Revelation 3:18

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Revelation 3:18

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Summary

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 praise the Lord who counsels me—
even at night my conscience instructs me.

I will instruct you and show you the way to go;
with My eye on you, I will give counsel.

You guide me with Your counsel,
and afterward You will take me up in glory.

because they rebelled against God’s commands
and despised the counsel of the Most High.

since you neglected all my counsel
and did not accept my correction,

Listen to counsel and receive instruction
so that you may be wise later in life.

Keep the king’s command because of your oath made before God.

Buy

Buy—and do not sell—truth,
wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

“Come, everyone who is thirsty,
come to the waters;
and you without money,
come, buy, and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without cost!

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure, buried in a field, that a man found and reburied. Then in his joy he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field.

“The sensible ones answered, ‘No, there won’t be enough for us and for you. Go instead to those who sell, and buy oil for yourselves.’

Gold

He will be like a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the Lord in righteousness.

If anyone builds on that foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or straw,

so that the genuineness of your faith—more valuable than gold, which perishes though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

That thou

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.

“That’s how it is with the one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ: Though He was rich, for your sake He became poor, so that by His poverty you might become rich.

Instruct them to do what is good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, willing to share,

Listen, my dear brothers: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that He has promised to those who love Him?

White

But you have a few people in Sardis who have not defiled their clothes, and they will walk with Me in white, because they are worthy.

Then one of the elders asked me, “Who are these people robed in white, and where did they come from?”

“Look, I am coming like a thief. The one who is alert and remains clothed

so that he may not go around naked and people see his shame

is blessed.”

She was given fine linen to wear, bright and pure.

For the fine linen represents the righteous acts of the saints.

since, when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.

The shame

“Look, I am coming like a thief. The one who is alert and remains clothed

so that he may not go around naked and people see his shame

is blessed.”

Your nakedness will be uncovered,
and your shame will be exposed.
I will take vengeance;
I will spare no one.

I will pull your skirts up over your face
so that your shame might be seen.

Many of those who sleep in the dust
of the earth will awake,
some to eternal life,
and some to shame and eternal contempt.

Depart in shameful nakedness,
you residents of Shaphir;
the residents of Zaanan will not come out.
Beth-ezel is lamenting;
its support is taken from you.

I am against you.
This is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.
I will lift your skirts over your face
and display your nakedness to nations,
your shame to kingdoms.

Anoint

After He said these things He spit on the ground, made some mud from the saliva, and spread the mud on his eyes.

But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you have knowledge.

General references

for she is more profitable than silver,
and her revenue is better than gold.

Learn to be shrewd, you who are inexperienced;
develop common sense, you who are foolish.

“Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!”
To the one who lacks sense, she says,

So, whoever thinks he stands must be careful not to fall.