Teks -- Revelation 3:5 (NET)

3:5 The one who conquers will be dressed like them in white clothing, and I will never erase his name from the book of life, but will declare his name before my Father and before his angels.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

Robertson: Rev 3:5 - Shall be arrayed

Shall be arrayed ( peribaleitai ).

Future middle indicative of periballō , to fling around one, here and in Rev 4:4 with en and the locative, but usually in this book with the accusative of the thing, retained in the passive or with the middle (Rev 7:9, Rev 7:13; Rev 10:1; Rev 11:3; Rev 12:1; Rev 17:4; Rev 18:16; Rev 19:8, Rev 19:13).

Robertson: Rev 3:5 - In white garments

In white garments ( en himatiois leukois ).

Apparently the spiritual bodies in the risen life as in 2Co 5:1, 2Co 5:4 and often in Revelation (Rev 3:4, Rev 3:5; Rev 6:11; Rev 7:9, Rev 7:13.; Rev 19:8).

Robertson: Rev 3:5 - I will in no wise blot out

I will in no wise blot out ( ou mē exaleipsō ).

Strong double negative ou mē and the first aorist active (or future) of exaleiphō , old word, to wipe out (Act 3:19).

Robertson: Rev 3:5 - Of the book of life

Of the book of life ( ek tēs biblou tēs zōēs ).

Ablative case with ek . This divine register first occurs in Exo 32:32. and often in the O.T. See Luk 10:20; Phi 4:3; Rev 13:8; Rev 20:15; Rev 21:27. The book is in Christ’ s hands (Rev 13:8; Rev 21:27).

Robertson: Rev 3:5 - His name

His name ( to onoma autou ).

The name of the one who overcomes (ho nikōn ). Clear reminiscence of the words of Christ about confessing to the Father those who confess him here (Mat 10:32; Mar 8:38; Luk 9:26; Luk 12:8). Whether John knew the Synoptic Gospels (and why not?) he certainly knew such sayings of Jesus.

Vincent: Rev 3:5 - Book of life

Book of life

Lit., the book of the life . For the figure, see Exo 32:32; Psa 69:28; Dan 12:1; Phi 4:3. Compare Luk 10:20; Heb 12:23.

Vincent: Rev 3:5 - I will confess

I will confess ( ἐξομλογήσομαι )

Openly confess (ἐξ ). See on Mat 11:25; see on Act 19:18; see on Jam 5:16.

Wesley: Rev 3:5 - He shall be clothed in white raiment

The colour of victory, joy, and triumph.

Wesley: Rev 3:5 - And I will not blot his name out of the book of life

Like that of the angel of the church at Sardis: but he shall live for ever.

Wesley: Rev 3:5 - I will confess his name

As one of my faithful servants and soldiers.

JFB: Rev 3:5 - white

Not a dull white, but glittering, dazzling white [GROTIUS]. Compare Mat 13:43. The body transfigured into the likeness of Christ's body, and emitting beams of light reflected from Him, is probably the "white raiment" promised here.

JFB: Rev 3:5 - the same

Greek, "THIS man"; he and he alone. So one oldest manuscript reads. But two oldest manuscripts, and most of the ancient versions, "shall THUS be clothed," &c.

JFB: Rev 3:5 - raiment

Greek, "garments." "He that overcometh" shall receive the same reward as they who "have not defiled their garments" (Rev 3:4); therefore the two are identical.

JFB: Rev 3:5 - I will not

Greek, "I will not by any means."

JFB: Rev 3:5 - blot out . . . name out of . . . book of life

Of the heavenly city. A register was kept in ancient cities of their citizens: the names of the dead were of course erased. So those who have a name that they live and are dead (Rev 3:1), are blotted out of God's roll of the heavenly citizens and heirs of eternal life; not that in God's electing decree they ever were in His book of life. But, according to human conceptions, those who had a high name for piety would be supposed to be in it, and were, in respect to privileges, actually among those in the way of salvation; but these privileges, and the fact that they once might have been saved, shall be of no avail to them. As to the book of life, compare Rev 13:8; Rev 17:8; Rev 20:12, Rev 20:15; Rev 21:27; Exo 32:32; Psa 69:28; Dan 12:1. In the sense of the "call," many are enrolled among the called to salvation, who shall not be found among the chosen at last. The pale of salvation is wider than that of election. Election is fixed. Salvation is open to all and is pending (humanly speaking) in the case of those mentioned here. But Rev 20:15; Rev 21:27, exhibit the book of the elect alone in the narrower sense, after the erasure of the others.

