Revelation 2:25

But that which ye have already,.... Which was something good, even the faithful word, the form of sound words, the mystery and doctrine of faith; this they had received from Christ and his apostles;…

But that which ye have ... - All that there is of truth and purity remaining among you, retain faithfully. Compare Rev 3:11. Till I come - To receive you to myself, Joh 14:3.

That which ye have - That is, the pure doctrine of the Gospel, hold fast till I come - till I come to execute the judgments which I have threatened.

The form of each epistle is very much the same; and in this, as the rest, we have to consider the inscription, contents, and conclusion.

I. The inscription, telling us, 1. To whom it is directed: To…

that which ye have Comparing Rev 2:6, we shall probably understand this "what thou hast to thy credit," thy present faithfulness: so that the sense will rather be like Php 3:16 than Jdg 1:3. Cf. Rev…