The church in Sardis had a reputation for being alive, but was dead. This is a stark reminder of the danger of spiritual complacency and hypocrisy. The 'offer' here is a call to authentic, transformative discipleship that produces real, lasting change in every area of our lives.
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A[DatePalm*, House of Israel] -->|Rev 3:1 - Sardis| Sardis
*Phoenix-dactylifera --> Sardis
Scientific name: Phoenix dactylifera.
The Palm and the House of Israel
Sardis, the fifth of seven communities mentioned in Rev 2 - 3 whose guardian angel Logon stood again paganism and pagan practices including the blood thirsty sport at the Colosseum and other Roman and Greek excesses during the early church especially emperor worship. This was the metadidomic genius at work from the time of the Caesars to overcome the madness of Nero and bring back society back to her senses through magisterial decisions of the court that corrected and resolved systemic and endemic corruptions in every sphere and industry including the private, community and government sectors. Here order and decency was planted in civil society and through the rule of law within the City of faith.