Apocalipse 3:1-2 NVIPT

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Revelation 3:1-6

(1) And unto the angel of the church 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. (2) Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. (3) Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Revelation 3:1-6

To the Angel of the church of Sardis . He begins with a severe reprehension, thou hast the name of being alive, and thou art dead, which we may understand of the greatest part of them, and of being dead by the worst of deaths, which is that of sin. (Witham) --- In the style of the sacred writers, to live, is to be in the state of grace, and to bring forth good works; as, to be dead, is to live in sin, and the neglect of Christian duties. (Calmet) --- Here we see that the opinion of men is no... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Revelation 3:2

=============================== [BIBLIOGRAPHY] Et ceter'e6 qu'e6 moitura erant, Greek: ta loipa a mellei apothanein, meaning persons, not things. read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Revelation 3:1-99

Revelation 3 To SARDIS THE LORD presented Himself as the One who not only had the seven stars, as before mentioned, but also the seven Spirits of God. This is a fresh feature. In Rev_1:4 they were said to be “before His throne,” but now we learn they are in the possession of Christ. The fulness of spiritual power for the government of the earth, according to Isa_11:2 , is His. And not only power but vitality also; which was much to the point in dealing with this church which was dead, in spite... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Revelation 3:1-6

Pastoral Letters to the Congregations at Sardis, at Philadelphia, and at Laodicea. The letter to the congregation at Sardis: v. 1. And unto the angel of the church 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. v. 2. Be watchful and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die; for I have not found thy works perfect before God. v. 3. Remember, therefore,... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Revelation 3:1-22

SPECIAL DOCTRINO-ETHICAL AND HOMILETICAL NOTES (ADDENDUM)Section ThirdEarth-picture of the Seven Churches. The Seven Epistles (Chs. 2, 3)General.—The seven Churches as real portraits and at the same time as typical pictures of the whole Church, as regards (1) local extension and (2) chronological development.—The seven Churches as the centre of the seven loosed Seals or unveiled worldly history; as the occasion for the seven penitential Trumpets for the world in the Church and the Church in the... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Revelation 3:1

Revelation THE LORD OF THE SPIRITS AND THE STARS Rev_3:1 . The titles by which our Lord speaks of Himself in the letters to the seven churches are chosen to correspond with the spiritual condition of the community addressed. The correspondence can usually be observed without difficulty, and in this case is very obvious. The church in Sardis, to which Christ is presented under this aspect as the possessor of ‘the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars,’ had no heresies needing correction.... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Revelation 3:1-6

“Establish the Things That Remain” Revelation 3:1-6 In other addresses to the churches our Lord began with commendation, but no such word is here. He is described in the fullness of His glorious nature, but this church is full of unfulfilled works. What a striking phrase and how true! We begin and do not finish, skirt the edges but do not penetrate to the heart, are superficial and fragmentary. How few can say with the Master, “I have finished the work”; and of how few it can be said, as by... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Revelation 3:1-22

The letter to the Church in Sardis covers the period of the Reformation. The Church was addressed as "dead." Yet there were things remaining which were not dead, but "ready to die." The address is largely to that living remnant. The charge to be watchful was not spoken to death, but to life. Christ's message to the period was a call to establish the things that remained. The letter to the Church at Philadelphia covers the great period of evangelization which, ushered in by the Puritan... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Revelation 3:1-22

The Churches at Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea Revelation 3:1-22 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We present some of the outstanding things written to the Church at Sardis. This is the fifth Church in the seven, and some startling things are revealed. 1. Sardis had a name to live but was dead. We fear that there are many churches who deserve this characterization. You read their reports to the church association, or conference, or synod, and you would think that they are quite alive. They tell of so... read more