| Introduction and Overview of Repentance | | Confusion Over Repentance 3 | | Repentance in a Nutshell | | In a Nutshell, Repentance in the Old Testament | | In a Nutshell -- Repentance in the New Testament | | Generic Repentance | | What Is Saving Repentance? | | Repentance: Looking at the Context | | Repentance and the Divinity of Jesus, Part 1 | | Repentance and the Divinity of Jesus, Part 2 | | Repentence and the Divinity of Jesus, Part 3 | | Savins Repentnace About the Person and Work of Christ | | Repentance and Jesus' Offer of Salvation | | Repentance from Religion, Matthew 3:5-9 Part 1 | | Rep;entance from Religion, Matthew 3:5-9 Part 2 | | Repentance from Religion: Matthew 3:5-9, Part 3 | | Repentance from self righteousness: Luke 13:4-5 | | Repentance from Self Righteousness, Luke 13:4-5 | | Repentence from Self Righteousness, Luke 13:4-5 | | Repentance from Religious Ritiuals, Hebrews 6:1-2 | | Repentance from Religious Rituals, Hebrews 6:1-2 | | Repentance and Jesus' Offer of Salvation, Summary | | Repentance from Sin | | Why Would God Need a Bull Horn? | | Repentance throughout the New Testament, Introduction | | Repentance in Matthew 3 | | Repentance in Matthew 4:17 | | Repentance in Matthew 9:13 | | Repentance in Matthew 11:20-24 | | Repentance in Matthew 12:41 | | Repentance in Matthew 21:29 | | Repentance in Matthew 27:3 | | Repentance in Mark 1:4 | | Repentance in Mark 1:15 | | Repentance in Mark 2:17 | | Repentance in Mark 6:12 | | Repentance in Luke 3:3 | | Repentance in Luke 3:8 | | Repentance in Luke 5:32 | | Repentance in Luke 10:13 | | Repentance in Luke 11:32 | | Repentance in Luke 13:3, 5 | | Repentance in Luke 15:7 | | Repentance in Luke 16:30 | | Luke 17:3-4 | | Repentance in Luke 24:47 | | Repentance in Acts 2:38 | | Repentance in Acts 3:19 | | Repentance in Acts 5:31 | | Repentance in Acts 8:22 | | Repentance in Acts 11:18 | | Repentance in Acts 13:24 | | Repentance in Acts 17:30 | | Repentance in Acts 19:4 | | Repentance in Acts 20:21 | | Repentance in Acts 26:20 | | Repentance in Romans 2:4 | | Repentance in Romans 11:29 | | Repentance in 2 Corinthians 7:8-10 | | Repentance in 2 Corinthians 12:21 | | Repentance in 2 Timothy 2:25 | | Repentance in Hebrews 6:1 | | Repentance in Hebrews 6:6 | | Repentance in Hebrews 7:21 | | Repentance in Hebrews 12:17 | | Repentance in 2 Peter 3:9 | | Repentance in Revelation 2:5 (2x) | | Repentance in Revelation 2:16 | | Repentance in Revelation 2:21-22 | | Repentance in Revelation 3:3 | | Repentance in Revelation 3:19 | | Repentance in Revelation 9:20 & 21 | | Repentance in Revelation 16:9 & 11 | | Appendix C, Repentance as a Condition for Salvation, pg. 1 | | Appendix C: Repentance as a Condition for Salvation, pg. 2 | | Appendix D - Repentance from Sin in the New Testament | | Appendix E, Other Theological Usages of Repentance in the New Testament | | Appendix F: Generic Repentance in the New Testament |
|
Repentance in Revelation 3:19
14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
Subject Called to Repentance: "As many as I love" are called to repentance. The word "love" is not agape, God's love for all men, but "phileo," God's love for the brethren of Christ. These are believers called to repentance in this passage. (For more detail, the reader is referred to "Seven Reasons Not to Invite Jesus Into Your Heart" by Dennis Rokser.
Object of Repentance: The object of repentance is not expressly stated, and must be inferred from the context. Verses 17 and 18 immediately preceding the call to repentance suggest that the readers have not been serious in their pursuit of eternal rewards at the bema, and are encouraged to so. Verse 20, immediately following the call to repentance, is a poetic invitation for a more intimate fellowship with the Lord. Vs. 21 returns to the them of eternal rewards.
Consequence of Repentance: The poetic language in vs. 19-21 suggests that eternal rewards, and a more intimate fellowship in this age, are both consequences of repentance called for in vs. 19.
|
Repentance in Revelation 3:19 |
|
|
