Revelation 3 bible commentary on the book of revelation. Christ has his book of life, a register of all who shall inherit eternal life. And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard i saying, blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the lamb for ever and ever. Choose from 500 different sets of revelation chapter 1 bible flashcards on quizlet. Home commentaries matthew henry complete revelation chapter 3. Sardisthe ancient capital of lydia, the kingdom of wealthy croesus, on the river pactolus. This chapter contains the epistles to the churches at sardis, philadelphia. We expect books, stories, articles and poems to have titles. And so with the above in mind, i offer this paper with the hope that you, the reader, will engage in a study of the book of revelation yourself. Those who invite him in will not only receive spiritual riches, they will rule with the lord from his throne in the kingdom revelation 3. Revelation 3 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this versebyverse commentary contain gems of information found nowhere outside the ancient jewish writings. Read revelation 3 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Letters to sardis, philadelphia, and laodicea 1 and unto the angel of the church in sardis write. Revelation 1 bible commentary matthew henry concise.
And now to complete the seals we have to turn to the 8th chapter of revelation, so we will have to go forward and skip the seventh chapter to return later. 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. Anyone who reads it with an open mind will come away. Contains 22 chapters, 404 verses and 12,000 words 1. Revelation is the only prophetical book in the new testament c. Learn revelation chapter 1 bible with free interactive flashcards. The lord gently knocks on the door of peoples hearts, patiently waiting for them to invite him in revelation 3. Enduring word bible commentary revelation chapter 4. A commentary of the book of revelation the revelation of jesus christ 20 by cooper p. It is a revelation or an unveiling of the person, the purposes, the plans, the power, and the promotion of the lord jesus christ. Spiritual summary of revelation 3 previous next text details revelation bm home full page. Enduring word bible commentary revelation chapter 3.
Chapter 3 starts out with the message to the church at sardis. Complete bible commentary on the book of revelation chapter 6 with king james bible text. Dr dharius daniels powerful word from god duration. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter 3 letters. The message to sardis lists no specific enemies, internal or external. Book of revelation chapter 3 receive the revelationbe prepared current events confirm that we are in the last days. The one thing that we have to do, is pray, because the lord dont want us to be in between anything, the bible said, that we have to live holy every day of our lives, when we read a scripture, and dont know what it means, then we have go to god in the name of jesus in prayer and ask him what he is saying to us that we may understand his word, so that we can live it every day, i pray this helped. The rainbow around the throne shows the beauty to be found in holiness.
Be watchful ye have lost ground by carelessness and inattention. Strengthen the things which remain the convictions and good desires, with any measure of the fear of god and of a tender conscience, which, although still subsisting, are about to perish, because the holy spirit, who is the author of them, being repeatedly grieved, is about finally to depart. A collection of youtube video teachings from theologians and bible teachers worldwide on book of revelation chapter 1. The fifth of the seven churches was sardis, which was 50 miles inland from the aegean sea and due east of thyatira modern izmur. The chapter starts by stating the sequence of how the book of revelation came to be. I cannot point to a single commentary with which i agree entirely. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. Revelation is the only book with a promise of blessing to readers 1. 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. 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. Christs letters to churches in sardis, philadelphia and laodicea.
I know your works, that you have a name that you livest, and are dead unto the angel of the church see comments on revelation 2. Revelation 3 bible commentary matthew henry concise. Revelation 4, new king james version nkjv the bible app. The word revelation never occurs again in the book that has come to bear that name. You can find him on every page, in very chapter, and in every event. Preparing a top 5 list of commentaries on the book of revelation is extremely challenging in a number of ways. In our previous studies we have seen that revelation chapter 1. As seen in the chronology of revelation, john is viewing these events of this chapter from the perspective of earth, and is receiving and writing the letters from christ to the seven churches revelation 1, revelation 2 and revelation 3 form a group of chapters that relate to the lords relationship with the church and describe the. Choose from 500 different sets of chapter 3 faith revelation flashcards on quizlet. An expository analysis of chapters 1 revelation study guide series. A summary of each chapter in the book of revelation. Revelation 3 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. For example, they say that it means the growth of the church. John is told to write down everything god shows him, and boy is god going to show him some strange things.
This commentary has been through advanced checking. But the names of those that overcome shall never be blotted out. The transition to the fourth chapter of the book of revelation. Revelation 6 bible commentary on the book of revelation. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment. Revelation 3 commentary john gills exposition on the. Christs letters to churches in ephesus, smyrna, pergamum and thyatira. Jesus christ transmitted this information to an angel and that angel transmitted the information to john. Revelation bears similar features to the book of daniel d. Revelation chapter 3 coffmans commentary of the new. A good example of how we should take this warning seriously is the life of a man named charles templeton. 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. An inspirational commentary on the book of revelation paperback october 12, 2019.
Today, many people argue that the return of christ is a wordpicture for something else. When the work is finished he will put on his kingly garments and return to earth to claim his people. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of revelation. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. God the father gave the information in it to jesus christ to inform his servants of the things that would soon come to pass. Matthew henry complete commentary on the whole bible. Home commentaries coffman commentaries revelation chapter 3.
The versebyverse commentary on revelation introduction this commentary on revelation will prove, contrary to what most people think, that the revelation, the last book of the bible, is not difficult to understand if we will take a simple, facevalue, commonsense approach to interpreting it. To the angel of the church of sardis, an ancient city of lydia, on the banks of the mountain tmolus, said to have been the chief city of asia the less, and the first city in that part of the world that was converted by the preaching of john. A commentary of the book of revelation bible truth. Christ will produce this book of life, and confess the names of the. Revelation chapter 3 matthew henry complete commentary.
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