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The Dead Church

¹“And to the angel of the church in Sardis write,
‘These things says He who ⚓has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: “I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead. ²Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before God. ³⚓Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and ⚓repent. ⚓Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you ⚓as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you. ⁴You have ⚓a few names even in Sardis who have not ⚓defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me ⚓in white, for they are worthy. ⁵He who overcomes ⚓shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not ⚓blot out his name from the ⚓Book of Life; but ⚓I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.
⁶⚓“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’

The Faithful Church

⁷“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write,
‘These things says ⚓He who is holy, ⚓He who is true, ⚓“He who has the key of David, ⚓He who opens and no one shuts, and ⚓shuts and no one opens”: ⁸⚓“I know your works. See, I have set before you ⚓an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name. ⁹Indeed I will make ⚓those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie—indeed ⚓I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you. ¹⁰Because you have kept My command to persevere, ⚓I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon ⚓the whole world, to test those who dwell ⚓on the earth. ¹¹Behold,⚓I am coming quickly! ⚓Hold fast what you have, that no one may take ⚓your crown. ¹²He who overcomes, I will make him ⚓a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall ⚓go out no more. ⚓I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the ⚓New Jerusalem, which ⚓comes down out of heaven from My God. ⚓And I will write on him My new name.
¹³⚓“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’

The Lukewarm Church

¹⁴“And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write,
⚓‘These things says the Amen, ⚓the Faithful and True Witness, ⚓the Beginning of the creation of God: ¹⁵⚓“I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. ¹⁶So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. ¹⁷Because you say, ⚓‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— ¹⁸I counsel you ⚓to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and ⚓white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. ¹⁹⚓As many as I love, I rebuke and ⚓chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. ²⁰Behold, ⚓I stand at the door and knock. ⚓If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, ⚓I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. ²¹To him who overcomes ⚓I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
²²⚓“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’ ”

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Has rua lub moos Xanti

¹“Ca le sau xaa rua tug tubkhai ntuj huv pawg ntseeg Xanti has tas, Tug kws muaj Vaajtswv xyaa tug ntsuj plig hab muaj xyaa lub nub qub has le nuav tas,
“ ‘Kuv paub koj teg daag num. Koj muaj lub npe has tas muaj txujsa nyob tassws koj tub tuag lawm. ²Koj ca le tswm dheev lug hab cuab zug rua tej qhov kws koj tseed muaj kws tub yuav tuag, tsua qhov kuv pum koj teg num tsw tau tav zoo rua ntawm kuv tug Vaajtswv lub xubndag. ³Vem le nuav ca le ncu txug tej kws koj tau txais hab tau nov lawm. Ca le tuav rawv tej hov hab ntxeev dua sab tshab. Yog koj tsw tswm dheev lug, kuv yuav lug ib yaam le tub saab tuaj mas koj yuav tsw paub tas kuv yuav lug txug koj rua lub swjhawm twg. ⁴Tassws koj tseed muaj ob peb leeg huv lub moos Xanti kws tsw tau ua rua puab tej tsoog tsho qas puag tsuas. Puab yuav naav cev tsoog dawb nrug kuv moog ua ke vem tswm nyog puab tau le ntawd. ⁵Tug kws kov yeej yuav tau naav cev tsoog dawb ib yaam le puab, hab kuv yuav tsw thuam nwg lub npe huv phoo ntawv txujsa. Kuv yuav leeg nwg lub npe taab meeg kuv leej Txwv xubndag hab taab meeg leej Txwv cov tubkhai ntuj. ⁶Tug kws muaj qhov ntsej ca le noog tej kws Vaaj Ntsuj Plig has rua cov pawg ntseeg.’

