Revelation: Sardis, “Remember Me.” -Jesus

Revelation 3:3a Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. Remember, then, what you received and heard. There are three verbs in the initial part of the verse. This is an appeal to mental faculties. One, remember or keep this information in your brain. Don’t forget it. Second, the believer in Sardis received or λαμβανο/lambano in the Greek. Per Strong’s...

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Revelation: Sardis…Pay Attention!!!

Revelation 3:2 Wake up, and strengthen the things that remain, which were about to die; for I have not found your deeds completed in the sight of My God.   Wake up…The word is γρεγορευο/gregoreuo in the Greek. Per Strong’s Concordance it means: to watch; metaphorically, give strict attention to, be cautious, active; to...

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Give Thanks to the Lord…

Leviticus 12:7 If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the thanksgiving sacrifice unleavened loaves mixed with oil, unleavened wafers smeared with oil, and loaves of fine flour well mixed with oil. This is the first time the word “thanksgiving” is used in the Bible. “Thanksgiving” is mentioned before “thanks”....

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