25 Nevertheless that which ye have, hold fast till I come.
I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no one take thy crown.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I come again, and will receive you unto myself; that where I am, `there' ye may be also.
Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what `is that' to thee? Follow thou me. This saying therefore went forth among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, that he should not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what `is that' to thee?
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Wherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God.
prove all things; hold fast that which is good;
but Christ as a son, over his house; whose house are we, if we hold fast our boldness and the glorying of our hope firm unto the end.
let us hold fast the confession of our hope that it waver not; for he is faithful that promised:
Behold, he cometh with the clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they that pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
And behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.
He who testifieth these things saith, Yea: I come quickly. Amen: come, Lord Jesus.
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Commentary on Revelation 2 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 2
The apostle John, having in the foregoing chapter written the things which he had seen, now proceeds to write the things that are, according to the command of God (ch. 1:19), that is, the present state of the seven churches of Asia, with which he had a particular acquaintance, and for which he had a tender concern. He was directed to write to every one of them according to their present state and circumstances, and to inscribe every letter to the angel of that church, to the minister or rather ministry of that church, called angels because they are the messengers of God to mankind. In this chapter we have,
Rev 2:1-7
We have here,
Rev 2:8-11
We now proceed to the second epistle sent to another of the Asian churches, where, as before, observe,
Rev 2:12-17
Here also we are to consider,
Rev 2:18-29
The form of each epistle is very much the same; and in this, as the rest, we have to consider the inscription, contents, and conclusion.