"REVELATION 3:7-13" l BTU - The Book of Revelation l Chuck Smith l Utah VidDevo l VidDevoChurch

REVELATION 3:7-13

Philadelphia

The church  of Philadelphia  is  God's  faithful  church  in the  last days. God help us that we would be the church of Philadelphia.

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 opens, and no man shuts;  and  shuts,  and  no  man  opens.  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 3:7-8).

We're  not  really  powerful.  We  have  a  little  strength.  Thank  God  for  the  little strength  that we have. 

"You  have  kept my word."  

God  help us  to be  faithful  to the Word,  to  study  the  Word,  and  to  keep  the  Word  as  the  paramount  issue within  the  church.  And  we've  not  denied  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ;  we've  not
denied Him and who He is.

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 (Revelation 3:9).

In the kingdom age the Jews will know that God has loved the Gentile church.

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 (Revelation 3:10).

Here  is  God's  promise  to  the  faithful  church  to  keep  them  from  the  Great Tribulation.  

In  Luke 21  Jesus  said  as He  was  talking  of  the events  of  the great tribulation, "Pray always,  that you may be accounted worthy  to escape  all these things... and to stand before the Son of man" (Luke 21:36).

Behold,  I  come  quickly:  hold  that  fast  which  thou  hast,  that  no  man  take  thy crown. 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  comes 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 (Revelation 3:13).

This is the promise that we'll be a pillar in the temple of God. 

We will be actually a  part  of  the  kingdom  age  and  rule  and  reign  with  Him  in  the  New  Jerusalem coming down from God out of heaven.