Revelation 1:10-11
(NIV)
10 On the Lord's Day I was in the
Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,
11 which said: "Write on a scroll
what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira,
Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea."THE SIXTH
LETTER:
TO PHILADELPHIA
Revelation 3:7-13 (NIV)
7 "To the angel of the
church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of him who is holy and true, who
holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.
8 I know your deeds. See, I have placed
before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet
you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
9 I will make those who are of the
synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars—I will
make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.
10 Since you have kept my command to
endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come upon
the whole world to test those who live on the earth.
11 I am coming soon. Hold on to what you
have, so that no one will take your crown.
12 Him who overcomes I will make a pillar
in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it. I will write on him the name of my
God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of
heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new name.
13 He who has an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit says to the churches. |
A LITTLE STRENGTH
fierce enemies -
"...those who are of the synagogue of Satan...liars..."
faithful endurance -
"You have kept my command to endure patiently..."
favor extended -
"I will make them...acknowledge that I have loved you."
future escape -
"I will...keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come..."
frailty exposed -
"I know that you have little strength, yet..."
- 2CO. 12:9 - "He said to me...'My power is made perfect in
weakness.'"
- 2CO. 12:10 - "That is why...I delight in weaknesses...for
when I am weak, then I am strong."
- JN. 15:5 - "Apart from me you can do nothing."
- faith encouraged - "See, I have
placed before you an open door..."
A LIVING SAVIOR
the pursuit of His crown
- "Hold on...so that no-one will take your crown."
the power of His command
- "What he opens no-one can shut..."
the pull of His calling
- "I have placed before you an open door..."
- the open door of fellowship - JN. 10:9 - "I am the
door...be saved...find pasture."
- the open door of deliverance - AC. 16:26 - "At once all
the prison doors flew open..."
- the open door of ministry - 1CO. 16:9 - "A great door for
effective work has opened..."
- the promise of His coming - "I
am coming soon."
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