Sardis: remnant, renovation
We say:
Reformation 1500 AD – Rapture
Jesus’ Title: Has the 7 Spirits of God (v.1)
The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. – Isaiah 11:2 (NKJV)
Part of The Solution:
Commendation:
Criticism (vv.1b-2)
They think they are but they are
“Name”- onoma:
…you have a name (onoma) that you are alive, but you are dead
Onoma; a “name” (Strong’s)
Criticism continues: They didn’t go (v.2)
…for I have not found your deeds completed in the sight of My God.
They are supposed to be for something (v.2)
Be watchful (KJV & NKJV) Become watching (YLT)
Exhortation: Remember what you have received (vv.3-4)
Sola Scriptura:
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; – 2 Timothy 3:16 (NASB)
Sola Fida:
…through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. – Romans 5:2 (NASB)
Sola Gracia:
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
– Ephesians 2:8 (NKJV)
Not watching they will be when He comes
If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. – Revelation 3:3 (KJV)
As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” And Jesus answered and said to them, “See to it that no one misleads you…For nation (ethnos) shall rise against nation (ethnos), and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. But all these things are merely the beginning of Birth Pains
– Matthew 24:7-8 (KJV)
(v.4)
Thou hast a few names (onoma) even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. – Revelation 3:4 (KJV)