Qǐshìlù 2:16

16 Suǒyǐ nǐ dāng huǐgǎi . ruò bú huǐgǎi , wǒ jiù kuaì líndào nǐ nàli , yòng wǒ kǒu zhōng de jiàn , gōngjī tāmen .

Qǐshìlù 2:16 Meaning and Commentary

Revelation 2:16

Repent
This is said to those who were truly godly in those times, but still retained their communion with these corrupt men, and had not, as yet, separated from then; nor had they protested against these evil doctrines and practices, at least but very coldly, and had too much connived at them; and therefore are called upon to repent of their lukewarmness, negligence, and sinful compliances:

or else I will come unto thee quickly:
in a providential way, to rebuke and chastise for such remissness, indifference, and evil communication:

and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth;
of this sword, (See Gill on Revelation 1:16). And it is observable, that Christ does not say, "I will fight against thee"; the true members of his mystical body, though lax and supine, for Christ does not fight against his people, but for them; but he says, "and will fight against them"; the Balaamites and Nicolaitans, for their idolatry and uncleanness.

Qǐshìlù 2:16 In-Context

14 Ránér yǒu jǐ jiàn shì wǒ yào zébeì nǐ , yīnwei zaì nǐ nàli , yǒu rén fú cóng Bālán de jiàoxun . zhè Bālán céng jiàodǎo bā lè jiāng bàn jiǎo shí fàng zaì Yǐsèliè rén miànqián , jiào tāmen chī jì ǒuxiàng zhī wù , xíng jiānyín de shì .

15 Nǐ nàli yĕ yǒu rén zhàoyàng fú cóng le ní gē lā yī dǎng rén de jiàoxun .

16 Suǒyǐ nǐ dāng huǐgǎi . ruò bú huǐgǎi , wǒ jiù kuaì líndào nǐ nàli , yòng wǒ kǒu zhōng de jiàn , gōngjī tāmen .

17 Shènglíng xiàng zhòng jiàohuì suǒ shuō de huà , fán yǒu ĕr de jiù yīngdāng tīng . déshèng de , wǒ bì jiāng nà yǐncáng de Mǎnǎ cìgĕi tā . bìng cì tā yī kuaì bái shí , shí shàng xiĕ zhe xīn míng . chúle nà lǐngshòu de yǐwaì . méiyǒu rén néng rènshi.

18 Nǐ yào xiĕ xìn gĕi Tuīyǎtuīlǎ jiàohuì de shǐzhĕ , shuō , nà yǎnmù rú huǒyàn , jiǎo xiàng guāngmíng tóng de shén zhī zǐ , shuō ,