Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
What does Revelation 3:10 mean?
The same Lord Jesus has the key of government and authority in and over the church.
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Keep this verse inside Revelation 3:9-10 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Revelation 3:10
Because thou hast kept the word of my patience - My word commanding or enjoining patience; that is, thou hast manifested the patience which I require. They had shown this in the trials which they had experienced; he promises now, that in return he will keep them in the future trials that shall come upon the world. One of the highest rewards of patience in one trial is the grace that God gives us to bear another. The fact that we have been patient and submis sive may be regarded as proof that he will give us grace that we may be patient and submissive in the trials that are to come.
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all the world. See the notes on Luke 2:1 .
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Context in Revelation 3
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Revelation 3 belongs to the early movement of the book, especially the section often described as letters to the seven churches. Revelation is the New Testament’s climactic apocalyptic prophecy of worship, witness, judgment, cosmic conflict, and the new Jerusalem. Read this chapter with the wider themes of worship, witness, and judgment in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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