Revelation 2:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. ”

• Revelation 2:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Repent - See Revelation 2:5 . Or else I will come unto thee quickly - On the word “quickly,” see the notes on Revelation 1:1 . The meaning here is, that he would come against them in judgme...

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• Revelation 2:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Revelation 2:1 to Revelation 3:22 . The Letters to the Seven Churches. These letters are addressed to individual churches, but their messages are intended for the Church as a whole. In every let...

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• Revelation 2:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  will. Omit. fight . make war. Greek. polemeo. Occ only in Rev. and James.. threat which is not addressed to the Church of this age. against. Greek. meta. App-104. with. Greek. en. App...

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• Revelation 2:16 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 2488 EPISTLE TO PERGAMOS Revelation 2:13-16 . I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even...

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• Revelation 2:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. Will fight against them with the sword of my mouth - See on Revelation 2:12 (note). He now spe...

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• Revelation 2:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Will fight against them— He does not say that he will fight against the church, but the Nicolaitans; therefore repent, that is, "Be wise, and separate yourselves from those seducers, or else yo...

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• Revelation 2:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. A B C read, 'Repent, therefore' х oun ( G3767 )]; 'Aleph (') h, Vulgate, Syriac, omit...

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• Revelation 2:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Epistles to the Seven Churches ( Revelation 2:1 to Revelation 3:22 ) Since 'seven' is the perfect number, the 'seven churches' represent all the Churches of the province of Asia. At the same...

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• Revelation 2:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  CHAPTER II THE CHURCH ON THE FIELD OF HISTORY. Revelation 2:1-29 ; Revelation 3:1-22 To the angel of the church in Ephesus write; These things saith He that holdeth the seven stars in His rig...

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• Revelation 2:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Beware of Evil Teachers Revelation 2:12-17 Notice the Lord's commendation of the church at Pergamos (from which we get our word parchment ). He recognizes their peculiar dangers and their diff...

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• Revelation 2:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The next movement in the Book consists of the unveiling of the Lord in His relation with the Asian churches, and therefore with His Church. It is impossible in such brief notes as these necessarily a...

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• Revelation 2:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (12) And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; (13) I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and...

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• Revelation 2:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Repent ,.... This is said to those who were truly godly in those times, but still retained their communion with these corrupt men, and had not, as yet, separated from then; nor had they protested ag...

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• Revelation 2:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. Ver. 16. Or else I will come unto thee ] He was in the midst of the seven golden candlestick...

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• Revelation 2:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Repent , therefore, of these irregularities; or else I will come unto thee quickly In the way of chastisement; and will fight against them Those corrupt members; with the sword of my mouth Wit...

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• Revelation 2:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  The Address to Ephesus (vv. 1-7) Each local assembly is addressed on the basis of its responsibility as a testimony for God. Each of these assemblies actually existed and were functioning as ass...

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• Revelation 2:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Church in Pergamos. A. D.  95.       12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These...

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• Revelation 2:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Repent; thou that art guilty of conniving at such things, change thy mind and practice, and let those who have entertained these opinions, and run into those filthy practices, change their hearts a...

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• Revelation 2:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Messages To The Seven Churches ( Revelation 2:1 to Revelation 3:22 ). The Son of Man now gives John messages to the seven churches. Each of them follows a general pattern. Firstly an introductio...

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• Revelation 2:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Revelation 2:12 . Sharp sword .—Suggesting unusual severity of asserting, and unusual severity of dealing (see Revelation 1:16 ; also Ephesians 6:17 ). “On the on...

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• Revelation 2:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Epistle the first. Revelation 2:1 . The angel of the church of Ephesus, or the messenger of Christ; for the apostles, and apostolic men, while they remained in any church, were always regarded...

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• Revelation 2:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Revelation 3:1-66 The epistles to the seven Churches. Once more we have to consider rival interpretations. Of these we may safely set aside all those which make the seven lette...

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• Revelation 2:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The letter to the congregation at Pergamos:

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• Revelation 2:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Thessalonians 2:8 ; Acts 17:30 ; Acts 17:31 ; Ephesians 6:17 ; Isaiah 11:4 ; Isaiah 49:2 ; Revelation 1:16 ; Revelation 16:9 ; Revelation 19:15 ; Revelation 19:21 ; Revelation 2:12 ; Re...

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• Revelation 2:16 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  The Churches at Pergamos and Thyatira Revelation 2:12-27 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We wish, by way of introduction, to set before you the various seven statements which occur in the Letters to the se...

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• Revelation 2:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  If not, I come to thee — who wilt not wholly escape when I punish them. And will fight with them — Not with the Nicolaitans, who are mentioned only by the by, but the followers of Balaam. With the...

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