Revelation 3:18

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Revelation 3:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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 bless Jehovah, who giveth me counsel; even in the nights my reins instruct me.

I will instruct thee and teach thee the way in which thou shalt go; I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.

Thou wilt guide me by thy counsel, and after the glory, thou wilt receive me.

Because they had rebelled against the words of God, and had despised the counsel of the Most High; ...

and ye have rejected all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

I say, Keep the king's commandment, and that on account of the oath of God.

Buy

Buy the truth, and sell it not; wisdom, and instruction, and intelligence.

Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters; and he that hath no money, come ye, buy, and eat: yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price!

The kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hid in the field, which a man having found has hid, and for the joy of it goes and sells all whatever he has, and buys that field.

But the prudent answered saying, We cannot, lest it might not suffice for us and for you. Go rather to those that sell, and buy for yourselves.

Gold

And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; and he will purify the children of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver; and they shall offer unto Jehovah an oblation in righteousness.

Now if any one build upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, straw,

that the proving of your faith, much more precious than of gold which perishes, though it be proved by fire, be found to praise and glory and honour in the revelation of Jesus Christ:

That thou

I know thy tribulation and thy poverty; but thou art rich; and the railing of those who say that they themselves are Jews, and are not, but a synagogue of Satan.

Thus is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he, being rich, became poor, in order that ye by his poverty might be enriched.

to do good, to be rich in good works, to be liberal in distributing, disposed to communicate of their substance,

Hear, my beloved brethren: Has not God chosen the poor as to the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to them that love him?

White

But thou hast a few names in Sardis which have not defiled their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy.

And one of the elders answered, saying to me, These who are clothed with white robes, who are they, and whence came they?

(Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watches and keeps his garments, that he may not walk naked, and that they may not see his shame.)

And it was given to her that she should be clothed in fine linen, bright and pure; for the fine linen is the righteousnesses of the saints.

if indeed being also clothed we shall not be found naked.

The shame

(Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watches and keeps his garments, that he may not walk naked, and that they may not see his shame.)

thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen. I will take vengeance, and I will meet none to stay me. ...

Therefore will I also turn thy skirts over thy face, and thy shame shall be seen.

And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame, to everlasting contempt.

Pass away, inhabitress of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame. The inhabitress of Zaanan is not come forth for the lamentation of Beth-ezel: he will take from you its shelter.

behold, I am against thee, saith Jehovah of hosts; and I will uncover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.

Anoint

Having said these things, he spat on the ground and made mud of the spittle, and put the mud, as ointment, on his eyes.

And ye have the unction from the holy one, and ye know all things.

General references

For the gain thereof is better than the gain of silver, and her revenue than fine gold.

O ye simple, understand prudence; and ye foolish, understand sense.

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. To him that is void of understanding, she saith,

So that let him that thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.