Revelation 3:10
Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
Study Note
Study Note
Philadelphia receives the promise that because they have kept Christ's word of patient endurance, he will keep them from 'the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world.' The phrase 'keep from' (tereo ek) has generated substantial theological debate: does it mean exemption from the trial or preservation through it? The parallel in John 17:15 ('keep them from the evil one') uses the same construction in a context of being present in the world while protected. The 'hour of trial coming on the whole world' reflects Revelation's Danielic background (Daniel 12:1) and its concern with eschatological tribulation as a cosmic-scale event. The verse has been central to discussions of the Rapture in dispensational theology.
Other Translations
Because thou didst keep the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial, that hour which is to come upon the whole world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
`Because thou didst keep the word of my endurance, I also will keep thee from the hour of the trial that is about to come upon all the world, to try those dwelling upon the earth.
Because you have kept my word in quiet strength, I will keep you from the hour of testing which is coming on all the world, to put to the test those who are on earth.
Cross References
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