The lord jesus is he that hath the holy spirit with all his powers, graces, and operations. To the angel of the church of sardis, an ancient city of lydia, on the banks of the mountain tmolus, said to. Revelation chapter 4 1 and unto the angel of the church in sardis write. You can find the best commentary on revelation for. The gracious lord does not overlook any exceptional cases of real saints in the midst of unreal professors. Gemstone definitions are inherently vague, so descriptions from bible versions other than nkjv may vary. I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. Spiritual summary of revelation 3 previous next text details revelation bm home full page. Revelation 3 bible commentary matthew henry concise. Revelation chapter 2 matthew henry complete commentary on. Book of revelation chapter 3 receive the revelationbe prepared current events confirm that we are in the last days.
The lord jesus christ handles each church by name and by deeds. When jesus told the philadelphians, i will make them come and worship before your feet, he meant that the philadelphians would be there in the presence of jesus when the unbelievers are forced to kneel at the feet of jesus in the presence of his church. These things saith he that hath the seven spirits of god, and the seven stars. The bible describes time from the ageless past in genesis 1. Bible study on book of revelation chapter 3 alice bond. Revelation 2 the apostle john, having in the foregoing chapter written the things which he had seen, now proceeds to write the things that are, according to the command of god revelation 1. The epistle to the church of philadelphia, revelation 3. The book of revelation, in a sense, completes the time line of the bible. Special attention is given to the role the book has played in art, literature and music, both within the churches and without. Revelation 3 bible commentary on the book of revelation. Letters to sardis, philadelphia, and laodicea 1 and unto the angel of the church in sardis write. Letters to the assemblies at ephesus, smyrna, pergamos, and thyatira. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter 3 letters to. Revelation 3 and to the angel of the church in sardis.
John is told to write down everything god shows him, and boy is god going to show him some strange things. Contains 22 chapters, 404 verses and 12,000 words 1. Revelation 3 the dead church 1 and to the angel of the church in. As mentioned above, this fits precisely with daniel 12. Unbelievers await the great white throne judgment and the church is already in heaven. Second, gods wrath aimed at the enraged nations is taken up in the last part of the verse in the. Just click the link to the commentary of a chapter that you want to read. Sunday services are our main gathering as a whole church. Judith chapter 1 kjv king james version this is a comment on what your wife saw concerning jude 1 the bible was completed at the close of the book of revelation this means that god is not giving any new messages to us that is if we do not believe what is written in the bible god s last will and testiment to us before his return there is no need for him to reveal anything new but satan can. Preparing a top 5 list of commentaries on the book of revelation is extremely challenging in a number of ways. Chapter 3 starts out with the message to the church at sardis. Other scholars, however, think it might have been ignored because of achiors conversion.
Revelation 1 bible commentary matthew henry concise. All the answers are straight from the scripture in that chapter, no tricks. Biblical studiesnew testament commentariesrevelationchapter 2. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. The versebyverse commentary on each chapter of revelation is on a separate page of this website. Where necessary we will comment on the structure of the book to understand the meaning of the text. This chapter contains the epistles to the churches at sardis, philadelphia, and laodicea, and begins with that to sardis. For those who are interested in matters of background, please consult the first volume of david e. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. Introduction to the revelation of the day of yahovah the l ord chapter 2.
The divine origin, the design, and the importance of this book. Sardis was also one of the oldest cities in asia minor. Here we have three more of the epistles of christ to the churches. Arphaxad was then reigning over the medes in ecbatana. He that has an ear, let him hear comes from a command from the gospels matthew 11. Bible commentary early church fathers medieval patristic. It tells of a jewish widow, judith, who uses her beauty and charm to destroy an assyrian general and save israel. This is a rich and multifaceted commentary on revelation that includes highlights from the whole range of the history of interpretation and reception of the work. Thou hast a name that thou livest ye have the reputation of christians, and. This chapter treats of those in the christian world who are in dead worship, which is without charity and faith. Chapters two and three contains personal letters directly from the lord to seve n churches. Book of revelation chapter 11 the two witnesses and the. Second, gods wrath aimed at the enraged nations is taken up in the last part of the verse in the words to destroy those who destroy the earth. Aunes commentary on revelation in the word biblical commentary series.
Sardis was a city of commerce that was noted for its carpet industry and was a very wealthy city. It should be required reading in any course on revelation. Revelation is the only prophetical book in the new testament c. We are a community of people who shape our lives around worshipping jesus. It is because the church or individual allows that voice to go unheeded, that real spiritual progress is hindered. The book certainly shows a lot of piety and relies heavily on god unlike esther, which never mentions god.
The seven spirits, of god see the note on revelation 1. Revelation, chapter 3 king james version christian. We are passionate, authentic and deliberate in our faith, and also relaxed and welcoming. You see this word of adoration is in scriptures used for worship of creatures also, and that to fall before the feet of holy men or angels for duty and reverence, is not idolatry, except the proper honor due to god, be given unto them. Each letter makes some reference to the vision noted in chapter one.
Each letter represents the church historically, doctrinally, and individually. This is the same word in hebrew, greek and english, but according to dr. This quiz is based on revelation chapter 4 new king james version nkjv, the throne room of heaven. Revelation 3 commentary commentary critical and explanatory.
Jan 05, 2018 22 revelations mark of the beast exposed revelations ancient discoveries duration. Revelation bears similar features to the book of daniel d. The things which shall be hereafter chapter 4 to 22 the things which thou hast seen part 1 chapter 1 part 1 of the book of revelation is a record of the things john has seen thus far in the vision before verse 19, chapter 1. Three angels broadcasting network 3abn recommended for you 58. The amplified bible translates the last part of verse 1 and 2. Feel free to answer using the bible but strive to answer all questions without needing a reference. The temple, the two witnesses, and the seventh trumpet. We start with breakfast at 10am and then the service at 10. Sardisthe ancient capital of lydia, the kingdom of wealthy croesus, on the river pactolus. 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. I shall not blot that name out of the book of life, but acknowledge it in the presence of my father and his angels. Revelation chapter 3 kjv king james version behold i stand at the door and knock if any man hear my voice th word, and open the door understanding i will come into him and sup communion with him and he with me. My own understanding of the book is set forth in a very summary manner in the last chapter of my book from age to age a chapter that is not intended to be read until all of the other chapters have been completed.
Revelation 3, new living translation nlt the bible app. The book of judith is a deuterocanonical book, included in the septuagint and the catholic and eastern orthodox christian old testament of the bible, but excluded from the hebrew canon and assigned by protestants to their apocrypha. I cannot point to a single commentary with which i agree entirely. For example, an anonymous scottish commentary of 1871 prefaces revelation 4 with the little apocalypse of mark, places malachi 4. Commentaries for revelation chapter 3 the message to sardis we have met the enemy, walt kelly announced a generation ago in his comic strip pogo, and he is us. Revelation 3 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. God is showing the past, present, and the unfolding of future history. The message to sardis lists no specific enemies, internal or external.
Revelation chapter 3 matthew henry complete commentary on. Revelation 3, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Jan 01, 2008 book of revelation chapter 3 receive the revelation be prepared current events confirm that we are in the last days. Vernon mcgee, this is the only time this word is used as proper name, which is the name of christ, 2corinthians 1. Without revelation, christianity would be left with a very good book. If only the philadelphian church had heeded the message of the holy spirit then greater things would have been accomplished. Revelation is the only book with a promise of blessing to readers 1.