Revelation 3:1-6
3:1 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars.
“‘I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. 2 Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God. 3 Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you. 4 Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. 5 The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. 6 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
(ESV)
Letters to the Seven Churches of Revelation 2-3
| Church | Ephesus | Smyrna | Pergamum | Thyatira | Sardis | Philadelphia | Laodicea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addressed to the angel of the church | 2:1 | 2:8 | 2:12 | 2:18 | 3:1 | 3:7 | 3:14 |
| Some aspect of vision of Christ in ch. 1 related to the church | 2:1 | 2:8 | 2:12 | 2:18 | 3:1 | 3:7 | 3:14 |
| Commendation and/or encouragement of the church | 2:2-3, 6 | 2:9 | 2:13 | 2:19, 24-25 | 3:4 | 3:8-10 | |
| Correction of the church | 2:4 | 2:14-15 | 2:20-23 | 3:2 | 3:14-18 | ||
| Call to repent and threat of judgment | 2:5 | 2:16 | 2:21 | 3:3 | 3:19 | ||
| Call to listen to the message of the Spirit | 2:7 | 2:11 | 2:17 | 2:29 | 3:6 | 3:13 | 3:22 |
| Promise to "conqueror" (one who perseveres) | 2:7 | 2:11 | 2:17 | 2:26-28 | 3:5 | 3:11-12 | 3:21 |
(Table adapted from Thomas R. Schreiner, ESV Expository Commentary, Volume 12: Hebrews-Revelation, 569)