Revelation 3:9 (GNV)

Passage

Behold, I will make them of the Synagogue of Satan, which call themselues Iewes, and are not, but doe lye: beholde, I say, I will make them, that they shall come and worship before thy feete, and shall knowe that I haue loued thee.

Nearby Context

Revelation 3:7 And write vnto ye Angel of ye Church which is of Philadelphia, These things saith he that is Holy, and True, which hath ye keye of Dauid, which openeth and no man shutteth, and shutteth and no man openeth,

Revelation 3:8 I knowe thy workes: beholde, I haue set before thee an open doore, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a litle strength and hast kept my worde, and hast not denied my Name.

Revelation 3:9 Behold, I will make them of the Synagogue of Satan, which call themselues Iewes, and are not, but doe lye: beholde, I say, I will make them, that they shall come and worship before thy feete, and shall knowe that I haue loued thee.

Revelation 3:10 Because thou hast kept the woorde of my patience, therefore I wil deliuer thee from the houre of tentation, which will come vpon all the world, to trie them that dwell vpon the earth.

Revelation 3:11 Beholde, I come shortly: holde that which thou hast, that no man take thy crowne.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "behold", "make", "synagogue", "satan", "call", "themselues", "iewes", and "beholde". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "behold" and "make", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "I knowe thy workes beholde I haue..." into verse 10's "Because thou hast kept the woorde of...", so "behold" and "make" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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