Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Repent therefore (metanohson oun). First aorist (tense of urgency) active imperative of metanoew with the inferential particle oun (as a result of their sin).
I come (erxomai). Futuristic present middle indicative, "I am coming" (imminent), as in Revelation 2:5 with taxu as in Revelation 3:11; Revelation 11:14; Revelation 22:7, Revelation 22:12, Revelation 22:20. As with en taxei (Revelation 1:1), we do not know how soon "quickly" is meant to be understood. But it is a real threat.
Against them (met autwn). This proposition with polemew rather than kata (against) is common in the LXX, but in the N.T. only in Revelation 2:16; Revelation 12:7; Revelation 13:4; Revelation 17:14 and the verb itself nowhere else in N.T. except James 4:2. "An eternal roll of thunder from the throne" (Renan). "The glorified Christ is in this book a Warrior, who fights with the sharp sword of the word" (Swete).
With (en). Instrumental use of en. For the language see Revelation 1:16; Revelation 2:12; Revelation 19:15.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Revelation 2:16:
John 14:2
Revelation 2:5
Revelation 2:16
Revelation 3:11
Revelation 6:4
Revelation 11:7
Revelation 11:14
Revelation 12:7
Revelation 22:7
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