REVELATION
Chapter 3
Update: 2024.02.07
5. To The Messenger Of The Assembly In Sardis
(This assembly was partially not approved, vv. 3:4-5.)
Rev. 3:1 (LIT/UBS4) And (kai) to the (tō) messenger (angelō) of the (tēs) assembly (ekklēsias) in (en) Sardis (Sardesin) write (grapson) but these here things (tade),” says (legei) the one (ho) holding (echōn) the (ta) seven (hepta) spirits (pneumata) of the (tou) God (theou), and (kai) the (tous) seven (hepta) stars (asteras):
“I have seen (oida) the (ta) works (erga) of you (sou), that (hoti) you have (echeis) [a] name (onoma), that (hoti) you live (zēs) and (kai) you are (ei) dead (nekros).
Rev. 3:2 (LIT/UBS4) Cause yourself to become (ginou) awake (grēgorōn), and (kai) stabilize (stērison) the things (ta) remaining (loipa), which (ha) are being about (emellon) to die away (apothanein).
Because (gar) I have absolutely not found (ou heurēka) the (ta) works (erga) of you (sou) having been fulfilled (peplērōmena) in sight (enōpion) of the (tou) God (theou) of me (mou)!
(For who is Jesus Christ’s God, see Mat. 27:46; Mark 15:34; John 20:17; Rom. 15:6; Heb. 1:9; 1 Pet. 1:3; Rev. 3:2, 12)
Rev. 3:3 (LIT/UBS4) Therefore (oun), remember (mnēmoneue) how (pōs) you heard (ēkousas), and (kai) you have received (eilēphas).
And (kai) keep watch (tērei) and (kai) repent (metanoēson).
Therefore (oun), if perhaps (ean) you may not stay awake (mē grēgorēsēs) I shall arrive (hēxō) upon (epi) you (se) as (ōs) [a] thief (kleptēs).
And (kai) no (mē), absolutely not (ou) may you know (gnōs) at which (poian) hour (hōran) I shall arrive (hēxō) upon (epi) you (se)!
Rev. 3:4 (LIT/UBS4) BUT (alla), you have (echeis) [a] few (oliga) names (onomata) in (en) Sardis (Sardesin) who (ha) absolutely did not soil (ouk emolunan) the (ta) outer garments (himatia) of them (autōn)!
And (kai) they shall walk around (peripatēsousin) with (met’) me (emou) in (en) white (leukois), because (hoti) they are (eisin) worthy ones (axioi).
Rev. 3:5 (LIT/UBS4) Thusly (houtōs), the one (ho) conquering (nikōn) shall throw around himself (peribaleitai) outer garments (himatiois) in (en) white (leukois).
And (kai) no (mē), I shall absolutely not oil out1813 (ou exaleipsō) the (to) name (onoma) of him (autou) out (ek) of the (tēs) scroll (biblou), of the (tēs) [scroll, AE] of life (zōēs)!
And (kai) I shall likewise confess (homologēsō) the (to) name (onoma) of him (autou) in sight (enōpion) of the (tou) Father (patros) of me (mou), and (kai) in sight (enōpion) of the (tōn) messengers (aggelōn) of him (autou).
Rev. 3:6 (LIT/UBS4) The one (ho) having (echōn) [an] ear (ous), hear (akousatō) what (ti) the (to) Spirit (pneuma) says (legei) to the (tais) assemblies (ekklēsiais).
6. To The Messenger Of The Assembly In Philadelphia
(This assembly was partially not approved, v 3:9.)
