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Revelation 2:16

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

Revelation 2:16 — KJV

Theological / Devotional

Repent. This sharp warning reflects the grave spiritual peril that confronted the Pergamum church.

Sword of my mouth. See on ch. 1:16; cf. ch. 2:12. The sword typifies the punishment that would result from a failure to “repent.”

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