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UST REV Chapter 3

3 Write this message to the angel of the group of believers in the city of Sardis: ‘I am the one who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I have these things to say to you: “I am aware of what you are doing. You have a reputation for being spiritually vigorous. However, you are not really acting out of zeal for me. 2 Be careful! You are at risk of losing your devotion for me completely. Renew the devotion that you still have left. You have not yet done all that God knows you should have done. 3 So remember how eagerly you accepted God’s instruction when you heard it. Be sorry for disobeying and start obeying again. If you are not careful to obey me, I will judge you when you are not expecting it. You will not know at what time I am going to punish you. 4 Nevertheless, there are a few believers there in the city of Sardis who have not been doing what is wrong. They will live with me forever and be pure in every way. This is what they deserve. 5 In this way I will completely purify the one who is victorious. I will make sure that his name always remains in the Book of Life. I will tell God my Father and his angels that I know him personally. 6 Everyone who is spiritually discerning should pay attention to what the Holy Spirit is saying to the groups of believers.” ’ 7 Write this message to the angel of the group of believers in the city of Philadelphia: ‘I am the one who always does what is right. I am the one who always says what is true. Just as King David had authority to allow people to enter the ancient city of Jerusalem, so I have the authority to allow people to enter heaven. If I create an opportunity for someone, then no one can deny him that opportunity. If I deny an opportunity to someone, then no one can give him that opportunity. I have these things to say to you: 8 “I know what you are doing. I know that although you are weak, you have obeyed my commands You have acknowledged that you believe in me. Be aware that I am giving you an opportunity that no one will be able to deny to you. 9 Pay attention! Some people are denying that you belong to me. Those people claim to be Jews, but they are not acting the way people do who truly belong to God. When they gather together, they help the devil instead of serving God. Pay attention! I will make those people recognize that I love you. They will come and honor you greatly when they recognize this. 10 You obeyed me when I commanded you to endure suffering patiently. And so I will keep you safe during the time of trouble that all of humanity will soon experience. How people everywhere respond to this trouble will show what they are really like. 11 I am coming soon. So continue to believe in me. Do not let anyone cause you to lose the reward that God wants to give you. 12 I will make the one who is victorious secure, like a pillar in the temple of my God. He will remain in God’s temple forever. I will write my God’s name on him. I will also write on him the name of the city of my God. That city is the New Jerusalem. It will come down out of heaven from my God. I will also write my new name on the one who is victorious. 13 Everyone who is spiritually discerning should pay attention to what the Holy Spirit is saying to the groups of believers.” ’ 14 Write this message to the angel of the group of believers in the city of Laodicea: ‘I am the one who confirms all of God’s promises. I am the one who testifies about God with complete reliability. I am the ruler over all of God’s creation. I have these things to say to you: 15 “I am aware of what you are doing. You have not abandoned your faith, but you do not love me very much. I would rather have you commit yourselves for me or even against me! 16 But you are just mediocre. You do not love me very much, but you still claim that you believe in me. That is disgusting, and because of it, I am going to reject you. 17 You keep bragging about how very rich you are. You do not realize that you are actually unhappy. You need someone to pity you. You are actually poor, blind, and lacking clothes. 18 I advise you to get everything from me that you need, as if you were buying pure gold from me that would make you truly rich. Let me make you righteous, as if you were buying white garments from me so that you could be wearing clothes instead of being shamefully naked. Let me help you to understand the truth, as if you were buying eye salve from me to put on your sick eyes so that you could see. 19 I carefully discipline everyone I love. So sincerely change your behavior. 20 Pay attention! I am urging each one of you to love me genuinely, as if I were standing at the door of your house and knocking to get you to open it. If anyone responds to me by loving me, I will become his dear friend. It will be as if he heard me calling from his door and he opened it and I came into his house and we ate a meal together. 21 I have been victorious and now rule with my Father. In the same way, I will permit everyone who is victorious to rule with me. 22 Everyone who is spiritually discerning should pay attention to what the Holy Spirit is saying to the groups of believers.” ’ ”

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