Revelation 3:1 (ASV)

Passage

And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and thou art dead.

Nearby Context

Revelation 3:1 And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and thou art dead.

Revelation 3:2 Be thou watchful, and establish the things that remain, which were ready to die: for I have found no works of thine perfected before my God.

Revelation 3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and didst hear; and keep [it], and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "angel", "church", "sardis", "write", "things", "saith", and "hath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "angel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Be thou watchful and establish the things...", so "Spirit" and "angel" should be read forward into that movement. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "angel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.