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Book of Revelation 3
Jesus’ message to the believers at Sardis
 1  ‘Write this to the *angel of the *church at Sardis: This is the message from the one who holds the 7 *spirits of God and the 7 stars. I know everything that you do. I know what people think about you. They think that you are alive. But that is not true, because really you are dead.

 2  Wake up! You still do a few things because you believe Christ. Make your lives as believers strong again, because they are ready to die. I have discovered that you have not done everything right. You have not done everything that God wanted.

 3  So remember what you have heard. Remember what you have learned. Obey God, and turn away from wrong things. Be sorry for the wrong things that you have done. If you do not wake up, I will come to you. I will come secretly, like someone who robs. So, you will have no idea about what time I will come to you.

 4  But you have a few people among you in Sardis who have not done anything bad. They are like people who have kept their clothes clean. They will walk with me and they will wear white clothes. The white clothes show that they are good.

 5  Everyone who wins against *Satan will wear white clothes. I will never remove their names from God’s book. That book says who will live with me always. And I will tell my Father and his *angels that those people are mine.

 6  God’s Spirit is speaking to you in the *churches. You should recognise that the Spirit is speaking. Everybody who recognises that should listen. They should listen to what he says.’

Jesus’ message to the believers at Philadelphia
 7  ‘Write this to the *angel of the *church at Philadelphia: This is the message from the one who is completely good. He is really God. He has David’s key that shows his authority. What he opens, nobody can shut. And what he shuts, nobody can open. note

 8  I know everything that you do. Look, I have opened a door in front of you. Nobody can shut that door. I know that you are not very strong. But you have obeyed what I told you. And you have continued to believe me.

 9  Some people there say that they themselves are *Jews. But that is not true; they are not really God’s people. They are a group of *Satan’s people. I will cause them to come and to bend down in front of you. Then they will know that I love you.

 10  You have done what I told you. So you have continued to be very patient. So, I will keep you safe from the time of trouble that will come. It will come to the whole world. Trouble will come to everyone who lives on the earth. This difficult time will show me what each person will do.

 11  I will come quickly. Be careful that you continue to believe me. Then nobody can take away your *crown. note

 12  Everyone who wins against *Satan will always remain in God’s house. I will make them like the strong part of God’s house that holds it up. They will never leave God’s house again. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of my God’s city. The name of that city is New Jerusalem. It will come down from my God. It will come from his home above the earth. I will also write my new name on those people.

 13  God’s Spirit is speaking to you in the *churches. You should recognise that the Spirit is speaking. Everybody who recognises that should listen. They should listen to what he says.’ note

Jesus’ message to the believers at Laodicea
 14  ‘Write this to the *angel of the *church at Laodicea: This is the message from the one whose name is Amen. That name means: ‘God’s promises and purposes will happen because of him’. He always obeys God. He says and shows only true things. Everything that God has made comes from him.

 15  I, Jesus, know everything that you do. I know that you are neither cold nor hot. It would be better if you were either cold or hot.

 16  But you are only warm. You are neither cold nor hot. So I am ready to throw you away completely. note

 17  “I am rich”, you say. “I have done well and I do not need anything.” But you do not know how very poor you are really! You are like people who cannot see. You are like people who are without clothes. So that really, other people should feel very sorry for you.

 18  I tell you that you should buy gold from me. With my gold, you would be really rich. I have made my gold the very best, because it has been through fire. You should also buy white clothes from me to dress yourselves. Then you will not be ashamed because you have no clothes. You should also buy medicine from me to put on your eyes. Then you will see. note

 19  I explain things to everyone that I love. When they have done wrong things, I *punish them. So choose only to obey me. Be sorry for what you have done.

 20  Look! I am standing at the door of your house. I am knocking on your door. You can hear what I say. So, if you open the door, I will come in. Then we will eat a meal together.

 21  I beat my enemies. Then I sat down with my Father on his *throne. I will let everyone who wins against my enemies sit with me. They will sit on my *throne with me.

 22  God’s Spirit is speaking to you in the *churches. You should recognise that the Spirit is speaking. Everybody who recognises that should listen. They should listen to what he says.’

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