Revelation 3:18

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Revelation 3:18

I counsel you to buy from Me gold that has been heated red hot and refined by fire so that you may become truly rich; and white clothes [representing righteousness] to clothe yourself so that the shame of your nakedness will not be seen; and healing salve to put on your eyes so that you may see.

Revelation 16:15

(“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is he who stays awake and who keeps his clothes [that is, stays spiritually ready for the Lord’s return], so that he will not be naked—spiritually unprepared—and men will not see his shame.”)

Isaiah 55:1

“Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters;
And you who have no money come, buy grain and eat.
Come, buy wine and milk
Without money and without cost [simply accept it as a gift from God].

Matthew 13:44

“The kingdom of heaven is like a [very precious] treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid again; then in his joy he goes and sells all he has and buys that field [securing the treasure for himself].

James 2:5

Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters: has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and [as believers to be] heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?

Matthew 25:9

But the wise replied, ‘No, otherwise there will not be enough for us and for you, too; go instead to the dealers and buy oil for yourselves.’

1 Peter 1:7

so that the genuineness of your faith, which is much more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested and purified by fire, may be found to result in [your] praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 2:9

‘I know your suffering and your poverty (but you are rich), and how you are blasphemed and slandered by those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan [they are Jews only by blood, and do not believe and truly honor the God whom they claim to worship].

Revelation 19:8

She has been permitted to dress in fine linen, dazzling white and clean—for the fine linen signifies the righteous acts of the saints [the ethical conduct, personal integrity, moral courage, and godly character of believers].

Psalm 16:7

I will bless the Lord who has counseled me;
Indeed, my heart (mind) instructs me in the night.

Psalm 32:8

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you [who are willing to learn] with My eye upon you.

Psalm 73:24

You will guide me with Your counsel,
And afterward receive me to honor and glory.

Psalm 107:11

Because they had rebelled against the precepts of God
And spurned the counsel of the Most High.

Proverbs 1:25

And you treated all my counsel as nothing
And would not accept my reprimand,

Proverbs 1:30

They would not accept my counsel,
And they spurned all my rebuke.

Proverbs 19:20

Listen to counsel, receive instruction, and accept correction,
That you may be wise in the time to come.

Proverbs 23:23

Buy truth, and do not sell it;
Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.

Ecclesiastes 8:2

I counsel you to keep the command of the king because of the oath before God [by which you swore loyalty to him].

Isaiah 47:3

“Your nakedness will be uncovered,
Your shame will also be exposed;
I will take vengeance and will spare no man.”

Jeremiah 13:26

“So I Myself will throw your skirts up over your face,
That your shame may be exposed [publicly].

Daniel 12:2

Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake (resurrect), these to everlasting life, but some to disgrace and everlasting contempt (abhorrence).

Micah 1:11

Go on your way [into exile—stripped of beauty, disarmed], inhabitants of Shaphir (Beautiful), in shameful nakedness.
The inhabitant of Zaanan (Go Out) does not go out [of the house];
The wailing of Beth-ezel (House of Removal) will take away from you its support.

Nahum 3:5

“Behold, I am against you,” declares the Lord of hosts,
“And I will lift up your skirts over your face,
And I will let the nations look at your nakedness [O Nineveh]
And the kingdoms at your disgrace.

Malachi 3:3

He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and He will purify the sons of Levi [the priests], and refine them like gold and silver, so that they may present to the Lord [grain] offerings in righteousness.

Luke 12:21

So it is for the one who continues to store up and hoard possessions for himself, and is not rich [in his relationship] toward God.”

John 9:6-11

When He had said this, He spat on the ground and made mud with His saliva, and He spread the mud [like an ointment] on the man’s eyes.

1 Corinthians 3:12-13

But if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,

2 Corinthians 5:3

so that by putting it on we will not be found naked.

2 Corinthians 8:9

For you are recognizing [more clearly] the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [His astonishing kindness, His generosity, His gracious favor], that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that by His poverty you might become rich (abundantly blessed).

1 Timothy 6:18

Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, willing to share [with others].

1 John 2:20-27

But you have an anointing from the Holy One [you have been set apart, specially gifted and prepared by the Holy Spirit], and all of you know [the truth because He teaches us, illuminates our minds, and guards us from error].

Revelation 3:4-5

But you [still] have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes [that is, contaminated their character and personal integrity with sin]; and they will walk with Me [dressed] in white, because they are worthy (righteous).

Revelation 3:17

Because you say, “I am rich, and have prospered and grown wealthy, and have need of nothing,” and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked [without hope and in great need],

Revelation 7:13

Then one of the elders responded, saying to me, “These who are dressed in the long white robes—who are they, and from where did they come?”

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Revelation 3:18

I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

Counsel

Ecclesiastes 8:2

Buy

Gold

Malachi 3:3

1 Corinthians 3:12

1 Peter 1:7

That thou

James 2:5

White

2 Corinthians 5:3

The shame

Anoint

John 9:6

1 John 2:20

General references

Bible References

Counsel

I will bless the Lord who has counseled me;
Indeed, my heart (mind) instructs me in the night.

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you [who are willing to learn] with My eye upon you.

You will guide me with Your counsel,
And afterward receive me to honor and glory.

Because they had rebelled against the precepts of God
And spurned the counsel of the Most High.

And you treated all my counsel as nothing
And would not accept my reprimand,

Listen to counsel, receive instruction, and accept correction,
That you may be wise in the time to come.

I counsel you to keep the command of the king because of the oath before God [by which you swore loyalty to him].

Buy

Buy truth, and do not sell it;

Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.

“Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters;
And you who have no money come, buy grain and eat.
Come, buy wine and milk
Without money and without cost [simply accept it as a gift from God].

But the wise replied, ‘No, otherwise there will not be enough for us and for you, too; go instead to the dealers and buy oil for yourselves.’

Gold

But if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,

That thou

So it is for the one who continues to store up and hoard possessions for himself, and is not rich [in his relationship] toward God.”

Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, willing to share [with others].

Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters: has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and [as believers to be] heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?

White

Then one of the elders responded, saying to me, “These who are dressed in the long white robes—who are they, and from where did they come?”

so that by putting it on we will not be found naked.

The shame

“Your nakedness will be uncovered,
Your shame will also be exposed;
I will take vengeance and will spare no man.”

“So I Myself will throw your skirts up over your face,
That your shame may be exposed [publicly].

Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake (resurrect), these to everlasting life, but some to disgrace and everlasting contempt (abhorrence).

Anoint

When He had said this, He spat on the ground and made mud with His saliva, and He spread the mud [like an ointment] on the man’s eyes.

General references

For wisdom’s profit is better than the profit of silver,
And her gain is better than fine gold.

“O you naive or inexperienced [who are easily misled], understand prudence and seek astute common sense;
And, O you [closed-minded, self-confident] fools, understand wisdom [seek the insight and self-discipline that leads to godly living].

“Whoever is naive or inexperienced, let him turn in here!”
As for him who lacks understanding, she says,

Therefore let the one who thinks he stands firm [immune to temptation, being overconfident and self-righteous], take care that he does not fall [into sin and condemnation].