Revelation 3:8 - Eyesalve

This verse is part of the seventh letter, written to "the angel of the church of the Laodiceans," and corresponds with our day, the seventh period of the Gospel Day. To see truth takes the anointing of the Spirit (the necessity of "eyesalve")—"that thou mayest see" (Revelation 3:18). The Holy Spirit is who enlightens our understanding. Ephesians 1:17-18 reads, "That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened." The spiritual vision is one the Spirit of God must convey to us. 
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Jesus told Nicodemus in John 3:3, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again [the Greek says 'born from above'; it is a spiritual birth, a heavenly birth], he cannot see the kingdom of God." People have a difficult time seeing the church because they have not been "born." 

If you saw a woman heavy with child and you held up a book in front of her, her unborn child could not see that book. He has to be born first. Likewise, you have to be born before you can see. In the realms of religion, many people have no vision of truth, of Babylon, and of the church because the vision comes through the Spirit, and you have to first be "born of the Spirit" (John 3:8).

Earl R.  Borders

From the July 2025 issue of The Gospel Trumpeter