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1 | "And to the angel of the church in Phila | Rev 3:1 | lorac | 61517 | ||
I need more in depth information about the church of Philadelphia, that is mentioned in the book of Revelation the 3 chp. thank you | ||||||
2 | "And to the angel of the church in Phila | Rev 3:1 | JRdoc | 61518 | ||
Philadelphia: Here are some notes for interpretation, hope this helps? Christ addresses Himself as the Holy and True One—contrasting the pre-tense of the non-believing Jews were not pleasing to Him. Christ alone has the Key of David (Is 22:22, Mat 16:19, 28, Rev 5:5). The opened door means (1) the wonderful opportunity to proclaim the Gospel (2) the operation of God’s grace creating willing ears to hear and eager hearts to accept (2 Cor 2:12; Col 4:3; Acts 14:27). Against Jewish scoffers the church had kept the “word of patience.” Divine protection “I will Keep” and exhortation to continue “hold fast”…. 4 fold promise to the conquerors: (1) they will prevail and gain the victory (2) be kept safe through the hour of trail—Is 43:2; Mk 13:20 (3) conquerors (all in Christ—see 1 John or Rom 8) will abide in Heaven—permanence –pillar—Ps 27:4 (4) assurance that he belongs to God—name of his God, new Jerusalem,…... |
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