Coffman’s Commentaries on the Bible
Here is the patience of the saints, they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
Here is the patience of the saints ... Charles failed to see the point of this verse, but Beasley-Murray wrote, “It is thoroughly in place here. It is the punch line for Revelation 14:9-11. If such be the fate of the followers of the beast, Christ’s people must, at all costs, continue to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.”[56]
Keep the commandments of God ... The current fantasy that “believers” are in some way saved without obedience should be reviewed in light of many such passages as this. Any “system” of salvation that promises people eternal life upon any other premise than that of fidelity to God’s commandments is false and should be identified with the second beast. Yes indeed; they must believe in Christ with all their hearts, but that is not all that is required. They must also:
Keep ... the faith of Jesus ... As Ladd said, “This faith is objective?[57] It means keep the religion of Christ; accept and obey the tenets of true Christianity.
[56] G. R. Beasley-Murray, op. cit., p. 226.
[57] George Eldon Ladd, op. cit., p. 197.