Revelation 2

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1. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

   XII. Gracious and holy affections have their exercise and fruit in Christian practice cites Rev. 2:23

   …hearts and trying the reins, “that he may render to everyone according to his works?” As Rev. 2:23, “And all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts; and…

2. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

   Obedience cites Rev 2: 26

   …perseverance. ‘He that keepeth my works unto the end, I will give him the morning star.’ Rev 2: 26, 28. Use one. This condemns those who live in contradiction to the text, and have cast…

3. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

   1.2 Love cites Rev 2: 4

   …of your heart. Love, like fire, is ever ready to go out. ‘Thou hast left thy first love.’ Rev 2: 4. Through neglect of duty, or too much love of the world, our love to God will cool. O…

4. Communion with God · John Owen

   Digression I: some excellencies of Christ proposed to consideration cites Rev. ii. 23

   …so? That the churches might know that he is he which “searcheth the reins and hearts,” Rev. ii. 23. He hath discerning eyes, nothing is hid from him; all things are open and naked before…

5. Communion with God · John Owen

   Of communion with Christ in a conjugal relation, in its consequential affections cites Rev. ii. 23

   …any man testify of him, John ii. 25. He searcheth the hearts and trieth the reins of all, Rev. ii. 23. But all know not how to communicate their mind to Christ. It will not avail a man at all…

6. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

   The Third Stage cites Rev. 2:4

   …his sorrow the more, by bringing again, even afresh, his evil of sleeping unto his mind. Rev. 2:4; 1 Thess. 5:6-8. Thus, therefore, he now went on, bewailing his sinful sleep, saying, O…

7. Communion with God · John Owen

   Of communion with Christ in privileges cites Rev. ii. 17

   …as unto us, hath sundry acts:— [1.] The giving a believer a new name in a white stone, Rev. ii. 17. They that are adopted are to take new names; they change their names they had in their…

8. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

   An exhortation to love God cites Rev. ii. 4

   …to Him. Love, as fire, will be ready to go out. “Thou hast left thy first love” (Rev. ii. 4). Satan labours to blow out this flame, and through neglect of duty we lose it. When a…

9. The Key Teachings of Charles G. Finney · Ochorus Originals

   Not a Miracle cites REVELATION 2:5

   …Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works. REVELATION 2:5 His shortest definition is his best: “A revival is nothing else than a new beginning of…

10. Unspoken Sermons · George MacDonald

    The New Name cites Rev. ii. 17

    …and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. — Rev. ii. 17. Whether the Book of the Revelation be written by the same man who wrote the Gospel…

11. The Fourfold Gospel · A. B. Simpson

    Christ Our Coming Lord cites Rev. ii. 28

    "I will give him the morning star." Rev. ii. 28. The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is a distinct and important part of the…

12. The Key Teachings of George MacDonald · Ochorus Originals

    The White Stone and the New Name cites REVELATION 2:17

    …and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. REVELATION 2:17 Among the promises to the seven churches in the book of Revelation is one that has…

13. Practical Religion · J. C. Ryle

    Formality cites Rev. ii. 2

    …shame at the last day, once more I say, beware of formality. (Psalm xciv. 9; Rom. ii. 16; Rev. ii. 2; Matt. xxii. 11.) II. I pass on to the second thing which I proposed to consider. The…

14. Practical Religion · J. C. Ryle

    Riches and Poverty cites Rev. ii. 9

    …eternity with Christ. Of him the Lord says, "I know thy poverty (but thou art rich)." (Rev. ii. 9.) King Ahab was ruler over the ten tribes of Israel. Obadiah was nothing more than a…

15. Practical Religion · J. C. Ryle

    The Best Friend cites Rev. ii. 11

    …death, and bring life and immortality to light through the Gospel." (Jer. xxxiii. 6; Rev. ii. 11; 2 Tim. i. 10.) We are all by nature imprisoned debtors. We owed our God ten thousand…

16. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Tenth Stage cites Rev. 2:7

    …and your walk and talk shall be every day with the King, even all the days of eternity. Rev. 2:7; 3:4,5; 22:5. There you shall not see again such things as you saw when you were in the…

17. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    The worst things work for good to the godly cites Rev. ii. 7

    …though he cannot quite overcome, yet he is overcoming. “To him that is overcoming” (Rev. ii. 7). (e) Sin puts a child of God upon self-observing. He knows sin is a bosom traitor…

18. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Eighth Stage cites Rev. 2:10

    …yourself true-hearted; be faithful unto death, and my King will give you a crown of life. Rev. 2:10. I would also entreat you to have an eye to my children; and if at any time you see them…

19. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Deity of Jesus Christ cites Rev. 2:23

    …according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings." But in the New Testament in Rev. 2:23 the Lord Jesus says, "I am he which searcheth the reins and the hearts: and I will give…

20. Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee · Ochorus Originals

    Revolution, Persecution, and the Cost of Discipleship cites Revelation 2:10

    …became twenty. “Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life” (Revelation 2:10, ASV). Few verses could have sounded less metaphorical. The next chapter enters those…

21. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    October cites Rev. ii. 10

    …Fuller. October 21 Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. Rev. ii. 10. There is a heaven at the end of every faithful Christian's journey.—Cuyler. October 22…

22. Watchman Nee (For Teens) · Ochorus Originals

    Fifteen Became Twenty cites Revelation 2:10

    “Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.” — Revelation 2:10 (ASV) We know less about Nee's prison years than we'd like. Public records come from the…

23. The Pilgrim’s Progress (For Teens) · John Bunyan

    Vanity Fair cites Revelation 2:10

    …are about to suffer… Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.” — Revelation 2:10 (ESV) Before they reach it, Evangelist meets them one last time, and what he says is not…

24. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Personality of the Holy Spirit cites Revelation 2:7

    …of God and then reveals to us the precious discoveries which He has made. We read in Revelation 2:7, “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spiri t says to the churches. To the one who…

25. The Key Teachings of Amanda Berry Smith · Ochorus Originals

    Into All the World cites REVELATION 2:10

    …what she was given. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. REVELATION 2:10 Her reflections on the work are often acute. She saw that many mission schools declined…

26. The Key Teachings of John Bunyan · Ochorus Originals

    Vanity Fair and Faithful cites REVELATION 2:10

    …to the celestial gate. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. REVELATION 2:10 It is one of the most moving moments in the book, and it is also profoundly consoling.…

27. The Key Teachings of Ignatius of Antioch · Ochorus Originals

    Conclusion cites REVELATION 2:10

    …carry Him still. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. REVELATION 2:10 FOR REFLECTION AND ACTION 1. Return to the chapter of this book that unsettled you most…

28. The Key Teachings of John Owen · Ochorus Originals

    The Deceit of Indwelling Sin cites REVELATION 2:4

    …Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. REVELATION 2:4 The second is that it explains the great falls of great saints. Noah drunk, Lot in the…

29. The Key Teachings of A. W. Tozer · Ochorus Originals

    The Deeper Life cites REVELATION 2:4

    …cooled. Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. REVELATION 2:4 Prepared in the garden In another sermon in the Ochorus library, Prepare by Prayer, Tozer…

30. The Key Teachings of Watchman Nee · Ochorus Originals

    The Overcomers and the Reward cites REVELATION 2:10

    …whether he meant it. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. REVELATION 2:10 The Bride made ready Nee’s overcomer teaching has an end in view, and it is not…

31. Days of Heaven Upon Earth · A. B. Simpson

    January cites Rev. ii. 25

    …others see their shame. Let us look after the nots. January 11 “Hold fast till I come” (Rev. ii. 25). The other day we asked a Hebrew friend how it was that his countrymen were so…

32. Days of Heaven Upon Earth · A. B. Simpson

    May cites Rev. ii. 17

    …instead of even our best attainments. May 17 “To him that overcometh, will I give” (Rev. ii. 17). A precious secret of Christian life is to have Jesus dwelling within the heart and…

33. The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Month of January cites Rev. 2:7

    …will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God." Rev. 2:7 No man may turn his back in the day of battle, or refuse to go to the holy war. We must…

34. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    February cites Revelation 2:4

    …to return. O Lord, this night restore us! February 11 “Thou hast left thy first love.” (Revelation 2:4) Ever to be remembered is that best and brightest of hours, when first we saw the Lord…

35. The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Month of April cites Rev. 2:11

    …Spirit saith unto the churches; he that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death" Rev. 2:11 The first death we must endure unless the Lord should suddenly come to His temple. For…

36. The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Month of May cites Rev. 2:28

    …patient worker and waiter! May 13 DAY IS AT HAND "And I will give him the morning star" Rev. 2:28 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, what a blessing it is to see in Jesus…

37. Our Daily Walk · F. B. Meyer

    December cites Rev 2:17

    …Thummim, by which He spoke to Israel, and on which Jehovah was engraved (Ex 28:29, 30; Rev 2:17). Each victor over sin has his own stone of Urim, knows God's will at first hand, and has…

38. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    3.3 The Wrath of God cites Rev 2: 21

    …according to our iniquities.’ God has deferred his wrath, and given us space to repent. Rev 2: 21. He is not like a hasty creditor, who requires the debt, and gives no time for payment…

39. Lectures to My Students · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Call to the Ministry cites Rev. ii. 1

    …become a bishop, “the steward of God.” Titus i. 7. The Apocalyptic title of Angel (Rev. ii. 1) means a messenger; and how shall men be Christ's heralds, unless by his election and…

40. At the Master's Feet · Sadhu Sundar Singh

    The Manifestation of God's Presence cites Rev. ii. 7

    …by means of the hidden manna, which the world with all its wisdom knows not nor can know (Rev. ii. 7). 5. Sometimes during sickness the faculty of taste in the tongue is interfered with, and…

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