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Sardis' Crumbling Rock (3.1-6)

"To the angel of the church in Sardis write: 'These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God. Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; obey it, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you." (Revelation 3:1-3)

Persian Soldier The rock on which "Sardis" was built was friable, more like close packed dried mud than rock. The nature of the Sardis' crumbing rock meant that it developed cracks. A certain Mardian soldier called Hyeroeades had seen a Sardian soldier accidentally drop his helmet over the battlements, and then make his way down the precipice to retrieve it. Hyeroeades knew that there must be a crack in the rock there by means of which an agile man could climb up.

That night, Hyeroeades led a party of Persian troops up by the fault in the rock in Sardis' crumbling rock. When they reached the top, they found the battlements completely unguarded. The Sardians had thought themselves too safe to need a guard; and so"Sardis," fell. A city with a history like that knew what the Risen Christ was talking about when he said: "Wake up."

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