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“Write this letter to the angel 1 of the church in Sardis. This is the message from the one who has the sevenfold Spirit 2 of God and the seven stars:
“I know all the things you do, and that you have a reputation for being alive - but you are dead.
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Wake up! Strengthen what little remains, for even what is left is almost dead. I find that your actions do not meet the requirements of my God.
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Go back to what you heard and believed at first; hold to it firmly. Repent and turn to me again. If you don’t wake up, I will come to you suddenly, as unexpected as a thief.
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“Yet there are some in the church in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes with evil. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.
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All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and his angels that they are mine.
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“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.