Chapter summary

Jesus Christ dictates messages to the angels of the churches in Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. The church in Sardis is told it has a reputation for being alive but is actually dead, though a few people have not soiled their garments. The faithful church in Philadelphia receives an open door, a promise of protection from an upcoming hour of testing, and descriptions of the new Jerusalem. The church in Laodicea is rebuked for being lukewarm, boasting of wealth while remaining wretched, poor, blind, and naked, and is invited to buy refined gold and white garments. The chapter concludes with promises to those who overcome, including walking in white, becoming pillars in God's temple, and sitting with Christ on His throne.

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