Have you bought white garments from the Lord ?

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This is the Lord’s counsel we have heard:

I counsel you to buy from me white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, -Revelation 3:18

Have we bought it ? How do we know that we already know that we already buy it ? Any consideration !?
 
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This is the Lord’s counsel we have heard:

I counsel you to buy from me white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, -Revelation 3:18

Have we bought it ? How do we know that we already know that we already buy it ? Any consideration !?

So you belong to the church of Laodicea! As always context, context and context is key to understand anything.
Please read the whole chapter again as only a paragraph down the Laodiceans are told what they need to do, repent.
 
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So you belong to the church of Laodicea! As always context, context and context is key to understand anything.
Please read the whole chapter again as only a paragraph down the Laodiceans are told what they need to do, repent.

Let us understand context :
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the CHURCHES.' -Revelation 3:13

Let us hear what our Lord have said :
He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.-Revelation 3:5

This is from the same chapter I have read !
 
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Let us understand context :
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the CHURCHES.' -Revelation 3:13

Let us hear what our Lord have said :
He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.-Revelation 3:5

This is from the same chapter I have read !

So be earnest and repent. 20 Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.

Yet you did not read this very clear instruction.
 
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Yes repentance, resisting temptation, fighting the good fight, earning your stripes’ the right way, getting God to trust you, living a pure life. All would seem to clothe you with white garments and prepare you for heaven.

but look how easy it is for the Laodicaens, a church we look down on as being so unworthy and in so much sin. They just have to repent to be ready and go the other way. Use their money for others not idolize and be proud of their riches. Sounds easy. Living in repentance God will show you the way, even this. Confessing your sin to the Lord washes your garments! Buy them with faithfulness.
 
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This is the Lord’s counsel we have heard:

I counsel you to buy from me white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, -Revelation 3:18

Have we bought it ? How do we know that we already know that we already buy it ? Any consideration !?


I've been reading this article and I believe it is very insightful:

How Does the Bride Prepare? | The Way Prepared

"Before we look at washing the garments, we must first understand what our garments are.

In this section we will give a brief recap of what we saw clearly from Scripture, in Righteousness Sown, Righteousness Harvested. We found that the Scriptural, prophetic meaning [the ‘now’ meaning for us] of our garments, and our robe, is our works."
 
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I've been reading this article and I believe it is very insightful:

How Does the Bride Prepare? | The Way Prepared

"Before we look at washing the garments, we must first understand what our garments are.

In this section we will give a brief recap of what we saw clearly from Scripture, in Righteousness Sown, Righteousness Harvested. We found that the Scriptural, prophetic meaning [the ‘now’ meaning for us] of our garments, and our robe, is our works."
Yes, tone, the article is truly insightful! I have read and will continue to meditate to understand God’s grace in all its truth.

This is more than what I previously understand. I am glad that you share with us.
Very much appreciated !
 
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I've been reading this article and I believe it is very insightful:

How Does the Bride Prepare? | The Way Prepared

"Before we look at washing the garments, we must first understand what our garments are.

In this section we will give a brief recap of what we saw clearly from Scripture, in Righteousness Sown, Righteousness Harvested. We found that the Scriptural, prophetic meaning [the ‘now’ meaning for us] of our garments, and our robe, is our works."
Tone,
Let me share with you this.
For as we have heard in Revelation 3:5 that the one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments.
Likewise, in all these things written in Roman 8:35, we are more than conquerors through Christ who loved us according to Roman 8:37.

Apostle Paul tell us the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord that enables us to be more than conquerors or overcomers and be found worthy to wear the white garments.

Thus, it is important that we grow in our love toward God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
 
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Tone,
Let me share with you this.
For as we have heard in Revelation 3:5 that the one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments.
Likewise, in all these things written in Roman 8:35, we are more than conquerors through Christ who loved us according to Roman 8:37.

Apostle Paul tell us the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord that enables us to be more than conquerors or overcomers and be found worthy to wear the white garments.

Thus, it is important that we grow in our love toward God in Christ Jesus our Lord.


Revelation 7
"Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, 'Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?' And I said to him, 'Sir, you know.' So he said to me, 'These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."

His blood and their blood for a white robe. Maybe the washing is by our blood (works in the Spirit) and the bleaching is by His blood.

Revelation 6:11
"Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed."

Their own blood (works in the Spirit) for a white robe.

Revelation 19:13-15
"He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God."

His blood (His Spiritual Work) for His own robe...washed and bleached (made white)


It seems that one must first be bloodied (Spiritual Works) before receiving the white/clean garments.

What comes to mind is a kind of "paying it forward" in blood.

Of course, He is the Firstborn among many brethren, and we are to follow after.

Romans 8:36
" it is written: For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” 37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us."

So, our garments are not to just be washed by our own blood (Spiritual Works), but whitened (bleached) by His blood (His First Work).

We have to carry the torch.
 
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Philippians 2:12-13
"Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure."

So, is fear and trembling the currency required to obtain our washed and bleached garments?
 
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Revelation 7
"Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, 'Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?' And I said to him, 'Sir, you know.' So he said to me, 'These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."

His blood and their blood for a white robe. Maybe the washing is by our blood (works in the Spirit) and the bleaching is by His blood.

Revelation 6:11
"Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed."

Their own blood (works in the Spirit) for a white robe.

Revelation 19:13-15
"He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God."

His blood (His Spiritual Work) for His own robe...washed and bleached (made white)


It seems that one must first be bloodied (Spiritual Works) before receiving the white/clean garments.

What comes to mind is a kind of "paying it forward" in blood.

Of course, He is the Firstborn among many brethren, and we are to follow after.

Romans 8:36
" it is written: For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” 37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us."

So, our garments are not to just be washed by our own blood (Spiritual Works), but whitened (bleached) by His blood (His First Work).

We have to carry the torch.

Tone,
This is how I perceive the message. I hope what I write will help you and those who hear by the Spirit.

When the Lord asks to buy white garments from Him !

How do we consider that we already buy from Him and have worn this white garments?

This is what we have heard:
He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.-Revelation 3:5

So, the Lord consider those who already buy the white garments are those who overcome !

Let us remember what our Lord have said:
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world." -John 16:33

And what apostle John remind us:
For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world'our faith. -1 John 5:4

So, we understand that the white garments are for everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world.

That is why our Lord tells us to take hearts that He have overcome the world because our faith in Him, that is, the victory that overcomes the world.

In this world, the Lord tells us that we will have tribulation or a cause of great trouble or suffering or a state of great trouble or suffering.

But in union with Him, the Lord will give this peace not like the world give.

And also in union with Him, the Lord tell us that He will give us strength to overcome the world and what we need to take heart His words.
 
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