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Text -- Revelation 2:16 (NET)

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2:16 Therefore, repent! If not, I will come against you quickly and make war against those people with the sword of my mouth.
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Dictionary Themes and Topics: Repentance | REVELATION OF JOHN | PERGAMOS | MOUTH | Lukewarmness | Jesus, The Christ | Impenitence | Fellowship | Church | more
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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

Robertson: Rev 2:16 - -- Repent therefore ( metanoēson oun ). First aorist (tense of urgency) active imperative of metanoeō with the inferential particle oun (as a re...

Repent therefore ( metanoēson oun ).

First aorist (tense of urgency) active imperative of metanoeō with the inferential particle oun (as a result of their sin).

Robertson: Rev 2:16 - -- I come ( erchomai ). Futuristic present middle indicative, "I am coming"(imminent), as in Rev 2:5 with tachu as in Rev 3:11; Rev 11:14; Rev 22:7, R...

I come ( erchomai ).

Futuristic present middle indicative, "I am coming"(imminent), as in Rev 2:5 with tachu as in Rev 3:11; Rev 11:14; Rev 22:7, Rev 22:12, Rev 22:20. As with en tachei (Rev 1:1), we do not know how soon "quickly"is meant to be understood. But it is a real threat.

Robertson: Rev 2:16 - -- Against them ( met' autōn ). This proposition with polemeō rather than kata (against) is common in the lxx, but in the N.T. only in Rev 2:16;...

Against them ( met' autōn ).

This proposition with polemeō rather than kata (against) is common in the lxx, but in the N.T. only in Rev 2:16; Rev 12:7; Rev 13:4; Rev 17:14 and the verb itself nowhere else in N.T. except Jam 4:2. "An eternal roll of thunder from the throne"(Renan). "The glorified Christ is in this book a Warrior, who fights with the sharp sword of the word"(Swete).

Robertson: Rev 2:16 - -- With ( en ). Instrumental use of en . For the language see Rev 1:16; Rev 2:12; Rev 19:15.

With ( en ).

Instrumental use of en . For the language see Rev 1:16; Rev 2:12; Rev 19:15.

Vincent: Rev 2:16 - -- I will make war ( πολεμήσω ) The words war and make war occur oftener in Revelation than in any other book of the New Testament. ...

I will make war ( πολεμήσω )

The words war and make war occur oftener in Revelation than in any other book of the New Testament. " An eternal roll of thunder from the throne" (Renan).

Wesley: Rev 2:16 - -- who wilt not wholly escape when I punish them.

who wilt not wholly escape when I punish them.

Wesley: Rev 2:16 - -- Not with the Nicolaitans, who are mentioned only by the by, but the followers of Balaam.

Not with the Nicolaitans, who are mentioned only by the by, but the followers of Balaam.

Wesley: Rev 2:16 - -- With my just and fierce displeasure. Balaam himself was first withstood by the angel of the Lord with "his sword drawn," Num 22:23, and afterwards "sl...

With my just and fierce displeasure. Balaam himself was first withstood by the angel of the Lord with "his sword drawn," Num 22:23, and afterwards "slain with the sword," Num 31:8.

JFB: Rev 2:16 - -- The three oldest manuscripts read, "Repent, therefore." Not only the Nicolaitanes, but the whole Church of Pergamos is called on to repent of not havi...

The three oldest manuscripts read, "Repent, therefore." Not only the Nicolaitanes, but the whole Church of Pergamos is called on to repent of not having hated the Nicolaitane teaching and practice. Contrast Paul, Act 20:26.

JFB: Rev 2:16 - -- I am coming.

I am coming.

JFB: Rev 2:16 - -- Greek, "war with them"; with the Nicolaitanes primarily; but including also chastisement of the whole Church at Pergamos: compare "unto THEE."

Greek, "war with them"; with the Nicolaitanes primarily; but including also chastisement of the whole Church at Pergamos: compare "unto THEE."

