Tag Archives: Sardis
11
Mar
Revelation: Sardis, Book of Life
Revelation 3:5-6 The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says...
04
Mar
Revelation: Sardis, A Victorious Priest
Revelation 3:5 The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.
The one who conquers… This is the Greek verb νικαο/nikao. It is a term for a...
26
Feb
Revelation: Sardis, Keep Your Clothes Clean
Revelation 3:4 But you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments; and they will walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.
These are not exactly glowing marks from Jesus to the church at Sardis.
…a few people…And it means exactly that in the original Greek. ὀλίγος/oligos is...
13
Feb
Revelation: Sardis, The Thief is Coming
Revelation 3:3b …If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you.
…If you will not wake up…The implication is the believers at the church in Sardis are asleep. This is the second time believers in...
04
Feb
Revelation: Sardis, Keep Your Clothes
Revelation 3:3b …If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you.
This phrase would have a special meaning to priests who stood watch at the Jewish Temple. The night watch was divided into three groups....
28
Jan
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...
22
Jan
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...
15
Jan
Revelation: Sardis… “But You Are Dead”
Revelation 3:1 “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars, says this: ‘I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead…
…you have a name…The Greek word is ονομα/onoma. Strong’s Concordance defines onoma as: the name is...
07
Jan
Revelation: Sardis, God is All-Knowing
Revelation 3:1 “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars, says this: ‘I know your deeds…
Jesus knows and yes He is God the Son. He possesses the attributes of God. One of these attributes is omniscience. He is all...
31
Dec
Revelation: Sardis, Seven Aspects of the Spirit
Revelation 3:1 “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars, says this:
The Bible is clear. The grammar and syntax in reference to the “Spirit” are singular. There is one Spirit of God with seven aspects or characteristics.
Isaiah 11:2 defines the...
