"Write this, to the angel of the church in Sardis, 'Thus says HE, who holds the seven spirits of GOD and the seven stars:
I know your worth: you think you live, but you are dead. Wake up and strengthen that which is not already dead. For I have found your works to be imperfect in the sight of MY GOD. Remember what you were taught; keep it and change your ways. If you do not repent, I will come upon you, like a thief, at an hour you least expect.
Yet, there are some left in Sardis who have not soiled their robes; these will come with ME, dressed in white, since they deserve it. The victor will be dressed in white, and I will never erase his name from the book of life; instead, I will acknowledge it before MY FATHER and HIS angels." - Revelation 3:1-6
(This is a brief message to a dying church. The universal Church has been promised a share in CHRIST's victory [see Psalm 2]; he will receive the Morning Star, that is to say, CHRIST HIMSELF [see Revelation 22:16].
To be dressed in white means inner life: being clothed with CHRIST [see Ephesians 4:24]. Throughout the Book of Revelation, white means joy, strength, victory and eternal glory.)
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