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Revelation 2:5

King James Version (KJV)

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Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.

Revelation 2:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Revelation 2:5

Theological / Devotional

Remove thy candlestick. See on ch. 1:12. The church would forfeit its status as an accredited representative of Christ. The church had “fallen,” but divine mercy patiently provided an opportunity to “repent” (cf. 2 Peter 3:9).

Except thou repent. In the Prologue of his epistle to the Ephesians, Ignatius reports that the church did heed the call to “remember,” “repent,” and “do the firstworks” (see also Ignatius op. cit. i. l; xi. 2).

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