JFB: Rev 3:5 - before . . . before

Greek, "in the presence of." Compare the same promise of Christ's confessing before His Father those who confessed Him, Mat 10:32-33; Luk 12:8-9. He omits "in heaven" after "My Father," because there is, now that He is in heaven, no contrast between the Father in heaven and the Son on earth. He now sets His seal from heaven upon many of His words uttered on earth [TRENCH]. An undesigned coincidence, proving that these epistles are, as they profess, in their words, as well as substance, Christ's own addresses; not even tinged with the color of John's style, such as it appears in his Gospel and Epistles. The coincidence is mainly with the three other Gospels, and not with John's, which makes the coincidence more markedly undesigned. So also the clause, "He that hath an ear, let him hear," is not repeated from John's Gospel, but from the Lord's own words in the three synoptic Gospels (Mat 11:15; Mat 13:9; Mar 4:9, Mar 4:23; Mar 7:16; Luk 8:8; Luk 14:35).

Clarke: Rev 3:5 - I will not blot out his name

I will not blot out his name - This may be an allusion to the custom of registering the names of those who were admitted into the Church in a book kept for that purpose, from which custom our baptismal registers in Churches are derived. These are properly books of life, as there those who were born unto God were registered; as in the latter those who were born in that parish were enrolled. Or there may be allusions to the white raiment worn by the priests, and the erasing of the name of any priest out of the sacerdotal list who had either sinned, or was found not to be of the seed of Aaron. In Middoth, fol. 37, 2: "The great council of Israel sat and judged the priests. If in a priest any vice was found they stripped of his white garments and clothed him in black, in which he wrapped himself, went out, and departed. Him in whom no vice was found they clothed in white, and he went and took his part in the ministry among his brother priests.

Clarke: Rev 3:5 - I will confess his name

I will confess his name - I will acknowledge that this person is my true disciple, and a member of my mystical body. In all this there may also be an allusion to the custom of registering citizens. Their names were entered into books, according to their condition, tribes, family, etc.; and when they were dead, or had by unconstitutional acts forfeited their right of citizenship, the name was blotted out, or erased from the registers. See the note on Exo 32:32.

Defender: Rev 3:5 - book of life

All whose names are not in the book of life will be cast into the lake of fire (Rev 20:15), and all who reject the words of Scripture will have their names blotted out (see note on Rev 22:19). On the other hand, those who overcome will never compromise their faith in Christ, even at the risk of their lives (Rev 13:8). It seems probable that all who enter the world have their names in the Lamb's book of life and are safe in Him until they reach an age of accountability and become conscious sinners. At that point they are spiritually dead and need salvation, but their names are not actually blotted out of the book of life until they have irrevocably rejected Christ."

TSK: Rev 3:5 - that // the same // blot // the book // confess

that : Rev 2:7; 1Sa 17:25

the same : Rev 3:4, Rev 19:8

blot : Exo 32:32, Exo 32:33; Deu 9:14; Psa 69:28, Psa 109:13

the book : Rev 13:8, Rev 17:8, Rev 20:12, Rev 20:15, Rev 21:27, Rev 22:19; Phi 4:3

confess : Mal 3:17; Mat 10:32; Luk 12:8; Jud 1:24

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Poole: Rev 3:5 - He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment // And I will not blot out his name out of the book of life // But I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels

He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment he that overcometh in the spiritual fight, shall be honoured as a triumpher.

And I will not blot out his name out of the book of life that is, I will give him everlasting life: the phrase is an allusion to men who use to keep books, and in them the names of persons to whom they will show kindness. The book of life; applied to God, signifieth his eternal predestination, or purpose to bring some to heaven; out of which book, though none can be blotted out whose name is once wrote in, yet those whose names are in this book may be under some fears and apprehensions to the contrary. Christ assures them to the contrary, that they shall certainly be saved, but lets them know that this assurance depends upon their perseverance; of which also some make this phrase a promise.

But I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels in the day of judgment I will own them, and acknowledge them as mine before my Father and all the angels, Mat 10:32 Luk 12:8 .

