTATION: RETRIEVE WHAT POSSIBLE
GInou gre-goRON [1125], kai STEri-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 HEUreKA [2147] sou ERga pe-ple-roMEna eNOpi-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
mneMOneu-e [3421] oun pos EIle-phas [2983] kai Ekou-sas;
Remember therefore how you have received and did hear;
kai TErei [5083], kai me-taNOe-son.
and keep it, and repent.
d. 3:3b WARNING: CHRIST IS A THIEF TO THE CARELESS
eAN oun me gre-goRE-ses [1127], Exo hos KLEPtes [2812],
If therefore you shall not watch, I will come as a thief,
kai ou me gnos POIan Horan [5610] HExo 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 auTON:
that did not defile their :garments:
kai pe-ri-paTEsou-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 niKON [3528] HOUtos pe-ri-baLEItai [4016] en hi-maTIois leuKOIS;
Who overcomes shall thus be arrayed in white garments;
kai ou me e-xaLEIpso [1813] to Ono-ma auTOU ek tes BIBlou tes zoES,
and I will in no wise blot his :name out of the book of :life,
kai ho-mo-loGEso [1843] to Ono-ma auTOU eNOpi-on tou paTROS mou,
and I will confess his :name before my :Father,
kai eNOpi-on ton agGElon auTOU.
and before his :angels.
g. 3:6 COMMAND: LET ALL CHURCHES HEAR THE WORD OF THE SPIRIT
HO Echon ous,
Who has an ear,
a-kouSAto ti to PNEUma LEgei tais ek-kleSIais.
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 to agGElo tes en Phi-la-delPHIa ek-kleSIas GRApson:
And to the angel :of the church in Philadelphia write:
TAde LEgei ho HAgi-os, ho a-le-thiNOS [228],
These things says the holy one, the true,
ho Echon ten klein [2807] DauID, ho aNOIgon [455] kai ouDEIS KLEIsei [2808],
that has the key of David, who opens and none shall shut,
kai KLEIon kai ouDEIS aNOIgei:
and who shuts and none opens:
OI-DA sou ta ERga (Idou, DEdo-ka eNOpiON sou
8 I now your :works (lo, I have set before you
THUran [2374] e-ne-ogMEnen, hen ouDEIS DUna-tas KLEIsai auTEN,)
a door opened, which not can shut it),
HOti miKRAN [3398] Echeis DUna-min, kai eTEreSAS [5083] mou ton LOgon,
that you have a little power, and did keep my :word,
kai ouk erNEso [720] to OnoMA mou.
and did not deny my :name.
b. 3:9 ENEMIES OF THE CHURCH: FORCED TO ACKNOWLEDGE CHRIST’S LOVE
iDOU, diDO ek tes su-na-goGES tou Sa-taNA,
Lo, I give of the synagogue of :Satan,
ton leGONton-ton 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, poiEso auTOUS HIna HExou-sin kai pros-kuNEsou-sin [4352]
lo, I will make them to come and worhip
eNOpi-on ton poDON sou,
before your :feet,
kai GNOsin HOti eGO eGApeSA se.
and to know that I have loved you.
c. 3:10 REWARD FOR FAITHFULNESS: SPARED FROM HOUR OF TRIAL
HOti eTEre-sas ton LOgon tes hu-po-moNES [5281] mou,
Because you did keep the word of my patience,
ka’ ’GO se teREso ek tes HOras tou pei-rasMOU [3986],
I also will keep you from the hour of the trial,
tes melLOUses ERches-thai ePI tes oi-kouMEnes [3625] HOles,
which hour is to come upon the whole inhabited earth,
peiRAsai tous ka-toiKOUNtas [2730] ePI tes ges.
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 meDEIS LAbe ton STEphaNON [4735] sou.
hold fast what you have, that no one take your :crown.
e. 3:12 PROMISES TO OVERCOMERS
HO niKON [3528],
Who overcomes,
poiEso auTON STUlon [4769] en to naO [3485] tou TheOU mou,
I will make him a pillar in the temple of my :God,
kai Exo ou me eXELthe Eti:
and he shall go out thence no more:
kai GRApso ep’ auTON to Ono-ma tou TheOU mou,
and I will write upon him the name of my :God,
kai to Ono-ma tes POle-os tou TheOU mou, tes kaiNES [2537] Ie-rou-saLEM,
and the name of the city of my :God, the new Jerusalem,
he 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 Echon ous,
Who has an ear,
a-kouSAto ti to PNEUma LEgei tais ek-kleSIais.
let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
J. 3:14-22 A LUKEWARM CHURCH: ABHORRED BY CHRIST
a. 3:14-15 CHRIST’S JUDGMENT: “A LUKEWARM CHURCH.”
Kai to agGElo tes en La-o-diKIa ek-kleSIas GRApson:
And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write:
TAde LEgei ho A-MEN,
These things says the Amen,
ho MARtus ho pisTOS kai ho a-le-thiNOS [228],
the faithful and the true :witness,
he arCHE [746] tes KTIse-os [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 es e zesTOS.
I would you were cold or hot.
b. 3:16 JUDGMENT UPON THE LUKEWARM: VOMITED OUT
HOUtos HOti chli-aROS [5513] ei, kai OUte zesTOS OUte psuCHROS,
So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold,
MELlo 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 pePLOUte-ka, kai ouDEN CHREIan [5532] Echo;
and have become rich, and have need of nothing;
kai ouk OIdas HOti su ei ho taLAIpo-ros [5005]
and know not that you are the wretched
kai e-leiNOS [1652] kai ptoCHOS [4434] kai tuPHLOS [5185] kai gumNOS [1131]:
and miserable and poor and blind and naked:
sum-bouLEUo [4823] soi a-goRAsai par’ eMOU
18 I counsel you to buy of me
chruSIon [5553] pe-pu-roMEnon [4448] ek puROS,
gold refined by fire,
HIna plouTEses; kai hiMAti-a leuKA, HIna pe-riBAle.
that you be rich; and white garments, that you be clothed
kai me pha-ne-roTHE he aisCHUne [152] tes gumNOteTOS [1132] sou,
and the shame of your :nakedness be not manifested,
kai kolLUri-on [2854] egCHRIsai [1472] tous oph-thalMOUS sou, HIna BLEpes.
and eyesalve to anoint your :eyes, that you see.
d. 3:19 PROOF OF CHRIST’S LOVE: REPROOF AND CHASTENING
eGO HOsous eAN phiLO [5368], eLEGcho [1651] kai paiDEUo [3811]:
As many as I love, I reprove and chasten:
ZEleu-e [2206] oun, kai me-taNOe-son [3340].
be zealous therefore, and repent.
e. 3:20 CHRIST COMMUNES WHEN INVITED IN
I-DOU, ESte-ka ePI ten THUran kai KROUo [2925]:
Lo, I stand at the door and knock:
eAN tis aKOUse tes phoNES mou kai aNOIxe [455] ten THUran,
if any hear my :voice and open the door,
ei-seLEUso-mai [1525] pros auTON, kai deipNEso [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 niKON, DOso auTO kaTHIsai met’ eMOU
Who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me
en to THROno [2362] mou, hos ka’ ’GO eNIke-sa,
in my :throne, as I also overcame,
kai eKAthi-sa meTA tou paTROS mou en to THROno auTOU.
and sat down with my :Father in his :throne.
g. 3:22 COMMAND: LET ALL CHURCHES HEAR THE WORD OF THE SPIRIT
HO Echon ous,
Who has an ear,
a-kouSAto ti to PNEUma LEgei tais ek-kleSIais.
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 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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