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Revelation 3:1–22

Hear What the Spirit Saith II

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Hear What the Spirit Saith II

Revelation 3:1–22

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This song belongs to the Revelation collection. One recording is available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.

Bible book
Revelation
Collection
Revelation
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Electronic
[Refrain] A name is not a pulse. Wake what is nearly gone. Hold the word; guard the crown. Hear what the Spirit saith. [Verse 1] Seven stars burn in the hand of him who searches Sardis. Men call thee living; he finds death. Watch. Remember. Repent. Some garments yet are clean; their names will not be blotted out. [Breakdown] White upon the faithful. A name confessed before the Father. [Verse 2] The Key of David turns once. No hand can close his open door. Little strength, yet the word was kept; his name was not denied. He comes quickly,hold fast. Become a pillar that goes no more out. [Post-Chorus] Open before me. Keep the patient word. [Verse 3] The Amen weighs Laodicea: neither cold nor hot, rich in speech, poor and blind. Buy fire-tried gold, white raiment, eyesalve. Love gives the rebuke; therefore be zealous and repent. [Bridge] At the shut door stands the knocking King. Hear, and the table opens. He will sup with thee, and thou with him; the overcomer sits beside his throne. [Outro] A name is not a pulse. He that hath an ear,hear.

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Revelation 3: Reputation, weakness, and wealth are examined

The messages to Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea dismantle three outward assessments. Sardis has a name for being alive while Christ calls its condition dead and its works unfinished, though a faithful few remain. Philadelphia has only a little strength, yet Christ places before it a door no one can shut and gives no rebuke. Laodicea calls itself rich and self-sufficient while Christ's inventory finds poverty, blindness, and nakedness. The Book of Revelation repeatedly separates public reputation, visible resources, and divine assessment. Its promises answer each condition precisely: true recognition instead of Sardis's empty name, permanent belonging instead of Philadelphia's weakness, and genuine wealth, clothing, sight, fellowship, and shared rule instead of Laodicea's imagined sufficiency. The final message ends at a throne, preparing the reader for the door that opens in heaven in the next chapter.

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