The Philadelphian church:
Rev 3:7 ¶ And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
Rev 3:8 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.
Rev 3:9 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.
Rev 3:10 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.
Rev 3:11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
Rev 3:12 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.
Rev 3:13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
The church is commended for these:
1.
Works. Again, they are active, and their labours are known to the Lord.
2. They have a little
strength, and are
faithful and
obedient in the midst of apostasy.
3.
Therefore, the Lord has given them a green light,
an open door, and nobody can stop them from entering into the blessing of the Lord.
The false religionists, who claim to be of God but who are lying blasphemers and who are of the religious establishment of satan will be made to acknowledge that THESE are the true people of God, the TRUE beloved and faithful holy ones ("saints") of the Lord Jesus.
Because they have kept the word of His patience, and have endured tribulation and persecution as He also did, without complaint, but faithfully, they will be kept from the Great Temptation coming on the entire world.
They are told to
hold fast what they have and not compromise it so they do not lose their crown, their victory.
Those who overcome the spirit of compromise, the spirit of intimidation from false religionists, the temptation to quit in the heat of battle, will be assured of a place in God's temple, assured of their membership in God's family and in His city, and of their place in Christ.
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