JFB: Rev 2:16 - -- Resumed from Rev 1:16, but with an allusion to the drawn sword with which the angel of the Lord confronted Balaam on his way to curse Israel: an earne...

Resumed from Rev 1:16, but with an allusion to the drawn sword with which the angel of the Lord confronted Balaam on his way to curse Israel: an earnest of the sword by which he and the seduced Israelites fell at last. The spiritual Balaamites of John's day are to be smitten with the Lord's spiritual sword, the word or "rod of His mouth."

Clarke: Rev 2:16 - -- Will fight against them with the sword of my mouth - See on Rev 2:12 (note). He now speaks for their edification and salvation; but if they do not r...

Will fight against them with the sword of my mouth - See on Rev 2:12 (note). He now speaks for their edification and salvation; but if they do not repent, he will shortly declare those judgments which shall unavoidably fall upon them.

TSK: Rev 2:16 - -- Repent : Rev 2:5, Rev 2:21, Rev 2:22, Rev 3:19, Rev 16:9; Act 17:30,Act 17:31 else : Rev 2:5 will fight : Rev 2:12, Rev 1:16, Rev 19:15, Rev 19:21; Is...

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)

Barnes: Rev 2:16 - -- Repent - See Rev 2:5. Or else I will come unto thee quickly - On the word "quickly,"see the notes on Rev 1:1. The meaning here is, that h...

Repent - See Rev 2:5.

Or else I will come unto thee quickly - On the word "quickly,"see the notes on Rev 1:1. The meaning here is, that he would come against them in judgment, or to punish them.

And will fight against them - Against the Nicolaitanes. He would come against the church for tolerating them, but his opposition would be principally directed against the Nicolaitanes themselves. The church would excite his displeasure by retaining them in its bosom, but it was in its power to save them from destruction. If the church would repent, or if it would separate itself from the evil, then the Saviour would not come against them. If this were not done, they would feel the vengeance of his sword, and be subjected to punishment. The church always suffers when it has offenders in its bosom; it has the power of saving them if it will repent of its own unfaithfulness, and will strive for their conversion.

With the sword of my mouth - notes on Rev 1:16; Rev 2:12. That is, he would give the order, and they would be cut as if by a sword. Precisely in what way it would be done he does not say; but it might be by persecution, or by heavy judgments. To see the force of this, we are to remember the power which Christ has to punish the wicked by a word of his mouth. By a word in the last day he will turn all the wicked into hell.

Poole: Rev 2:16 - -- Repent thou that art guilty of conniving at such things, change thy mind and practice, and let those who have entertained these opinions, and run int...

Repent thou that art guilty of conniving at such things, change thy mind and practice, and let those who have entertained these opinions, and run into those filthy practices, change their hearts and practices;

or else I will come unto thee quickly I will quickly come against thee, and punish thee: See Poole "Rev 2:5" .

And will fight against them with the sword of my mouth and fight against them by my word; either convincing them, or pronouncing sentence against them; or, by raising up other teachers, who shall preach my word more faithfully, and whose doctrine shall be like a sword to devour and to destroy them.

PBC: Rev 2:16 - -- Our Lord calls for repentance from this vile doctrine which destroys the very fiber and being of His people. There is one alternative: there will be q...

Our Lord calls for repentance from this vile doctrine which destroys the very fiber and being of His people. There is one alternative: there will be quick retribution against this false doctrine. He will fight against them with the sword of His mouth. {Heb 4:12} This great and mighty sword, when wielded by God, tears out the worst kind of heresy. This is the only thing which will cause God’s people to fall down and call out on Him who will keep His Church pure. If those who are guilty do not repent and turn, the Candlestick will be removed.— Eld. Charles Taylor

Haydock: Rev 2:12-17 - -- To the Angel of the Church of Pergamus. -- This Church is exhorted to do penance, and reprehended, as the seat or throne of Satan. It is only said...

