Revelation 3:7-10 NIV

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Revelation 3:7-13

Let No One Take Thy Crown Revelation 3:7-13 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 opens the door, all the opposition you may be called upon to encounter will not avail to shut it; and if He shuts the door against your adversaries, all their craft and strength will beat against its exterior in vain. Get Christ to shut the door against the tempting at would allure you from your... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Revelation 3:1-22

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 largely to that living remnant. The charge to be watchful was not spoken to death, but to life. Christ's message to the period was a call to establish the things that remained. The letter to the Church at Philadelphia covers the great period of evangelization which, ushered in by the Puritan... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Revelation 3:1-22

The Churches at Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea Revelation 3:1-22 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We present some of the outstanding things written to the Church at Sardis. This is the fifth Church in the seven, and some startling things are revealed. 1. Sardis had a name to live but was dead. We fear that there are many churches who deserve this characterization. You read their reports to the church association, or conference, or synod, and you would think that they are quite alive. They tell of so... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 3:7

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 standing, whose opportunities of service are narrowly restricted, to whom no great chance presents itself for acceptance, to whom no special call ever comes. It never can be theirs to exercise wide influence, or deal with really large issues, or bring about momentous changes. I. And yet the complete... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 3:8

THE CHURCH’S HISTORY‘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.’ Revelation 3:8 How would the angel of the Church of England have been bidden to write to us? Would he have written, as to Philadelphia, of an open door, and a little strength, the word kept, and the name confessed; or as to Sardis, ‘I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 3:1-22

Messages To The Seven Churches (Revelation 2:1 to Revelation 3:22 ). The Son of Man now gives John messages to the seven churches. Each of them follows a general pattern. Firstly an introduction based on John’s vision (‘the things you saw’), secondly the state of the church and various warnings (‘the things which are’), and finally future events and the promises to the overcomers (‘the things which shall be hereafter’). Among other things they follow the pattern of Israel’s history as a... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 3:7

The Letter To The Church In Philadelphia (Revelation 3:7-13 ). ‘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 none shall shut, who shuts and none opens.’ ‘He who is holy.’ The ‘Holy One’ is a title of God (e.g. Isaiah 57:15; Hosea 11:9; Habakkuk 3:3), and in Isaiah He is regularly called ‘the Holy One of Israel’ (Isaiah 12:6 and often). It refers to His unique distinctiveness, His... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 3:8

‘I know your works - (behold I have set before you an opened door which none can shut) - that you have a little power, and have kept my word, and did not deny my name.’ The reference to the opened door clearly refers back in some way to the previous reference to the key and demonstrates that Jesus also controls the opportunities of witness and service (1 Corinthians 16:9; 2 Corinthians 2:12; Colossians 4:3) which He has opened up for them. It is clear that the works of the Philadelphians... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 3:9

‘Behold I give to you those of the synagogue of Satan, of those who say they are Jews but are not and do lie, behold, I will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.’ Once again we have reference to those Jews who deliberately sought to cause trouble with the authorities for the Christian church (compare on Revelation 2:9). Though they claim to be Jews, says Jesus, they are not really true Jews, for they do not obey the Law or show mercy (Matthew... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 3:10

‘Because you kept my word of patient endurance I also will keep you from the hour of trial which is to come upon the whole world, to try those who dwell on earth. I come quickly. Hold fast what you have that no man take your crown.’ For His ‘word of patient endurance’ see Matthew 10:22; Mark 13:13; John 15:18; John 15:21; John 16:2. All who would live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution (2 Timothy 3:12), and they must endure to the end. Clearly the Philadelphian church has also faced... read more

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Revelation 3:7-13

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Revelation 3:1-22

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Revelation 3:1-22

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 3:7

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 3:8

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 3:1-22

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 3:7

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 3:8

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 3:9

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 3:10

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