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_Epistle to the Church at Philadelphia._
Verse Revelation 3:7. _HE THAT IS HOLY_] In whom holiness essentially
dwells, and from whom all holiness is derived.
_HE THAT IS TRUE_] He who is the founta...
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AND TO THE ANGEL OF THE CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA - See the notes on
Revelation 1:20.
THESE THINGS SAITH HE THAT IS HOLY - This refers undoubtedly to the
Lord Jesus. The appellation holy, or the holy one...
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CHAPTER 3
Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea
_ 1. Sardis: The reformation period (Revelation 3:1)_
2. Philadelphia: The faithful remnant (Revelation 3:7)
3. Laodicea: The indifferent and apostate Churc...
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REVELATION 2:1 TO REVELATION 3:22. THE LETTERS TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES.
These letters are addressed to individual churches, but their messages
are intended for the Church as a whole. In every letter the...
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THE LETTER TO THE CHURCH AT PHILADELPHIA. Philadelphia was about 30
miles SE. of Sardis. Like Sardis it was subject to frequent
earthquakes, and consequently never attained any great size. The
conditi...
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_PHILADELPHIA_ STOOD ABOUT TWENTY MILES FROM SARDIS AND WAS THE SECOND
CITY IN IMPORTANCE IN THE PROVINCE OF LYDIA. IT IS FIRST MENTIONED IN
REVELATION, AND THE PRAISES BESTOWED UPON THE CHURCH SHOW T...
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And to the angel of the Church in Philadelphia, write:
These things says he who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key
of David, he who opens and no man will shut, and shuts and no man
opens. I k...
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THE LETTER TO SARDIS (Revelation 3:1-6)...
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PHILADELPHIA. About thirty miles south-east of Sardis. Very little
known of it beyond. few references in Pliny, but the Greek name
indicates. Macedonian population.
HOLY. The Holy One. See Revelation...
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The Church in Philadelphia. 7 13
7. _he that is holy, he that is true_ The same epithets are combined
in Revelation 6:10, where _apparently_they belong rather to the Father
than the Son. In Mark 1:24;...
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ΚΛΕΊΣΕΙ. 1 Vg[124] Primas[125] cop[126] arm[127] syr[128] and
Text. Rec[129] read κλείει.
[124] Vulgate.
[125] Primasius, edited by Haussleiter.
[126] Coptic.
[127] Armenian.
[128] Syriac.
[129] Rec....
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THE CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA...
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_LETTER TO THE CHURCH AT PHILADELPHIA REVELATION 3:7-13:_ Philadelphia
means brotherly love. The purpose of the city of Philadelphia was to
spread the Greek language and the Greek way of life. This wa...
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ΦΙΛΑΔΈΛΦΕΙ (G5359) Филадельфия. Этот
город располагался возле важного
торгового пути, время его основания
неизвестно. Город был разрушен
сильным землетрясением в 17 г. н. э. (_см._
Revelation 3:1), и,...
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DISCOURSE: 2498
EPISTLE TO PHILADELPHIA
Revelation 3:7. _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...
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CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA— So called from Attalus Philadelphus, its
builder. It is distant from Sardis about twenty-seven miles to the
south-east, and is called by the Turks _Alah-shahr,_ or "the Beautif...
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Strauss-' Comments
SECTION 9
Text Revelation 3:7-13
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 o...
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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 ma...
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The Prophetic Section
THYATIRA
18 Tertullian and Epiphanius say that there was no ecclesia in
Thyatira when John wrote these letters. On this ground many rejected
this prophecy in early times. T...
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3:7 open. (f-39) Some authorities read 'opens.'...
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THE EPISTLES TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES (CONCLUDED)
1-6. To the Church in Sardis Christ speaks as He who gives the spirit
and looks for spiritual life. There is no praise for this Church. Its
life is witho...
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PHILADELPHIA] 28 m. SE. from Sardis, a rather rich and powerful city.
