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Revelation 3:10

Dominion Over Creation Two-Stage Return Stewardship of Creation

“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.”

I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

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.

Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.

Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

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Two-Stage Return

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Dominion Over Creation

The verse speaks of being kept *from* an hour of temptation that will come upon the world, implying a protective action by a divine entity, not humanity's exercise of authority or control over the natural world or its inhabitants.

Two-Stage Return

The verse speaks of being "kept from the hour of temptation," which could be interpreted as protection during a single, global event, rather than a distinct removal prior to it. The text does not explicitly mention a "return" or distinguish between two separate stages of such an event.

Stewardship of Creation

The verse speaks of divine protection from a future global trial based on past faithfulness, not of humanity's responsibility to manage or care for the natural world. Its focus is on endurance and salvation, not ecological or resource management.

Dominion Over Creation

Cross-References

2 Peter 2:9Thematic

“The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:”

1 Corinthians 10:13Thematic

“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”

Revelation 2:10Thematic

“Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.”

2 Peter 2:9Thematic

“The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:”

Revelation 14:12Thematic

“Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”

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