1 “To the messenger of the church in Sardis, write:The one who has God’s seven spirits and the seven stars says: I know what you have done. You are known for being alive, but you are dead.
2 Be alert, and strengthen the things that are left which are about to die. I have found that what you are doing has not been completed in the sight of my God.
3 So remember what you received and heard. Obey, and change the way you think and act. If you’re not alert, I’ll come like a thief. You don’t know when I will come.
4 But you have a few people in Sardis who have kept their clothes clean. They will walk with me in white clothes because they deserve it.
5 Everyone who wins the victory this way will wear white clothes. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life. I will acknowledge them in the presence of my Father and his angels.
6 Let the person who has ears listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.