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Rev. 3:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the sevenb Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I knowd thy works, that thou hast a name that thou liveste, and art dead.*

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Rev. 5:6• ⁶And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God which are sent into all the earth: (Rev. 5:6)

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Rev. 2:2• ²I know thy works and thy labour, and thine endurance, and that thou canst not bear evil men; and thou hast tried them who say that themselves are apostles and are not, and hast found them liars; (Rev. 2:2)

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1 Tim. 5:6• ⁶But she that lives in habits of self-indulgence is dead while living. (1 Tim. 5:6)

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1-2: The angel of the church of Sardis is reproved;

3-7: exhorted to repent, and threatened if he do not repent.

8-9: The angel of the church of Philadelphia,

10-14: is approved for his diligence and patience;

15-18: the angel of Laodicea rebuked for being neither hot nor cold,

19: and admonished to be more zealous.

20-22: Christ stands at the door and knocks.

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Rev. 1:11,20• ¹¹saying, What thou seest write in a book, and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.
²⁰The mystery of the seven stars which thou hast seen on my right hand, and the seven golden lamps.--The seven stars are angels of the seven assemblies; and the seven lamps are seven assemblies. (Rev. 1:11,20)

he that.

Rev. 1:4• ⁴John to the seven assemblies which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; (Rev. 1:4)

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Rev. 4:5• ⁵And out of the throne go forth lightnings, and voices, and thunders; and seven lamps of fire, burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God; (Rev. 4:5)

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Rev. 5:6• ⁶And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God which are sent into all the earth: (Rev. 5:6)

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John 1:16,33• ¹⁶for of his fulness we all have received, and grace upon grace.
³³And I knew him not; but he who sent me to baptise with water, *he* said to me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, he it is who baptises with the Holy Spirit. (John 1:16,33)

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John 3:34• ³⁴for he whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives not the Spirit by measure. (John 3:34)

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John 7:37‑39• ³⁷In the last, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried saying, If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink.
³⁸He that believes on me, as the scripture has said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
³⁹But this he said concerning the Spirit, which they that believed on him were about to receive; for the Spirit was not yet, because Jesus had not yet been glorified. (John 7:37‑39)

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John 15:26‑27• ²⁶But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes forth from with the Father, *he* shall bear witness concerning me;
²⁷and ye too bear witness, because ye are with me from the beginning. (John 15:26‑27)

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John 20:22• ²²And having said this, he breathed into them, and says to them, Receive the Holy Spirit: (John 20:22)

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Acts 2:33• ³³Having therefore been exalted by the right hand of God, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this which *ye* behold and hear. (Acts 2:33)

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1 Peter 1:11• ¹¹searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ which was in them pointed out, testifying before of the sufferings which belonged to Christ, and the glories after these. (1 Peter 1:11)

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Rev. 1:16,20• ¹⁶and having in his right hand seven stars; and out of his mouth a sharp two-edged sword going forth; and his countenance as the sun shines in its power.
²⁰The mystery of the seven stars which thou hast seen on my right hand, and the seven golden lamps.--The seven stars are angels of the seven assemblies; and the seven lamps are seven assemblies. (Rev. 1:16,20)

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Rev. 2:1• ¹To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: These things says he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lamps: (Rev. 2:1)

I know.

Rev. 2:2,9,13,19• ²I know thy works and thy labour, and thine endurance, and that thou canst not bear evil men; and thou hast tried them who say that themselves are apostles and are not, and hast found them liars;
⁹I know thy tribulation and thy poverty; but thou art rich; and the railing of those who say that they themselves are Jews, and are not, but a synagogue of Satan.
¹³I know where thou dwellest, where the throne of Satan is; and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in the days in which Antipas my faithful witness was, who was slain among you, where Satan dwells.
¹⁹I know thy works, and love, and faith, and service, and thine endurance, and thy last works to be more than the first. (Rev. 2:2,9,13,19)

and art.

Luke 15:24,32• ²⁴for this my son was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found. And they began to make merry.
³²But it was right to make merry and rejoice, because this thy brother was dead and has come to life again, and was lost and has been found. (Luke 15:24,32)

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Eph. 2:1,5• ¹and *you*, being dead in your offences and sins--
⁵(we too being dead in offences,) has quickened us with the Christ, (ye are saved by grace,) (Eph. 2:1,5)

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Col. 2:13• ¹³And you, being dead in offences and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he has quickened together with him, having forgiven us all the offences; (Col. 2:13)

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1 Tim. 5:6• ⁶But she that lives in habits of self-indulgence is dead while living. (1 Tim. 5:6)

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James 2:26• ²⁶For as the body without a spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead. (James 2:26)

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Jude 12• ¹²These are spots in your love-feasts, feasting together with you without fear, pasturing themselves; clouds without water, carried along by the winds; autumnal trees, without fruit, twice dead, rooted up; (Jude 12)

• But whatever might be the condition of the church, the Lord Jesus possesses the complete [seven] power of the Spirit of God [Spirits of God], and at the same time fulness [seven] of spiritual authority [stars]…. It is an assertion of His rights, not of their exercise. (“Lectures on Revelation 3:1-6: Sardis” by W. Kelly)

• If the church had been under Popery the ruler of the world, the world now became in Protestantism the ruler of the church. (“Lectures on Revelation 3:1-6: Sardis” by W. Kelly)

• Whatever may be the condition of things here, strength is in Christ: and we can never find strength in looking at the condition of the church, but at Christ. (“Lectures on Revelation 3:1-6: Sardis” by W. Kelly)

• Protestantism has weakened the idea of obedience, under the plea of "no perfection," either in the church or in the individual. Thus there has been a lowering of the just criterion wherever Protestantism has prevailed: but our God looks for perfection as the standard His children should judge themselves by — I do not say attain. He has grace to meet failures; but it is quite another thing for persons to settle down in self-complacency, from not having the divine standard before their eyes. The Lord always goes back to this. (“Lectures on Revelation 3:1-6: Sardis” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: These things saith he that has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.

W. Kelly Translation

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And to the angel of the church that is in Sardis write, These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.