Revelation 3:15-20 NKJV

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 3:15

I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would that thou wert cold or hot.Two possible meanings of this are intriguing, and either one or both could be correct. Which is the right turns upon what Jesus meant by "I would thou wert cold or hot." If the Lord's reprimand here is the rough equivalent to, "You Laodicean Christians are just like the notoriously lukewarm drinking water in your town," then he meant that the Christians should be either like good cold drinking water, or... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 3:16

So because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of my mouth.Neither hot nor cold ... The contrast is between the hot medicinal waters of Hieropolis, and the cold pure waters of Colossae."[66] Thus, the church was providing neither refreshment for the spiritually weary, nor healing for the spiritually sick.I will spew thee out of my mouth ... This is a shocking figure, but one of the most expressive in the New Testament. Strangers entering Laodicea for the first... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 3:17

Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art the wretched one and miserable and poor and blind and naked:How strange that God's people in such a place were destitute of spiritual graces. There was plenty of money, but they were poor; there was plenty of the finest clothing on earth, but they were naked; there was healing for many in the medical school, but they were blind. This is a sad commentary upon the way things are today... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 3:18

I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich; and white garments, that thou mayest clothe thyself, and that the shame of thy nakedness be not made manifest; and eye-salve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.It is evident that the lack of the Laodiceans was precisely in those areas where they fancied they were the strongest. The allusion to Laodicean wealth, their garment industry, and their "Phrygian eye-salve" is evident.Buy of me gold refined by fire... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 3:19

As many as I love, I reprove and chasten; be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.For full discussion of the doctrine of chastening, see in my Commentary on Hebrews, pp. 317-319.There is nothing like this in the whole New Testament; it could be in tended for all the churches, but Laodicea's being the last one caused it to be incorporated here with the letter... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 3:15

Revelation 3:15. I would thou wert cold or hot.— This is not to be understood absolutely, but comparatively; as when our Saviour says, If any one come to me and hateth not his father, &c. the meaning is, not that a Christian should absolutely hate his father, but that he should love Christ above him, or any worldlyconsideration. So here Christ does not approve of coldness in religious matters absolutely; but declares that lukewarmness therein is a worse disposition than absolute coldness:... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 3:16

Revelation 3:16. I will spue thee out of my mouth.— The allegory is continued, for lukewarm things, as water, provoke to vomit, according to the observation and prescription of the ancient physicians. See Celsus de Re. Med. lib. 1. 100. 3. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 3:17

Revelation 3:17. Because thou sayest, I am rich, &c.— This angel, or his church, is quite the reverse of the angel of Smyrna: ch. Revelation 2:9. Here is a beautiful gradation in the words before us. It is something to be rich, more to be increased with goods, and still more to be in want of nothing; this is preserved with equal beauty in the latter part of the verse: the whole alludes to their spiritual state and spiritual goods. According to the common language of scripture, they only are... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 3:18

Revelation 3:18. I counsel thee, &c.— "I counsel thee, that, with a humble sense of thy condition, so extremely unhappy, thou apply to him, who alone is capable of helping thee: and as I require no price or equivalent for my treasures, but only a conviction of such an incapacity to make an adequate return for them; I advise thee in that way to buyof me a full supply for all thy necessities; blessingsmore desirable than gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest, indeed be rich before God in... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 3:20

Revelation 3:20. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock:— "Behold, I have stood for a long time, and I still stand at the door, and knock; waiting for admittance into your hearts. If any man hear my voice with a due regard, and open the door; if he welcome me with affection due to such a Friend and such a Saviour, how mean soever his circumstances in life may be, and how faulty soever his character may formerly have been, I will enter into his house, and,like some princely guest, will bring my... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 3:15

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 3:16

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 3:17

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 3:18

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 3:19

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 3:15

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 3:16

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 3:17

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 3:18

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 3:20

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