Revelation of John 2:25
25. that which ye have already— (Jude 3, end).
hold fast—do not let go from your grasp, however false teachers may wish to wrest it from you. till I come—when your conflict with evil will be at an end. The Greek implies uncertainty as to when He shall come. Revelation of John 3:11
11. Behold—omitted by the three oldest manuscripts and most ancient versions.
I come quickly—the great incentive to persevering faithfulness, and the consolation under present trials. that . . . which thou hast—"The word of my patience," or "endurance" (Re 3:10), which He had just commended them for keeping, and which involved with it the attaining of the kingdom; this they would lose if they yielded to the temptation of exchanging consistency and suffering for compromise and ease. that no man take thy crown—which otherwise thou wouldst receive: that no tempter cause thee to lose it: not that the tempter would thus secure it for himself (Col 2:18).
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