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the Bow » Illustrative » Of the tongue of the wicked
Ignorance » Man's » Of God
But they [i.e., the world] will do all these things to you for my name's sake [i.e., because you are my disciples], for they do not know Him [i.e., God], who sent me.
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For as I traveled along [your streets] and observed what you are worshiping, I saw an altar with the inscription: [DEDICATED] TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. So, what you are worshiping ignorantly is what I am telling you about.
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And they will do these things because they have not known [either] the Father or me.
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They are constantly learning and [yet] never able to arrive at a [full] knowledge of the truth.
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Ignorance of God » The wicked, in a state of
But they [i.e., the world] will do all these things to you for my name's sake [i.e., because you are my disciples], for they do not know Him [i.e., God], who sent me.
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Now God made allowance for the times when people were still uninformed [about His complete will], but now [in the Gospel age] He requires all people everywhere to repent [i.e., change their hearts and lives].
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Righteous Father, the world does not know you but I know you, and these men know that you sent me.
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Lukewarmness » Figurative
"But, this is what I have against you, that you have forsaken your first love [i.e., love for Christ and His church].
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Be alert and pray, so that you do not give in to temptation; the spirit [of a person] is truly willing [i.e., to do a certain thing], but his physical nature is [often too] weak [to carry it out]."
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Wake up, and strengthen what remains [i.e., those few in the church who were trying to stay faithful], who are about to die. For I have not found [any] of your deeds to be complete before my God.
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I know about your deeds, that you are neither [spiritually] cold nor hot. I wish you were [either] cold or hot. But since you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am about to vomit you out of my mouth.
Lying » The wicked » Prepare their tongues for
Prophets » Felt deeply on account of the calamities which they predicted
Sin » Progressive
But evil people and impostors will go from bad to worse [in their behavior], deceiving people and being deceived by them.
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