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NASB | Revelation 3:20 'Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 3:20 'Behold, I stand at the door [of the church] and continually knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him (restore him), and he with Me. |
Bible Question:
Nolan Keck, And who is it that will hear Christ's voice and why? Sam Hughey |
Bible Answer: Hey Sam, within the context of Rev. 3:20- Christ here is speaking to the Laodicean church and JVH2012 posted a most informative note on this passage here. However, I couldn't resist but to say that Christ is offering an invitation to everyone, both young and old everywhere to accept Him as Lord and Savior in their hearts! Every heart that has been transformed by Christ is a worker in the harvest, while every heart that has not been conformed to Him is a mission field. So Christ stands at the door of a person's heart and knocks on that door.. If they accept Him and let him in, then they will be saved! However, if they do not listen, then those 'knocks' get slower and fainter until their opportunity has passed them by. If anyone out there is not a Christian or is one who is struggling, then please, don't lose heart! I pray that you would accept Christ today in your hearts (or recommit yourself)!When He comes into our hearts, we cannot help but to feel zealous and be moved to repentance because of His presence! And this is exactly the transformation that the Laodicean church needed, to let Christ 'in' and repent of sin, so that they would no longer be lukewarm but zealous for Christ. |