Revelation 3:7-10 NIV

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 3:1-22

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 there occurs the phrase, “ He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.” read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 3:7-13

Revelation 3:7-1 Chronicles : . 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 condition of the church seems to have been satisfactory; the difficulties arose from Jewish rather than pagan opponents. Revelation 3:7 . that hath the key of David: cf. Isaiah 22:22, where the key of the house of David is given to Eliakim after the deposition of... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 3:7

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 cities of that name, one in Egypt, one in Syria, another in Phrygia, or in Mysia or Lydia, which is that here intended. These things saith he that is holy; that is, the Holy One, Acts 3:14. He that is true; true to his word of promise or threatening. He that hath the key of David; that is, the key of... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 3:8

I know thy works: it is very probable, that our Lord, by these ministers’ works, understands the works proper to them in their function, their labour in preaching and propagating the gospel, which Christ did not only know and observe, but also approve of, and promiseth them a liberty to go on, and success in their labours, under the notion of an open door: see 1 Corinthians 16:9; 2 Corinthians 2:12; Colossians 4:3. And no man can shut it; so as it should not be in the power of adversaries to... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 3:9

Them of the synagogue of Satan; so he calleth all Jews that opposed Christianity, or all pretended but not real professors. Which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie: For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision which is of the flesh; but he is a Jew, which is one inwardly, & c., Romans 2:28,Romans 2:29. By this term also he may mean all false and hypocritical professors, who would make themselves the church, the only church of God, but are far enough... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 3:10

Because thou hast kept the word of my patience: the doctrine of the gospel is, unquestionably, the word here called the word of the Lord’s patience, because it was that word, that doctrine, which (as those times went) could not he adhered to and observed without much patience in those that adhered to it; both actively, waiting for the promises revealed in it, and passively, enduring all manner of trials and crosses. To keep this word, was to keep close not only to the matters of faith revealed... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Revelation 3:7-13

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTESRevelation 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 true.—ἅγιος, not ὅσιος. It represents the holiness of consecration rather than that which is ethical and indwelling. The word “true” implies that He will be sure to keep His word. Key of David.—See Isaiah 22:22, Access to, and control over, the house of David, i.e. the regal house or palace, is... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Revelation 3:7

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 Philadelphia. These letters were addressed to the angel of the Churches that, no doubt, was to the bishop or the head minister of the Church in each place so that he might read it to the people. I. "I have set before thee an open door." This, no doubt, meant to the people of the Church of Philadelphia... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Revelation 3:7-8

DISCOURSE: 2498EPISTLE TO PHILADELPHIARevelation 3:7-8. 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; I know thy works.THOSE who imagine that the letters to the seveu Churches refer, in a prophetic way, to different periods of the Church, consider this as descriptive of the Millennial age. It is true, there is in this epistle nothing... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Revelation 3:8-11

DISCOURSE: 2499EPISTLE TO PHILADELPHIARevelation 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... read more

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 3:1-22

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 3:7-13

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 3:7

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 3:8

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 3:9

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 3:10

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Revelation 3:7-13

Sermon Bible Commentary - Revelation 3:7

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Revelation 3:7-8

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Revelation 3:8-11

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