Rev. 3:7 (LIT/UBS4) And (kai) to the (tō) messenger (angelō) of the (tēs) assembly (ekklēsias) in (en) Philadelphia (Philadelpheia) write (grapson) but these here things (tade),” says (legei) the (ho) holy one (hagios), the (ho) true one (alēthinos);
the one (ho) holding (echōn) the (tēn) key (klein) of David (Dauid);
the one (ho) opening up (anoigōn) [the book, v5, RE] and (kai) absolutely not one (oudeis) shall key [it, AE] closed2808 (kleisei);
and (kai) [the one, RE] keying-closed2808 (kleiōn) [the book, v5, RE] and (kai) absolutely not one (oudeis) opens [it, AE] up (anoigei)!:
Rev. 3:8 (LIT/UBS4) “I have seen (oida) the (ta) works (erga) of you (sou).
Behold (idou), I have given (dedōka), in sight (enōpion) of you (sou), [a] door (thuran) having been opened up (ēneōgmenēn), which (hēn) absolutely not one (oudeis) can inherently power himself (dunatai) to key her closed2808 (kleisai autēn), because (hoti) you have (echeis) [a] small (mikran) inherently powered work (dunamin);
and (kai) you watchfully kept (etērēsas) the (ton) Word (logon) of me (mou);
and (kai) you absolutely did not cause yourself to deny (ouk ērnēsō) the (to) name (onoma) of me (mou)!
Rev. 3:9 (LIT/UBS4) Behold (idou), for the ones (tōn) saying (legontōn) themselves (heautous) to be (einai) Judeans (Ioudaious), I may give (didō) [them, AE] [to be] out (ek) of the (tēs) synagogue (sunagōgēs) of the (tou) Satan (Satana)!
BUT (alla), they cause themselves to be false ones (pseudontai), and (kai) they are (eisin) absolutely not (ouk) [Judeans, RE]!
Behold (idou), I shall make (poiēsō) them (autous) that (hina) they shall arrive (hēxousin) and (kai) bow to4352 (proskunēsousin) [you, AE] in sight (enōpion) of the (tōn) feet (podōn) of you (sou);
and (kai) they may know (gnōsin) that (hoti) I (egō) loved (ēgapēsa) you (se)!
Rev. 3:10 (LIT/UBS4) Because (hoti) you watchfully kept (etērēsas) the (ton) Word (logon) of the (tēs) endurance (hupomonēs) of me (mou), I also (kagō) shall watchfully keep (tērēsō) you (se) out (ek) of the (tēs) hour (hōras) of the (tou) testing (peirasmou), of the (tēs) [hour, RE] being about (mellousēs) to be caused to come (erchesthai) upon (epi) the (tēs) whole (holēs) inhabited land (oikoumenēs), to test (peirasai) the ones (tous) homing-down (katoikountas) upon (epi) the (tēs) land (gēs).
Rev. 3:11 (LIT/UBS4) I cause myself to come (erchomai) quickly (tachu).
Powerfully hold (kratei) that which (ho) you hold (echeis), in order that (hina) not one (mēdeis) may take (labē) the (ton) crown (stephanon) of you (sou).
Rev. 3:12 (LIT/UBS4) The one (ho) conquering (nikōn), I shall make (poiēsō) him (auton) [to be] [a] pillar (stulon) in (en) the (tō) holy place (naō) of the (tou) God (theou) of me (mou).
And (kai) no (mē), absolutely not (ou) yet (eti) may he come out (exelthē) outside (exō)!
And (kai) I shall write (grapsō) upon (ep’) him (auton) the (to) name (onoma) of the (tou) God (theou) of me (mou);
and (kai) the (to) name (onoma) of the (tēs) city (poleōs) of the (tou) God (theou) of me (mou), of the (tēs) new (kainēs) Jerusalem (Hierousalēm), the one (hē) stepping down (katabainousa) out (ek) of the (tou) heaven (ouranou) from (apo) the (tou) God (theou) of me (mou);
and (kai) the (to) name (onoma) of me (mou), the (to) new (kainon) [name, RE].
(For Jesus Christ having caused himself to
receive a name which is above all other names, with the exception of the
God’s names, see Luke 2:21, 24:47; John 1:11-12, 20:31; Acts 4:12,
29-30; Phil. 2:5-11; Heb. 1:*4, 1-13; Rev. 3:12, 19:11-13.)
