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 persecution and your poverty??ut you are rich! I know the reviling of those who say that they themselves are Jews, when they are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

Behold, I am making those of the synagogue of Satan, those who say they are Jews, but are not, but are lying; behold, I will make them to come and bow in reverence before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.

Thou holdest

I say that I am imposing upon you no fresh burden; only hold fast what you have till I come.

Call to mind, then, what you have received and heard, and hold to it, and repent. Unless you are on the watch, I will come as a thief, and you will never know at what hour I am coming upon you.

But try all, holding fast to the good.

Hold fast the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

but Christ as a Son in his own house; and we are that house, if we retain the cheerful courage and pride of our hope firm unto the end.

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope, unwavering (for He is faithful who promised);

My name

I know your works. Lo, I have set before you an open door, which none can shut; for though you have only a little strength, you have kept my word, and have not denied my name.

Then they will deliver you up to suffer affliction, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.

"Some of you they will put to death. And you shall be hated by all men for the sake of my name.

"In this city, too, he has authority from the chief priests to arrest all those who call upon thy name."

Are they not blaspheming that glorious Name by which you are called?

Denied

"But when they persecute you in one city, flee to the next. In solemn truth I tell you that you shall not have completed the cities of Israel, before the Son of man comes.

But if any one fails to provide for his own, and especially for his kindred, he has denied the faith and is worse than an infidel.

If we endure suffering, we shall also reign with him. If we disown him, he too will disown us.

Beloved, although I was making all haste to write to you in regard to our common salvation, I am compelled to write you an appeal to defend the faith once for all committed to the saints.

Was

"'and when the blood of your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by and consenting, and holding the garments of his murders.'

General references

Not yet have you resisted unto blood in your fight against sin;