THE CHURCH AT PHILADELPHIA

Description of Jesus
Revelation 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;"

Description of the church.
Revelation 3:8-11, "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. 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. 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. Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown."

3:12-13 Reward to him who overcomes.
Revelation 3:12-13, "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. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches."

The church at Philadelphia is the "faithful servant church". They have been faithful while they had little and the Lord is opening the door to greater blessings for them. The Lord will cause their enemies to bow before them and acknowledge Christ's love for them. They will (as well as the faithful in the other churches) be kept safe through the great tribulation. This does not mean that they will go through the Great Tribulation, but they will be brought to a place of safety where the Great Tribulation will not affect them.

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