Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him… I. "IF ANY MAN HEAR MY VOICE." 1. That the voice of Christ is either external or internal; or, that which is addressed to the senses only, and that which reaches the heart. 2. The internal voice of Christ is various, according to the different circumstances of the persons to whom it is directed. To some it is an awakening voice: it rouses them from their carnal security. To those who are bowed down with a sense of sin, and wounded with the fiery darts of Divine wrath, it is a healing and comforting voice. 3. In order to hear His voice aright, our hearts must be renewed. Dead sinners cannot hear the voice of Christ; but His is a life-giving voice, and what it commands it communicates. II. AND OPEN THE DOOR. III. "I WILL COME IN TO HIM." 1. Nearness. 2. Possession. 3. Inhabitation.He not only comes near to the soul to converse with it, but into it to dwell there, and becomes the vital principle of all holy obedience. IV. "AND I WILL SUP WITH HIM, AND HE WITH ME." (B. Beddome, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. |
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