Has rua lub moos Filantefia

⁷“Ca le sau xaa rua tug tubkhai ntuj huv pawg ntseeg Filantefia has tas, Tug kws dawb huv hab muaj tseeb, nwg tuav rawv Tavi tug yuam swj, yog nwg qheb lawm tsw muaj leejtwg kaw tau, yog nwg kaw lawm tsw muaj leejtwg qheb tau, nwg has le nuav tas,
⁸“ ‘Kuv paub koj teg daag num. Saib maj, kuv muab lub qhov rooj qheb ca rua ntawm koj lub xubndag, tsw muaj leejtwg kaw tau. Kuv paub tas koj tsuas muaj zug miv miv xwb, txawm le ntawd los koj tseed tuav rawv kuv tej lug hab tsw tso kuv lub npe tseg. ⁹Saib maj, kuv yuav ua rua cov kws yog Xataa⚓ lub tsev sablaaj kws has tas puab yog Yutai tassws tsw yog, yog puab daag xwb, mas kuv yuav ua rua puab tuaj pe ntawm koj kwtaw hab puab yuav paub tas kuv hlub koj. ¹⁰Vem koj ua lawv le kuv tej lug kws has tas yuav tsum ua sab ntev thev, kuv yuav tsom kwm koj kuas dim lub swjhawm kws raug kev swm sab kws yuav lug raug lub nplajteb huvsw, sub txhad swm tau cov tuabneeg kws nyob huv lub nplajteb. ¹¹Kuv yuav lug sai sai nuav. Ca le tuav rawv tej kws koj muaj, sub txhad tsw muaj leejtwg txeeb tau koj lub mom kub moog. ¹²Tug kws kov yeej mas kuv yuav tsaa nwg ua ib tug ncej huv kuv tug Vaajtswv lub tuam tsev. Nwg yuav tsw tawm huv lub tuam tsev dua le hab kuv yuav muab kuv tug Vaajtswv lub npe hab muab kuv tug Vaajtswv lub nroog lub npe, yog lub nroog Yeluxalee tshab kws yuav nqeg sau ntuj ntawm kuv tug Vaajtswv lug, hab muab kuv lub npe tshab sau rua ntawm nwg lub cev. ¹³Tug kws muaj qhov ntsej ca le noog tej kws Vaaj Ntsuj Plig has rua cov pawg ntseeg.’

Has rua lub moos Launtikia

¹⁴“Ca le sau xaa rua tug tubkhai ntuj huv pawg ntseeg Launtikia has tas, Tug kws yog Amee,⚓ yog tug timkhawv kws tso sab tau hab muaj tseeb, yog txhua yaam kws Vaajtswv tswm lub hauv paug, has le nuav tas,
¹⁵“ ‘Kuv paub koj teg daag num. Koj tsw txag tsw kub. Kuv xaav kuas koj txag hlo lossws kub hlo. ¹⁶Yog le ntawd vem koj suv sem so xwb, tsw kub tsw txag, kuv yuav muab koj nti tawm huv kuv qhov ncauj. ¹⁷Koj has tas, “Kuv nplua nuj, kuv muaj txag lawm, kuv tsw cheem tsum daabtsw le.” Koj tsw paub tas koj tub txom nyem kawg hab ntxwm khuvleej, koj pluag, dig muag hab lab qaab. ¹⁸Vem le nuav kuv qha kuas koj yuav cov kub ntawm kuv kws muab nchuav huv cub thee lawm sub koj txhad le nplua nuj, hab yuav tej tsoog tsho dawb lug naav sub txhad tsw pum koj lub cev lab qaab kws txaaj muag, hab yuav cov tshuaj lug teev koj lub qhov muag sub koj txhad pum kev. ¹⁹Cov kws kuv hlub kuv yeej qhuab ntuag hab nplawm.⚓ Vem le nuav ca le kub sab quas lug hab ntxeev dua sab tshab. ²⁰Saib maj, kuv sawv nrau qhov rooj khob. Yog leejtwg nov kuv lub suab hab qheb qhov rooj, kuv yuav nkaag moog rua huv hab nrug nwg noj mov ua ke hab nwg yuav nrug kuv noj mov ua ke. ²¹Tug kws kov yeej kuv yuav pub nwg nrug kuv nyob tsawg sau kuv lub zwm txwv, ib yaam le kws kuv kov yeej lawm hab nrug kuv leej Txwv nyob tsawg sau nwg lub zwm txwv. ²²Tug kws muaj qhov ntsej ca le noog tej kws Vaaj Ntsuj Plig has rua cov pawg ntseeg.’ ”