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“Thou hast rejected
knowledge, I will also
reject thee!”
Frank Borg
Deeper understanding
given to God’s Church
comes from a Being that
is higher than Jesus
Christ! Deeper
understanding comes from
the supreme God of the
Universe – God the
Father. He gives it to
Jesus Christ who in turn
passes it on to us.
Notice what scripture
states: “The revelation
of Jesus Christ, which
God gave unto Him to
shew unto His servants
things which must
shortly come to pass…”
(Rev. 1:1).
Deeper understanding of
scripture is given to
light up our spiritual
path ahead. We need
light to see clearly.
Scripture tells us that
“He that gains (Strong’s
4160) truth comes to the
light” (John 3:21; Ps.
43:3). Of course, Truth
gives us light which
enables us to see
spiritually. Conversely,
without that Truth we
would be in darkness
which is tantamount to
being blind (John
12:35).
John 8:12, John 12:46
and other scriptures
tell us that Christ
is light. John
14:6 tells us that
Christ is Truth!
Therefore, we must
follow Christ to walk in
the light of life – that
is what will ensure our
future with Him.
Keep the Word of My
Patience
In this context, Rev.
3:10 tells God’s
Philadelphians something
interesting: “Because
thou hast keptG5083
the word of my patience
G5281, I also
will keepG5083
thee from the hour of
temptation”. God’s
Philadelphians “keep the
word of His patience”
and as a result are
taken to a Place of
Safety to be spared from
the Great Tribulation.
Keeping the ‘Word of His
patience’ evidently
means that we need to be
steadfast and are to
endure patiently. Is
that all that we have to
do, to be taken to a
Place of Safety? There
is depth to Rev. 3:10
which we need to grasp
and understand if we are
to be truly accounted
worthy of being taken to
a Place of Safety!
Carefully note what
Strong’s tells us about
the biblical phrase “kept
the Word
of my patience” in Rev.
3:10. Notice:
1)
“Kept” is 5083 in
Strong’s and could be
translated as, “to keep
an eye upon”. Clearly,
we are “to keep an eye
upon” the Word of His
patience.
2)
“Word” in Revelation
3:10 is 3056 in Strong’s
and could be translated
as: “something said…
specifically
the Divine Expression
(that is, Christ)”.
This scripture is
telling us that we
specifically need to
“keep our eyes on
Christ” and the Truth
which He gives us!
Christ is the God of
Patience (Rev. 3:10) and
He is Truth (John 14:6),
therefore we must keep
our focus on Christ and
the deeper understand He
gives which is handed
down to us by God the
Father!
Rev. 3:10 tells us that
we must keep focused on
Him - the Word of His
Patience. This
dictates that
Philadelphians will be
very carefully
watching, proving and
following Christ; they
will follow Truth and
walk in that Light. This
is what will keep them
from the hour of
temptation (Rev. 3:10).
It is what will qualify
the Philadelphians to be
taken to a Place of
Safety and spared the
Great Tribulation.
Keeping our eyes on the
Word of His patience
means recognizing
and listening to
God’s Voice and not
rejecting it when He
tries to give deeper
understanding of
scripture. Notice God’s
stern warning to those
who insist on
discrediting or
resisting God’s
knowledge: "My people
are destroyed for
lack of knowledge:
because thou hast
rejected knowledge, I
will also reject thee…”
(Hos. 4:6). These are
strong uncompromising
words from God the
Father! If we reject His
knowledge, we will not
be ‘kept from the hour
of temptation’. It’s as
simple as that!
Receiving vs rejecting
Let us take a look at
another scripture. In
this end time there is a
group that listens to
Christ and another that
does not. Notice:
“I tell you, in that
night there shall be two
men in one bed; the
one shall be taken
and the other shall
be left. Two women
shall be grinding
together; the one
shall be taken, and the
other left. Two men
shall be in the field;
the one shall be
taken and the other left”
(Luke 17:34-36).
The phrase “The one
shall be taken and the
other left” is repeated
three times in the space
of three consecutive
verses! It is again
mentioned twice in Matt.
24:40-41. What is God
trying to tell us? He
certainly wants us to
understand! Remember
that we have already
seen that the
Philadelphians keep
their eyes focused on
Christ and His Truth
(Rev. 3:10). The
Philadelphians are the
ones that continuously
receive truth, accept it
and learn.
Back to Luke 17:34-36
and the phrase: “The one
shall be takenG3880
…the other left
G863”.
The phrase “shall be
taken” is 3880 in
Strong’s and could be
translated as: “to
receive, to learn, or to
take unto”. The
indication is that this
group ‘receives’ and
‘learns’ from New Truth!
Now notice the word
“left”. “Left” is 863 in
Strong’s and could also
be translated as: “to
forsake, to lay aside,
to leave, let (alone,
be, go, have), omit,
yield up.” The
impression is that this
group “takes no notice”
or “lays aside” New
Truth! “Two women shall
be grinding together,
the one shall RECEIVE
G3880 and the
other will LAY ASIDE
G863”. Evidently,
those that allow God to
give them deeper
understanding and New
Truth are the ones who
are “taken” because they
follow Christ (Rev.
3:10), while the group
that lays aside His
deeper understanding and
doesn’t accept it are
the ones that reject
Christ and are left
G863!
The ones who reject
Truth are not
Philadelphians!
Those who receive
God’s Truth, listen
to His voice, and
accept what He says,
are those who follow and
are responsive to Christ
– the God of His
Patience. They are
the ones who “have kept
the word of His
patience”, or have
“kept their eyes focused
on Christ” as pointed
out in Rev. 3:10! Those
who refuse to
understand the deeper
things, and lay aside
New Truth, don’t
understand Jesus Christ!
These people are not
following Him, but
follow a man! And
because they reject
God’s light, they are
causing their own
punishing tribulation.
Remember, deeper
understanding given to
God’s Church comes from
a Being that is higher
than Jesus Christ!
Deeper understanding
comes from the supreme
God of the Universe –
God the Father. He gives
it to Jesus Christ who
in turn passes it on to
us. I implore every
reader not to reject it
or lay it aside, but to
receive it and embrace
it!
Keep your eyes upon the
Word of His Patience!
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