I adviseyou to buyfrom Me goldrefinedby firesothat you may become rich,and whitegarmentssothat you may clotheyourself, and [that] the shameof your nakednesswill not be revealed;and eye salveto anointyour eyessothat you may see.
("Behold,I am cominglikea thief.Blessedis the one who stays awakeand keepshis clothes,sothat he will not walk aboutnakedand men will not seehis shame.")
sothat the proofof your faith,[being] more preciousthan goldwhich is perishable,even thoughtestedby fire,may be foundto resultin praiseand gloryand honorat the revelationof JesusChrist;
"Ho!Everyonewho thirsts,cometo the waters;And you whohavenomoneycome,buyand eat.Come,buywineand milkWithoutmoneyand withoutcost.
It was givento her to clotheherself in finelinen,bright[and] clean;for the fine linenis the righteous actsof the saints.
"He will sitas a smelterand purifierof silver,and He will purifythe sonsof Leviand refinethem like goldand silver,so that they may presentto the LORDofferingsin righteousness.
Thenoneof the eldersanswered,sayingto me, "Thesewho are clothedin the whiterobes,whoare they, and wherehave they comefrom?"
"The kingdomof heavenis likea treasurehiddenin the field,whicha manfoundand hid[again]; and from joyover it he goesand sellsallthat he hasand buysthat field.
"Manyof those whosleepin the dustof the groundwill awake,theseto everlastinglife,but the othersto disgrace[and] everlastingcontempt.
I will instructyou and teachyou in the waywhichyou should go;I will counselyou with My eyeupon you.
Listen,my belovedbrethren:did not Godchoosethe poorof thisworld[to be] richin faithand heirsof the kingdomwhichHe promisedto thosewho loveHim?
Goon your way,inhabitantof Shaphir,in shamefulnakedness.The inhabitantof Zaanandoes not escape.The lamentationof Beth-ezel:"He will takefrom you its support."
With Your counselYou will guideme, And afterwardreceiveme to glory.
Becauseyou say,"I amrich,and have become wealthy,and haveneedof nothing,"and you do not knowthat you are wretchedand miserableand poorand blindand naked,
I knowyour tribulationand your poverty(but you are rich),and the blasphemyby thosewho saythey are Jewsand are not, but are a synagogueof Satan.
For you knowthe graceof our LordJesusChrist,that though He was rich,yet for your sakeHe becamepoor,sothat you through His povertymight become rich.
"Your nakednesswill be uncovered,Your shamealsowill be exposed;I will takevengeanceand will not sparea man."
Buytruth,and do not sell[it], [Get] wisdomand instructionand understanding.
inasmuchas we, having putit on, will not be foundnaked.
"Sois the man who stores up treasurefor himself,and is not richtowardGod."
"Behold,I am againstyou," declaresthe LORDof hosts;"And I will liftup your skirtsoveryour face,And showto the nationsyour nakednessAnd to the kingdomsyour disgrace.
"But the prudentanswered,'No,there will not be enoughfor us and you [too]; goinsteadto the dealersand buy[some] for yourselves.'
"So I Myselfhave alsostrippedyour skirtsoffoveryour face,That your shamemay be seen.
I say, "Keepthe commandof the kingbecauseof the oathbefore God.
Listento counseland acceptdiscipline,That you may be wisethe restof your days.
"They wouldnot acceptmy counsel,They spurnedallmy reproof.
And you neglectedallmy counselAnd did not wantmy reproof;
Becausethey had rebelledagainst the wordsof GodAnd spurnedthe counselof the MostHigh.
I will blessthe LORDwhohas counseledme; Indeed,my mindinstructsme in the night.
[Instruct them] to do good,to be richin goodworks,to be generousand ready to share,
Aroundthe throne[were] twenty-fourthrones;and upon the thrones[I saw] twenty-fourelderssitting,clothedin whitegarments,and goldencrownson their heads.
