...not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not...their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not...

...do not need to be "professors" of Christ, but we need to be "possessors" of Christ. Revelation 3:4-5 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not...their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not...

...all hollow; a reputation was all it had. But then there was its remnant. They, too, had a name — "Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments," Jesus said (v. 4). Doubtless the postman from Patmos met some of these, but they were a despised minority...

...least be able to come close to the hour of Christ's return. Rev. 3:4. The first part says, "Thou has a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments". This appears to be just another description of a person without sin or a repented person. This is probably...