(For who is Jesus Christ’s God, see Mat. 27:46; Mark 15:34; John 20:17; Rom. 15:6; Heb. 1:9; 1 Pet. 1:3; Rev. 3:2, 12)
(For what is God’s prophesied true “tent”, his new holy place under his new covenant, the prophesied promise of the Father to place himself into believers to live in them as his new permanent domicile, a true “tent” not built with mortal’s hands but with his own hand, see Ex. 15:17; 2 Sam. 7:5-16; Isa. 8:14; Ezek. 11:16; Joel 2:28-29; Amos 9:11-12; Mat. 3:11, 16:18, 26:61, 27:39-40; Mark 14:58, 15:29; Luke 3:21-22, 24:49; *John 2:19-22, 3:1-, 4:20-24, 7:37-39, 14:2, *23; Acts 1:4-5, 2:16-18, 33, 38-39, *7:44-50, *15:16-18, *17:24, *20:28; *Rom. 8:9-11, 12:4-5; 1 Cor. *3:16-17, *6:19-20, 10:16-17, 12:12-28; *2 Cor. 5:1, *6:16-18; Gal. 3:14, 22; Eph. 1:13-14, 22-23, *2:17-22, 3:6, 4:11-16, 5:30-32; Col. 1:18-27, 2:6-10, 3:15; *1 Thes. 5:9-11; *1 Tim. 3:15; *2 Tim. 1:14; Heb. *3:4-6, 8:2, *9:11-15, *24, 10:21, 36; 1 Pet. 2:4-5; 1 John 4:12-16; Rev. 3:12, 7:15, 11:19, *13:6, *21:3, 22)
(Is this posterity of Abraham, the posterity which God promised to Abraham, the ones out of it who shall believe God's Word as Abraham did, which ones the writer of Hebrews refers to as a "city", are they the new heavenly Jerusalem, the "city" of God? Mat. 5:14, 35; Gal. 4:25-26; Heb. 11:10-16, 12:22-24, 13:14; Rev. 3:12, 21:2-3, 10-27, 22:14, 19)
Rev. 3:13 (LIT/UBS4) The one (ho) having (echōn) [an] ear (ous), hear (akousatō) what (ti) the (to) Spirit (pneuma) says (legei) to the (tais) assemblies (ekklēsiais).
7. To The Messenger Of The Assembly In Laodicea
(This assembly was not approved, vv. 3:15-19.)
Rev. 3:14 (LIT/UBS4) And (kai) to the (tō) messenger (angelō) of the (tēs) assembly (ekklēsias) in (en) Laodicea (Laodikeia) write (grapson) but these here things (tade),” says (legei) the (ho) [Spirit, v13, RE], truly (amēn);
[says, RE] the (ho) witness (martus), the (ho) believable one (pistos) and (kai) true one (alēthinos), the (hē) beginning one746 (archē) of the (tēs) creation (ktiseōs) of the (tou) God (theou):
(Here’s yet another passage which states that the
Word which became
Jesus Christ was a being
created and made by God. See Prov. 8:24-25; Col. 1:15, 17; Heb. 3:2, Rev.
3:14.)
(For the Word’s heavenly pre-existence as a spirit-based being see Prov. 8:22-31; Dan. 3:25-28; John 1:1-2, 14, 30, 3:13, 31, 6:33, 38, 41, 50-51, 58-62, 8:23-26, 58, 13:3, 16:27-30, 17:5-8, 24; Rom. 8:29; 1 Cor. 10:4, 9, 15:47; Gal. 4:1-5; Eph. 4:8-10, Phil. 2:6-7; Col. 1:15; Heb. 1:4-6, 3:2; 1 Pet. 1:20; 1 John 1:2; Rev. 3:14)
Rev. 3:15 (LIT/UBS4) “I have seen (oida) the (ta) works (erga) of you (sou), that (hoti) you are (ei) absolutely not (oute) cold (psuchros) [or, AE] absolutely not (oute) hot (zestos)!
