When Jesus Christ introduces Himself in 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;
to those precious and faithful saints.
He makes one of the greatest promises ever made. They, like us, lived in an uncertain world,
and more than any other church, Jesus explains His power in a way we all can grasp and hold
onto today.
We each need to hear, understand, and hold onto by faith:
The Most Amazing Promise
In a world of uncertainties, lurking disasters, constant unknowns, and endless potential
dangers—Jesus Christ told these believers so much like us: here is a truth you can hold tightly.
Jesus re-introduces Himself, and the promise was in His identity as The Christ. It’s holding
on by faith, to who Jesus really is, that changes everything. They needed a reminder of just
Who they were listening to. Jesus Christ tells them that He holds the key to everything.
Nothing that Jesus Christ opens can be closed, and when He shuts the door to anything—that
door can never be opened.
That concept is powerful to think about, depending on which side of the door you are on.
Christ’s words are either amazingly encouraging: that the door of blessing, ministry, or
hope will never be shut; or very soberingly horrible, that the door of life, forgiveness,
security, and hope can slam shut to you, and it can never be re-opened.
Now, join me as we listen to Christ’s His voice in Rev. 3:7-13:
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 openeth, and no
man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
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.
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.
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.
11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
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.
13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Getting to Know The Real Jesus Christ
Jesus never introduces Himself to these seven churches just by His Name, He always adds a
definition of His Character and a description of Himself. But, up until this sixth church,
those descriptions and definitions parallel what was already stated in Revelation 1.
But not to this faithful church in Philadelphia, Jesus Christ introduces Himself by using
a string of four Hebrew descriptions of God. These words define the real Jesus Christ.
These truths are what the believers of this church were to grasp onto and hold tightly by faith.
“Only one life to live and soon is past
Only what’s done for Christ will last!”
Hoping to make the time I have left count for the glory of God.
When Jesus Christ introduces Himself in Revelation 3:7