Revelation 3:3 Revelation 3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. "Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard", etc. This verse contains another word of counsel, which consists of theses particular directions. First, to call to mind what they had heard and received. Secondly, to retain and hold fast what remains: And, thirdly, to repent wherein they had been defective. That which they had received, was, first the gospel. \ Secondly, Jesus Christ. \ Thirdly, the Holy Spirit. Fourthly, saving and sanctifying grace. Fifthly, spiritual gifts: And, sixthly, commandments how to walk and please God. \ Those things which ye have both learned, received and heard, etc. "Hold fast". First, The form of sound words. \ Secondly, the profession of faith, \ also, your Christian confidence and hope. \ And, thirdly, all spiritual good things received. \ "And Repent". First, that which the angel and this church were to repent of, was their formality; for there appeared much more of the form of godliness amongst them than of the power. \ Secondly, the hypocrisy of some that seemed to be what indeed they were not; they seemed to be religious, they had a name to live amongst men, but their works were not perfect in the sight of God. "If therefore thou shalt not watch". Here followeth a sharp threatening, whereby Christ presseth his former exhortation and direction to be watchful. \ See KNOLLYS: Revelation 3:2 This communication is amplified by a secret and sudden visitation; "I will come on thee as a thief", etc. This visitation threatened here, is general, and may include any one, yea, every one of the former corrections wherewith Christ visited the other churches. \ To come as a thief, is to come with sudden destruction. \ Therefore let us not sleep as do others, but watch, be sober. \ "And thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee". This notes the secrecy of Christ’ s visitation; At an hour when they think not of it, or in an hour that they know not of, will Christ come upon them, and visit them with his corrections and judgments.