I owe (ophelon) [if, AE] you were being (ēs) cold (psuchros) or (ē) hot (zestos)!
Rev. 3:16 (LIT/UBS4) Thusly (houtōs), because (hoti) you are (ei) tepid (chliaros) and (kai) absolutely not (oute) hot (zestos) [or, v15, RE] absolutely not (oute) cold (psuchros), I am about (mellō) to spit (emesai) you (se) out (ek) of the (tou) mouth (stomatos) of me (mou);
Rev. 3:17 (LIT/UBS4) because (hoti) you say (legeis) that (hoti), ‘I am (eimi) [a] wealthy one (plousios)’, and (kai) ‘I have become wealthy (peploutēka)’, and (kai) ‘I have (echō) absolutely not one (ouden) need (chreian)!'
And (kai) you have absolutely not seen (ouk oidas) that (hoti) you (su) are (ei) the (ho) afflicted one (talaipōros), and (kai) [a] reprovable one (eleeinos), and (kai) [a] poor one (ptōchos), and (kai) [a] blind one (tuphlos), and (kai) [a] naked one (gumnos)!
Rev. 3:18 (LIT/UBS4) I counsel together with (sumbouleuō) you (soi) alongside (par’) of me (emou), to go to market to buy (agorasai) gold (chrusion) having been fired (pepurōmenon) out (ek) of fire (puros), in order that (hina) you may become wealthy (ploutēsēs);
and (kai) [to buy, RE] white (leuka) outer garments (himatia), in order that (hina) you may throw [them, AE] around yourself (peribalē) and (kai) the (hē) shame (aischunē) of the (tēs) nakedness (gumnotētos) of you (sou) may not be manifested (mē phanerōthē);
and (kai) [to buy, RE] [a] kollura poultice (koll) to enchristen (enchrisai) the (tous) eyes (ophthalmous) of you (sou), in order that (hina) you may see (blepēs).
Rev. 3:19 (LIT/UBS4) If perhaps (ean) as many as (hosous) I (egō) may love (philō), I reprove (elenchō) and (kai) I child-train (paideuō).
Therefore (oun), be zealous (zēleue) and (kai) repent (metanoēson).
Rev. 3:20 (LIT/UBS4) Behold (idou), I have stood (estēka) upon (epi) the (tēn) door (thuran), and (kai) I knock (krouō)!
If perhaps (ean) anyone (tis) may hear (akousē) the (tēs) voice (phōnēs) of me (mou) and (kai) he may open up (anoixē) the (tēn) door (thuran), I shall cause myself to enter in (eiseleusomai) also (kai) to (pros) him (auton).
And (kai) I shall dine (deipnēsō) with (met) him (autou), and (kai) he (autos) also (kai) with (met’) me (emou).
Rev. 3:21 (LIT/UBS4) To the one (ho) conquering (nikōn) I shall give (dōsō) to him (autō) to sit down (kathisai) with (met’) me (emou) in (en) the (tō) throne (thronō) of me (mou), as (hōs) I also (kagō) conquered (enikēsa) and (kai) sat down (ekathisa) with (meta) the (tou) Father (patros) of me (mou) in (en) the (tō) throne (thronō) of him (autou).
(For Christ Jesus having his own throne, see Mat. 19:28, 25:31; Luke 1:32; Acts 2:30; Col. 3:1; Heb. 1:8, 8:1, 12:2; 1 Pet. 3:22; Rev. 3:21, 5:6, 6:16, 7:9, 17, 12:5, 19:9-10, 21:3, 22:1, 3.)
Rev. 3:22 (LIT/UBS4) The one (ho) having (echōn) [an] ear (ous), hear (akousatō) what (ti) the (to) Spirit (pneuma) says (legei) to the (tais) assemblies (ekklēsiais).