'It had the most glorious history of all the cities of Asia Minor in
the long struggles against the Turks' (Ramsay). It is still t...
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TO THE CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA Christ speaks as He by whom alone comes
entrance into the Church, the spiritual house of God (Revelation 3:7).
The Church is praised for its faithfulness in persecution....
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FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME
REVELATION
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 3
TO THE *CHURCH IN SARDIS - REVELATION 3:1-6
V1 ‘Write to the *angel of the *church in Sardis. I hold the 7
spirits of God and the...
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PHILADELPHIA. — The town of Philadelphia derived its name from
Attalus Philadelphus, the king of Pergamos, who died B.C. 138. It was
situated on the slopes of Mount Tmolus, in the midst of a district...
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The message to Philadelphia....
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ἐν φ. Less than twenty years later an equally favourable account
of the local church was given by Ignatius (_ad Philippians 3:5;
Philippians 3:5_, Philippians 3:10). ἅγιος κ. τ. λ., Jesus is
a messiah...
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LET NO ONE TAKE THY CROWN
Revelation 3:7
For those who have but a little strength, the Lord sets open a wide
door. You may not be able to open the door, but you can enter it in
His Name. Once He open...
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The letter to the Church in Sardis covers the period of the
Reformation. The Church was addressed as "dead." Yet there were things
remaining which were not dead, but "ready to die." The address is
lar...
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TO THE ENDURING CHURCH
Verse 7 Twenty-eight miles southeast of Sardis was the town of
Philadelphia. It was located in a very fertile but dangerously
volcanic area. The city was founded by Attalus II w...
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(6) 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 (e) key of
David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, an...
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To the Angel of the church of Philadelphia. There were several towns
of this name; here is understood that which was near Sardis, in Lydia.
Here is no more than an admonition to persevere, to hold tha...
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(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...
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That God should have chosen John to be the instrument of communicating
the closing volume of the New Testament is worthy of our
consideration. It is not a new thing for God thus to set out the
stronge...
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_THE CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA_
‘And to the angel of the Church in Philadelphia write.’
Revelation 3:7
The suggestive phrase ‘Thou hast a little power’ is descriptive
of the men and women of humble st...
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The Church in Philadelphia
I. INTRODUCTION
A. John 13:34 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one
another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. "By this
all will know that...
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There is no threat of removing the candlestick: that was settled.
Judgment, setting aside the assembly, was fixed. But this body would
be treated as the world, not ecclesiastically as a corrupt assemb...
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AND TO THE ANGEL OF THE CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA WRITE,.... Of the city
of Philadelphia, Revelation 1:11; According to the Apostolical
Constitutions m, one Demetrius was ordained bishop of this church b...
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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...
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_And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write_
“Philadelphia, so called from Attalus Philadelphus, its builder, is
distant from Sardis about twenty-seven miles to the south-east. It is
called...
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THE KEY OF DAVID; that is, the key of the house of David. Compare
Isaiah 22:22, from which passage the language is borrowed, but with a
far higher application. To have the key of David's house, is to...
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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 O...
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The letter to the congregation at Philadelphia:...
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THE ASSEMBLY AT SARDIS
(vv. 1-6)
The message to the assembly at Sardis has a very different character,
for instead of being a development from Thyatira, it is rather a
revulsion from it. Sardis mean...
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PHILADELPHIA (VERSES 7-13)
The City
Philadelphia was founded in 140 BC by the king of Pergamos. The name,
Philadelphia, means “brotherly love.” It was a center of Greek
culture, learning, and langua...
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7-13 The same Lord Jesus has the key of government and authority in
and over the church. He opens a door of opportunity to his churches;
he opens a door of utterance to his ministers; he opens a door...
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AND TO THE ANGEL OF THE CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA WRITE: SEE POOLE ON
"REVELATION 1:20", SEE POOLE ON "REVELATION 2:1". Of this Philadelphia
we read no more in holy writ. We are told there were three cit...
