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Testimonies for the Church Volume 8
To the Church in Sardis
“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. Be
watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to
die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. Remember
therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent.
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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.
“Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their
garments; and they shall walk with Me in white: for they are worthy.
He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I
will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his
name before My Father, and before His angels. He that hath an ear, let
him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.”
Revelation 3:1-6
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Message to the Philadelphia Church
“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things
saith He that is holy, He that is true, He that hath the key of David, He
that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and
no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept My
word, and hast not denied My name. Behold, I will make them of the
synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie;
behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and
to know that I have loved thee. Because thou hast kept the word of
My patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which
shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man
take thy crown. Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple
of My God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him
the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, which is
New Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from My God: and
I will write upon him My new name.”
Verses 7-12
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