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.
Laodicea is the reverse of Philadelphia: nothing commended here, nothing reproved there. Yet it remained a candlestick, for a corrupt church is still a church. Christ calls Himself the Amen, steadfast in all His purposes, the faithful and true Witness whose testimony against the lukewarm will be believed, and the Beginning of God's creation, the First Cause and Governor of all things.
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Commenting on Revelation 3:14-22
He that hath an ear, let him hear,.... See Gill on Rev 2:7. Next: Revelation Chapter 4
Though their conduct was loathsome to Him, Christ still stands willing to be gracious. He knocks like a stranger seeking hospitality, not forcing entry but asking, He recognizes your freedom to admit Him or turn Him away. Admit Him, and He dwells with you; reject Him, and He departs, perhaps never to return.
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