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Revelation 3:7 And G2532 angel G32 church G1577 in G1722 Philadelphia
G5359 write G1125 (G5657) things G3592 says...
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THE LETTER TO THE CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA (REVELATION 3:7).
‘And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, These things
says he who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he
who...
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Revelation 3:7. The sixth church addressed is that of Philadelphia, a
city of Asia Minor, of which it is unnecessary to say more than that
it possessed considerable importance, without attaining to th...
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IN PHILADELPHIA
(εν Φιλαδελφια). Some twenty-eight miles south-east of
Sardis, in Lydia, subject to earthquakes, rebuilt by Tiberius after
the great earthquake of A.D. 17, for a time called in coins...
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ANGEL
(_ See Scofield) - (Hebrews 1:4). _...
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Revelation 3:7
Little Strength and his Victory: _Children's Sermon._
St. John, in writing to the Churches of Asia, is only able to send two
letters of unmixed praise: one to Smyrna and the other to
P...
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CONTENTS: Message to Sardis concerning their hypocrisy. Message to
Philadelphia on hollow profession. Message to Laodicea on apostasy.
Christ's attitude to the Church in its final stage in the world....
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_Epistle the fifth._
Revelation 3:1. _Sardis,_ once a flourishing city, the residence of
ancient kings, now a miserable village, having but few christians.
This is not the Sardis, capital of Lydia, wh...
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TO THE ANGEL OF THE CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA. To the evangelist, See
note on Revelation 1:20. WHO HOLDS THE KEY. A key opens and shuts.
Christ has the authority to do this. He has the power of David's
t...
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_Philadelphia._
PHILADELPHIA--THE PATIENT CHURCH
Philadelphia furnishes us with the exemplar of the patient church; the
exercise and training of patience is its peculiar call, and the
perfection of p...
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 3:7 _Philadelphia_ is praised for
enduring in faith. In recognition for the aid after an earthquake in
A.D. 17, the city was briefly renamed Neocaesarea (“Caesar’s New
Ci...
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6. PHILADELPHIA.
Vs. 7-13. Here is a church on which Christ bestows unmixed praise. She
had "little strength"; few in numbers and poor in resources. The
vicissitudes of the city, because of earthquake...
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
Revelation 3:7. PHILADELPHIA.—Situated at the foot of Mount Tmolus,
and named after Attalus Philadelphus, King of Pergamos. It was a
centre of the wine trade. HOLY AND...
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EXPOSITION
REVELATION 3:1
_The epistle to the Church at Sardis. _This Church is one of the two
which receives unmixed reproof. Smyrna and Philadelphia receive no
blame; Sardis and Laodicea receive no...
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6. PHILADELPHIA: THE CHURCH OF BROTHERLY LOVE
Background: Philadelphia was the youngest city of the seven
mentioned in the letters. The city was established in 189 BC and was
named after two brothers...
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And unto the angel of the church in Sardis (Protestant Reformation)
write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God
(Revelation 3:1),
And so the fullness of the Spirit as it dwelt in...
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1 John 5:20; Acts 3:14; Isaiah 22:22; Isaiah 30:11; Isaiah 41:14;...
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Philadelphia. Seventy - five miles southeast of Sardis. The second
city in Lydia. The adjacent region was celebrated as a wine - growing
district, and its coins bore the head of Bacchus and the figure...
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THE CHURCHES AT SARDIS, PHILADELPHIA, AND LAODICEA
Revelation 3:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We present some of the outstanding things written to the Church at
Sardis. This is the fifth Church in the seven...
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The holy one, the true one — Two great and glorious names He that
hath the key of David — A master of a family, or a prince, has one
or more keys, wherewith he can open and shut all the doors of his
h...
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Here we have the sixth epistle indited by Christ, written and sent by
St. John to the church of Philadelphia, which name signifies BROTHERLY
LOVE, and we may reasonably suppose that grace of love, uni...