To the Angel of the Church of Pergamus. -- This Church is exhorted to do penance, and reprehended, as the seat or throne of Satan. It is only said, that the bishop lives where this satanical seat is, that he had not denied the faith, even under the persecution, when St. Antipas suffered martyrdom, of whom see Tillemont in the persecution under Domitian, tom. ii, p. 119, and note 523; and Bollandus, April 11th; though the acts themselves be not of great authority. ---

Thou hast them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaites, which is compared to that of Balaam who taught Balac to cast a scandal before the children of Israel, by which they were seduced by the women of the Moabites, and fell into the sin of fornication and idolatry. (Numbers xxiv. and xxxi. 16.) ---

To him that overcometh, I will give the hidden manna; a happiness in heaven, which the eye hath not seen, &c. ---

And a white [1] stone, with a new name written, as a mark of the happiness promised to all those who shall conquer. An allusion to the custom of giving a white stone to those that were tried and acquitted, and also to persons promoted to a dignity; and a black stone to such as were found guilty. See Acts xxvi. 10. (Witham) ---

This new name is the eternal recompense, unknown and despised by worldlings, but esteemed by the faithful, who know the excellence of the rewards promised by God. (Calmet)

Gill: Rev 2:16 - -- Repent,.... This is said to those who were truly godly in those times, but still retained their communion with these corrupt men, and had not, as yet,...

Repent,.... This is said to those who were truly godly in those times, but still retained their communion with these corrupt men, and had not, as yet, separated from then; nor had they protested against these evil doctrines and practices, at least but very coldly, and had too much connived at them; and therefore are called upon to repent of their lukewarmness, negligence, and sinful compliances:

or else I will come unto thee quickly: in a providential way, to rebuke and chastise for such remissness, indifference, and evil communication:

and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth; of this sword; see Gill on Rev 1:16. And it is observable, that Christ does not say, "I will fight against thee"; the true members of his mystical body, though lax and supine, for Christ does not fight against his people, but for them; but he says, "and will fight against them"; the Balaamites and Nicolaitans, for their idolatry and uncleanness.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Rev 2:16 Grk “with them”; the referent (those people who follow the teaching of Balaam and the Nicolaitans) has been specified in the translation f...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: Rev 2:1-29 - --1 What is commanded to be written to the angels, that is, the ministers of the churches of Ephesus,8 Smyrna,12 Pergamos,18 Thyatira, and what is comme...

MHCC: Rev 2:12-17 - --The word of God is a sword, able to slay both sin and sinners. It turns and cuts every way; but the believer need not fear this sword; yet this confid...

Matthew Henry: Rev 2:12-17 - -- Here also we are to consider, I. The inscription of this message. 1. To whom it was sent: To the angel of the church of Pergamos. Whether this was...

Barclay: Rev 2:12-17

Barclay: Rev 2:12-17 - --There is a difference in the name of this city in the different translations of the New Testament. The King James Version calls it Pergamos, while t...

Barclay: Rev 2:12-17 - --To be a Christian in Pergamum was to face what Cromwell would have called "an engagement very difficult." We have already seen what a concentration o...

Barclay: Rev 2:12-17 - --In spite of the fidelity of the Church at Pergamum there is error. There are those who hold the teaching of Balaam and the doctrine of the Nicolaitan...

Barclay: Rev 2:12-17 - --In this letter the Risen Christ promises two things to the man who overcomes; the first is a share of the hidden manna to eat. Here is a Jewish conc...

Barclay: Rev 2:12-17 - --The final promise of Christ to the faithful in Pergamum is that he will give them the white stone with the new name on it. This is a passage of which...

Barclay: Rev 2:12-17 - --It is just possible that we ought to look for the meaning of the new name and the white stone in another direction altogether. The words white and new...

Constable: Rev 2:1--3:22 - --II THE LETTERS TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES chs. 2--3 Before analyzing each of the seven letters that follows we should...

Constable: Rev 2:12-17 - --C. The letter to the church in Pergamum 2:12-17 The purpose of this letter was to encourage the Christia...

