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Matthew Henry on Revelation 3:1-6Revelation 3:1-6 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryThe Lord Jesus is He that hath the Holy Spirit with all his powers, graces, and operations. Hypocrisy, and lamentable decay in religion, are sins charged upon Sardis, by One who knew that church well, and all her works.…The Church in Sardis. (a. d. 95.)Revelation 3:1-6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE CHURCH IN SARDIS. (A. D. 95.) Here is, I. The preface, showing, 1. To whom this letter is directed: To the angel of the church of Sardis, an ancient city of Lydia, on the banks of the mountain Tmolus, said to have b…The Pulpit Commentary on Revelation 3:1-6Revelation 3:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe epistle to the Church at Sardis. This Church is one of the two which receives unmixed reproof. Smyrna and Philadelphia receive no blame; Sardis and Laodicea receive no praise. Sardis lies almost due south of Thyatir…The Pulpit Commentary on Revelation 3:1Revelation 3:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryHe that hath the seven Spirits of God (see notes on Revelation 1:4, Revelation 1:16, Revelation 1:20; but observe that this designation of Christ does not occur in the opening vision). In Revelation 5:6 the Lamb is seen…The Pulpit Commentary on Revelation 3:1-6Revelation 3:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentarySardis; or, the dead Church. This epistle presents no exception to the general rule which we have pointed out regarding all the seven, viz. that our Lord Jesus Christ presents himself to each Church in that special aspe…The Pulpit Commentary on Revelation 3:1-6Revelation 3:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe epistle to the Church at Sardis. Were any one visiting the actual sites where the several Churches spoken of in these letters once stood, he would, ere he came to Sardis, have gone a long way round the circle on the…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Revelation 3:1-6The Lord Jesus is He that hath the Holy Spirit with all his powers, graces, and operations. Hypocrisy, and lamentable decay in religion, are sins charged upon Sardis, by One who knew that church well, and all her works.…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Church in Sardis. (a. d. 95.)THE CHURCH IN SARDIS. (A. D. 95.) Here is, I. The preface, showing, 1. To whom this letter is directed: To the angel of the church of Sardis, an ancient city of Lydia, on the banks of the mountain Tmolus, said to have b…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Revelation 3:1-6The epistle to the Church at Sardis. This Church is one of the two which receives unmixed reproof. Smyrna and Philadelphia receive no blame; Sardis and Laodicea receive no praise. Sardis lies almost due south of Thyatir…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Revelation 3:1-6Sardis; or, the dead Church. This epistle presents no exception to the general rule which we have pointed out regarding all the seven, viz. that our Lord Jesus Christ presents himself to each Church in that special aspe…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Revelation 3:1-6The words of Christ to the congregation at Sardis. "Sardis," says Dr. Eadie, "was a city of ancient Lydia. Its modern name is Sert Kalesi, and it lies about thirty miles south-cast of Thyatira, and two miles south of th…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Revelation 3:1-6The epistle to the Church at Sardis. Were any one visiting the actual sites where the several Churches spoken of in these letters once stood, he would, ere he came to Sardis, have gone a long way round the circle on the…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Revelation 3:1-6(5) The epistle to the Church in Sardis: the decaying Church on the brink of ruin. The sad spectacle is presented here of a Church dying out. To the angel it is said, "Thou hast a name that thou livest, and thou art dea…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Revelation 3:1He that hath the seven Spirits of God (see notes on Revelation 1:4, Revelation 1:16, Revelation 1:20; but observe that this designation of Christ does not occur in the opening vision). In Revelation 5:6 the Lamb is seen…Joseph S. Exell and contributors