Revelation 3:2 (WEB)

Passage

Wake up, and keep the things that remain, which you were about to throw away, for I have found no works of yours perfected before my God.

Nearby Context

Revelation 3:1 “And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: “He who has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars says these things: “I know your works, that you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.

Revelation 3:2 Wake up, and keep the things that remain, which you were about to throw away, for I have found no works of yours perfected before my God.

Revelation 3:3 Remember therefore how you have received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If therefore you won’t watch, I will come as a thief, and you won’t know what hour I will come upon you.

Revelation 3:4 Nevertheless you have a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wake", "keep", "things", "remain", "throw", "away", "found", and "works". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wake" and "keep", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "And to the angel of the assembly..." into verse 3's "Remember therefore how you have received and...", so "wake" and "keep" 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 "wake" and "keep" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.