Revelation 3:4 - Easy To Read Version But you have a few people \{in your group\} there in Sardis who have kept themselves clean. Those people will walk with me. They will wear white clothes, because they are worthy. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Yet you still have a few [persons'] names in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes, and they shall walk with Me in white, because they are worthy and deserving. American Standard Version (1901) But thou hast a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments: and they shall walk with me in white; for they are worthy. Common English Bible But you do have a few people in Sardis who haven’t stained their clothing. They will walk with me clothed in white because they are worthy. Catholic Public Domain Version But you have a few names in Sardis who have not defiled their garments. And these shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But thou hast a few names in Sardis, which have not defiled their garments: and they shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy. |
{Elijah, you are not the only faithful person in Israel. Those men will kill many people. But, even after that,} there will still be 7,000 people living in Israel that never bowed down to Baal! I will let those 7,000 people live—and none of those people ever kissed a Baal idol.
Mordecai left the king. Mordecai was wearing special clothes from the king. His clothes were blue and white, and he had on a large gold crown. He also had a purple robe made of the best linen. {\cf2\super [27]} There was a special celebration in Susa. The people were very happy.
On Mount Zalmon,\par God scattered the enemy kings.\par They were like falling snow.\par
\{This is true,\} but the Lord All-Powerful did allow a few people to continue living. We were not completely destroyed like the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. {\cf2\super [6]}
Wake up! Wake up Zion! {\cf2\super [420]} \par Dress yourself!\par Put on your strength!\par Holy Jerusalem, stand up!\par People that have not agreed\par to follow God {\cf2\super [421]} \par will not enter you again.\par Those people are not pure and clean.\par
These webs can’t be used for clothes. You can’t cover yourself with those webs.
“The Lord makes me very, very happy.\par My whole self is happy in my God.\par The Lord put the clothes of salvation on me.\par These clothes are like the nice clothes\par a man wears at his wedding.\par The Lord put the coat of goodness on me.\par This coat is like the beautiful clothes\par a woman wears at her wedding.\par
God sent me to the sad people of Zion. \{I will get them ready for the celebration.\} I will take away the ashes on their head, and I will give them a crown. I will take away their sadness, and I will give them the oil of happiness. I will take away their sorrow, and I will give them celebration clothes. God sent me to name those people ‘Good Trees’ and ‘The Lord’s Wonderful Plant.’
We are all dirty with sin.\par Even our good works \{are not pure\}.\par They are like blood-stained rags.\par We are all like dead leaves.\par Our sins have carried us away like wind.\par
“When you enter a city or town, find some worthy person there and stay in his home until you leave.
The women walked into the tomb. {\cf2\super [237]} They saw a young man there wearing a white robe. The man was sitting on the right side of the tomb. The women were afraid.
Some people will be worthy to be raised from death and live again after this life. In that life they will not marry.
So be ready all the time. Pray that you will be strong enough to continue safely through all these things that will happen. And pray that you will be able to stand before the Son of Man. {\cf2\super [336]} ”
After a few days there was a meeting of the believers. (There were about 120 of them.) Peter stood up and said,
That is proof that God is right in his judgment. God wants you to be worthy of his kingdom. Your suffering is for that kingdom.
The voice said, “Write in a book all these things you see, and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
At that same time there was a great earthquake. One tenth of the city was destroyed. And 7,000 people were killed in the earthquake. The people that did not die were very afraid. They gave glory to the God of heaven.
These 144,000 people are the ones who did not do wrong things with women. They kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb every place he goes. These 144,000 were redeemed (saved) from among the people of the earth. They are the first people to be offered to God and the Lamb.
The armies of heaven were following him. They were riding white horses. They were dressed in fine linen, white and clean.
Fine linen was given to the bride\par for her to wear.\par The linen was bright and clean.”\par
I advise you to buy gold from me—gold made pure in fire. Then you can be truly rich. I tell you this: Buy clothes that are white. Then you can cover your shameful nakedness. I also tell you to buy medicine to put on your eyes. Then you can truly see.
Every person that wins the victory will be dressed in white clothes like these people. I will not take away that person’s name from the book of life. I will say that he belongs to me. I will say this before my Father and before his angels.
Around the throne there were 24 other thrones. There were 24 elders {\cf2\super [35]} sitting on the 24 thrones. The elders were dressed in white, and they had golden crowns on their heads.
Then each one of those souls was given a white robe. They were told to wait a short time longer. There were still some of their brothers in the service of Christ who must be killed like they were. Those souls were told to wait until all of this killing was finished.
Then I looked, and there were many, many people. There were so many people that a person could not count them all. They were from every nation, tribe, race of people, and language of the earth. These people were standing before the throne and before the Lamb (Jesus). They all wore white robes and had palm branches in their hands.