PBC: Rev 3:5

These are the same as those referred to in Re 3:4. They have continued fast in their belief that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God. Even though the candlestick is removed, these shall be remembered that their names are in the book of life.[1]  They have not been ashamed of Him and He shall not be ashamed of them before the Father while interceding for them at the mediatorial Throne in Heaven.— Eld. Charles Taylor

[1] Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name." {Mal 3:16}

Haydock: Rev 3:1-6 - To the Angel of the church of Sardis // But thou hast a few names // They shall walk with me in white

To the Angel of the church of Sardis . He begins with a severe reprehension, thou hast the name of being alive, and thou art dead, which we may understand of the greatest part of them, and of being dead by the worst of deaths, which is that of sin. (Witham) ---

In the style of the sacred writers, to live, is to be in the state of grace, and to bring forth good works; as, to be dead, is to live in sin, and the neglect of Christian duties. (Calmet) ---

Here we see that the opinion of men is no advantage to us, when our internal dispositions are not correspondent to our external appearance. For what we are in thy sight, O Lord, so much we are, and no more, says St. Augustine. ---

The bishop is charged with this fault, that he did not watch and take care of his flock. He is admonished to repent, and to strengthen those that were not dead, but ready to die. [1] (Witham) ---

God does not seek to surprise us and lay snares for us. But when he tells us that he will come like a thief, it is only to admonish us not to slumber. Had he wished to take us unawares, he never would have admonished us beforehand. (Calmet) ---

But thou hast a few names, &c. That is, a few persons not yet defiled, neither as to their consciences, souls, nor bodies. ---

They shall walk with me in white apparel, &c. It is a new way of expressing the happiness of heaven. (Witham) ---

White is the color of joy, festivity, and triumph. The Angels always appear clothed in white. (Calmet)

Gill: Rev 3:5 - He that overcometh // the same shall be clothed in white raiment // And I will not blot out his name out of the book of life // But I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels

He that overcometh,.... The deadness, formality, and imperfection of this church state; gets over these things, and is among the few names in it:

the same shall be clothed in white raiment; the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions, read, "thus shall he be clothed in white raiment"; he shall have abundance of spiritual peace and joy, great success and prosperity, both inward and outward, in himself, and in the church; and triumph over all his enemies, sin, Satan, the world, death, and every other enemy; and not only be clothed with change of raiment, the pure and spotless righteousness of Christ, but shall enjoy eternal glory and happiness! the allusion seems to be to the custom of the Jewish sanhedrim in judging of priests fit for service ^l,

"they examined the priests concerning their genealogies and blemishes; every priest in whom was found anything faulty in his genealogy, he was clothed in black and veiled in black, and went out of the court; but everyone that was found perfect and right, לובש לבנים, "he was clothed in white", and went in and ministered with his brethren the priests.

And I will not blot out his name out of the book of life; by which is meant the choice of persons to everlasting life and salvation; and this being signified by a book, and by writing names in it, shows the exact knowledge God has of his elect, the value he has for them, his remembrance of them, his love to them, and care for them; and that this election is of particular persons by name, and is sure and certain; for those whose names are written in it shall never be blotted out, they will always remain in the number of God's elect, and can never become reprobates, or shall ever perish; because of the unchangeableness of the nature and love of God, the firmness of his purposes, the omnipotence of his arm, the death and intercession of Christ for them, their union to him, and being in him, the impossibility of their seduction by false teachers, and the security of their persons, grace, and glory in Christ, and in whose keeping this book of life is; which respects not this temporal life, that belongs to the book of providence, but a spiritual and eternal life, from whence it has its name,

But I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels; which shows that Christ has an exact and perfect knowledge of all the chosen ones, he knows them by name; and that he has a strong and affectionate love for them, and is not ashamed of them, of their cause, of their persons, and of their relation to him; and that he does and will own, acknowledge, and approve of them, both here and hereafter: and the confession he will make of them will be in their praise; in praise of their persons and the comeliness of them, which he has put upon them; and of their graces, though they are his own; and of their good works as the fruits of grace: and this will be made before his Father, who chose these persons, and gave them to him to preserve and save; and before the angels, who rejoice at their salvation and happiness; and this will be at the last day; see Gill on Mat 10:32.