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 bless Yahweh who advises me; yes, [at] night my {innermost being} instructs me.

I will instruct you and teach you in [the] way that you should go. I will advise [you] [with] my eye upon you.

You will guide me with your advice, and afterward you will take me [into] honor.

because they rebelled against the words of God and spurned the counsel of the Most High,

You have ignored all my counsel, and my reproof you are not willing [to accept].

Listen [to] advice and accept instruction so that you will gain wisdom for your {future}.

Keep [the] command of [the] king {because of your oath to God}.

Buy

Buy truth and do not sell [it], wisdom and instruction and understanding.

"Ho! Everyone thirsty, come to the waters! And whoever has no money, come, buy and eat, and come, buy without money, wine and milk without price!

"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, that a man found [and] concealed, and in his joy he goes and sells everything that he has and buys that field.

But the wise ones answered saying, "Certainly there will never be enough for us and for you! Go instead to those who sell [olive oil] and buy [some] for yourselves.'

Gold

He will sit [as] a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the children of Levi, and he will refine them like gold and like silver, and they will present to Yahweh offerings in righteousness.

Now if anyone builds upon the foundation [with] gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, straw,

so that the genuineness of your faith, more valuable than gold that is passing away, but is tested by fire, may be found to [result in] praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ,

That thou

'I know your affliction and poverty (but you are rich), and the slander of those {who call themselves Jews} and are not, but [are] a synagogue of Satan.

So [is] the one who stores up treasure for himself, and who is not rich toward God!"

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that [although he] was rich, for your sake he became poor, in order that you, by his poverty, may become rich.

to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, sharing freely,

Listen, my dear brothers! Did not God choose the poor of the 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 clothing, and they will walk with me in white, because they are worthy.

And one of the elders answered, saying to me, "These who are dressed [in] the white robes--who are [they], and from where have they come?"

(Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed [is] the one who is on the alert and who keeps his clothing, so that he does not walk around naked and they see his shamefulness!)

And it has been granted to her that she be dressed in bright, clean fine linen (for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints).

if indeed, even [after we] have taken [it] off, we will not be found naked.

The shame

(Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed [is] the one who is on the alert and who keeps his clothing, so that he does not walk around naked and they see his shamefulness!)

Your nakedness shall be exposed; indeed, your shame shall become visible. I will take vengeance and I will not {spare} a person.

So in turn I will bare your skirts over your face, and your shame will become visible.

And many from [those] sleeping {in the dusty ground} will awake, some to {everlasting life} and some to disgrace and {everlasting contempt}.

Pass on, you inhabitants of Shaphir, in naked shame. The inhabitants of Zaanan do not come forth; the wailing of Beth-ha-Ezel will take its protection from you.

"Look! I am against you!" {declares}Yahweh. "I will strip up your skirts over your face; I will let nations look [at] your nakedness and your shame.

Anoint

[When he] had said these [things], he spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva, and smeared the clay on his eyes.

And you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know.

General references

For her income is better than the income of silver, and her revenue than [that of] gold.

Learn prudence, O simple ones; fools, learn {intelligence}.

"Whoever [is] simple, let him turn here." As for the one who lacks {sense}, she says to him,

Therefore, the one who thinks that he stands must watch out lest he fall.