Constable: Rev 2:16 - --4. Exhortation 2:16 If the erring believers would not judge themselves and repent they could ant...

College: Rev 2:1-29 - --REVELATION 2-3 II. THE REVELATION OF "WHAT IS NOW" (2:1-3:22) In Revelation 1:19 Christ offers John a vision of both the present ("what is now") and...

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Commentary -- Other

Evidence: Rev 2:16 Hitler’s Nazi Germany had " God with us" engraved on the belts of Nazi soldiers. See Luk 6:27 footnote. Adolf Hitler

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Introduction / Outline

Robertson: Revelation (Book Introduction) THE REVELATION OF JOHN ABOUT a.d. 95 By Way of Introduction Difficulty in the Problem Perhaps no single book in the New Testament presents so ...

JFB: Revelation (Book Introduction) AUTHENTICITY.--The author calls himself John (Rev 1:1, Rev 1:4, Rev 1:9; Rev 2:8). JUSTIN MARTYR [Dialogue with Trypho, p. 308] (A.D. 139-161) quotes ...

JFB: Revelation (Outline) TITLE: SOURCE AND OBJECT OF THIS REVELATION: BLESSING ON THE READER AND KEEPER OF IT, AS THE TIME IS NEAR: INSCRIPTION TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES: APOSTOL...

TSK: Revelation (Book Introduction) The obscurity of this prophecy, which has been urged against its genuineness, necessarily results from the highly figurative and symbolical language i...

TSK: Revelation 2 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Rev 2:1, What is commanded to be written to the angels, that is, the ministers of the churches of Ephesus, Rev 2:8, Smyrna, Rev 2:12. Per...

Poole: Revelation 2 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 2

MHCC: Revelation (Book Introduction) The Book of the Revelation of St. John consists of two principal divisions. 1. Relates to " the things which are," that is, the then present state of...

MHCC: Revelation 2 (Chapter Introduction) (Rev 2:1-7) Epistles to the churches in Asia, with warnings and encouragements, To the church at Ephesus. (Rev 2:8-11) At Smyrna. (Rev 2:12-17) At P...

Matthew Henry: Revelation (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Revelation of St. John the Divine It ought to be no prejudice to the credit and authority of this b...

Matthew Henry: Revelation 2 (Chapter Introduction) The apostle John, having in the foregoing chapter written the things which he had seen, now proceeds to write the things that are, according to the...

Barclay: Revelation (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO THE REVELATION OF JOHN The Strange Book When a student of the New Testament embarks upon the study of the Revelation he feels him...

Barclay: Revelation 2 (Chapter Introduction) The Letter To Ephesus (Rev_2:1-7) Ephesus, First And Greatest (Rev_2:1-7 Continued) Ephesus, Christ And His Church (Rev_2:1-7 Continued) Ephes...

Constable: Revelation (Book Introduction) Introduction Historical background The opening verses of the book state that "John" wr...

Constable: Revelation (Outline) Outline I. The preparation of the prophet ch. 1 A. The prologue of the book 1:1-8 ...

Constable: Revelation Revelation Bibliography Abbott-Smith, George. A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament. Edinburgh: T. & ...

Haydock: Revelation (Book Introduction) THE APOCALYPSE OF ST. JOHN, THE APOSTLE. INTRODUCTION. Though some in the first ages [centuries] doubted whether this book was canonical, and ...

Gill: Revelation (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO REVELATION That this book was written by the Apostle and Evangelist John, is clear not only from the express mention of his name, a...

Gill: Revelation 2 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO REVELATION 2 This chapter contains the epistles to the churches at Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, and Thyatira. It begins with that to ...

College: Revelation (Book Introduction) PREFACE This commentary on the Revelation of John has been prepared for general readers of the Bible who desire to deepen their understanding of God'...

College: Revelation (Outline) OUTLINE I. PROLOGUE - 1:1-20 A. Introduction to the Prophecy - 1:1-3 B. Sender - 1:4a C. Recipients - 1:4b D. Prescript - 1:4c-5a E. ...

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