Revelation 3:7-13
I. Introduction
A. Name of the Church
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write;
B. The Presentation
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;
II. Body of the Letter
A. Diagnosis
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.
B. Praises/Rebukes
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.
III. Conclusion
A. Words of Christ Attributed to the Spirit
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
B. Promises
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.
NOTES
Period of 1700's & 1800's in Christian awakenening & searching the scriptures including prophecies of Daniel & Revelation / Philedelphia means "brotherly love" / Men of all denominations joined together, for instance in the Restoration movement & later in the Millerite Movement, etc. / "Key of David" and the door that no "man" can shut or open--Christ was about to enter the Most Holy Place in 1844 / He is about to return quickly /