Revelation 2:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.

Satan's

Revelation 2:9

Revelation 3:9

Thou holdest

My name

James 2:7

Denied

Was

Acts 22:20

General references

Hebrews 12:4

Bible References

Satan's

I know your affliction and poverty, yet you are rich. I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

Take note! I will make those from the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews and are not, but are lying—note this—I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I have loved you.

Thou holdest

But hold on to what you have until I come.

Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. But if you are not alert, I will come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I will come against you.

but test all things.
Hold on to what is good.

Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

But Christ was faithful as a Son over His household. And we are that household if we hold on to the courage and the confidence of our hope.

Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

My name

I know your works. Because you have limited strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name, look, I have placed before you an open door that no one is able to close.

“Then they will hand you over for persecution, and they will kill you. You will be hated by all nations because of My name.

You will be hated by everyone because of My name,

And he has authority here from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”

Don’t they blaspheme the noble name that was pronounced over you at your baptism?

Denied

When they persecute you in one town, escape to another. For I assure you: You will not have covered the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

But if anyone does not provide for his own, that is his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

if we endure, we will also reign with Him;
if we deny Him, He will also deny us;

Dear friends, although I was eager to write you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write and exhort you to contend for the faith that was delivered to the saints once for all.

Was

And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was being shed, I was standing by and approving, and I guarded the clothes of those who killed him.’

General references

In struggling against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.