Tag Archives: Philadelphia
24
Jun
Revelation: Philadelphia, I Am Coming Soon
Revelation 3:11 I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.
Attention, Jesus speaking, “I am coming soon.” The idea in the Greek is He is coming quickly and with speed.
Hold fast what you have. The focus of the phrase is the verb κρατέω/krateó or “hold fast”. Per...
24
Jun
Revelation: Philadelphia, His Name is Yahweh
Revelation 3:12b …And I will write on him the name of my God…
Jesus will write on the believer the name of His God. His name is Yahweh.
The topic of God’s name has been addressed previously to the church at Sardis. God takes the time to repeat the concept of His...
24
Jun
Revelation: Philadelphia, The New Jerusalem
Revelation 3:12c…and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven…
The name of the city is The New Jerusalem.
It is “the” New Jerusalem. There is a Greek definite article in front of “New Jerusalem”. The text literally reads… “the...
28
May
Revelation: Philadelphia; Stick With It, A Time Is Coming
Revelation 3:10 Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth.
Perseverance…This is the word for “patient endurance”. Perseverance is the Greek word ηυπομονε/hupomone. Per Strong’s Concordance, it means: constancy,...
06
May
Revelation: Philadelphia, Christ Loves His Bride
Revelation 3:9 Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you.
This is the fourth and last mention of...
29
Apr
Revelation: Philadelphia, Keep My Word
Revelation 3:8 I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
For those who need a reminder, Jesus “knows”....
22
Apr
Revelation: Philadelphia, Key of David
Revelation 3:7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens.
Pηιλαδελπηεια/philadelphos: “Brotherly love” in the original Greek (Strong’s Concordance).
Philadelphia is a city of...
22
Jan
Revelation Churches: Modern Day Turkey
Author: Paul Lehr:
Revelation 1:11 saying, “Write in a book what you see, and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.” –Jesus
The Greek word for “book” is Βιβλιον/biblion. It means: a small book, a...