And 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; v 7

This is clearly Jesus. He is the Way. He is the only Way. There is no other way to enter the Kingdom of God.
And the key of the house of David will I lay upon His shoulder; so He shall open, and none shall shut;
and He shall shut, and none shall open. Isaiah 22:22

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. v 8

Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of Me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation;
of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed,
when He cometh in the glory of His Father with the holy angels. Mark 8:38
And with the power of God to be able to proclaim the gospel which is a mystery until it is revealed by His Holy Spirit:
Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance,
to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: Colossians 4:3

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. v 9

Any person or group who stands against Jesus and His position as deity are considered liars
and they will be humbled before those who do worship Jesus the Christ at a future point in time.
The scribes and Pharisees who refused to accept Jesus
and who worked so hard to get Him killed to try to destroy His message are those Jews spoken of here.
Today we have those persons who refuse to accept Jesus.
The Jews spoken of are not a group of people only,
but represent all who oppose Christ and His position given to Him by God as His Son.
And also, those who know of Him but have rejected that Jesus Christ is the Messiah.
Our responsibility to the Jews who refuse Jesus remains the same:
to pray for their souls, not to condemn them.
Jesus never commanded anyone to hate the Jews or those who opposed Him.
While Jesus was being offered up as a sacrifice, He healed the ear of one of the guards that was cut off
and continued to love all of His accusers as He cried out,
‘Father forgive them for they know not what they do.’
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. Luke 23:34
Jesus never stopped loving the Jews and caring about them and He will restore the natural branches.
Remember when Jesus was carrying the cross on His way to Calvary:
These lovely Jewish women were not the same Jews who Jesus mentioned.
The innards of all humans are evident to God, not to the rest of us who do not see as God sees.
And there followed Him a great company of people, and of women,
which also bewailed and lamented Him.
But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for Me,
but weep for yourselves, and for your children. Luke 23:27-28

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. v 10

This one often reflects the false teaching of the rapture,
which some believers have been taught that Jesus will snatch them out of the world
to keep them from what is coming on the world.
Jesus never said we would be taken out of the world to be protected.
God has His ways to protect His people.
Jesus also allows much suffering and has since the beginning of time. God does not change.
Jesus’ nature and character has been evident throughout scripture.
He allows us to suffer.
He warned us much when He walked on the Earth that we will be persecuted up to and including martyrdom.
I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. John 17:15

Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. v 11

This falls along the lines of ‘having done all to stand’.
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day,
and having done all, to stand. Ephesians 6:13
Do not rest on your laurels. You have not necessarily in the safe zone.
As long as you are here on this Earth, your choice remains.
The devil will throw things at you to get you to turn away from the one True and Living God. Will you?
Until you leave this planet, you will need Jesus and His sacrificial blood and the power of His resurrection to meet our Creator at His throne.

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. v 12

These are future promises to us. Even now, we represent Jesus and He may use us for His glory to draw others to Him. His name may be written on us, that cannot be seen the the flesh.
His desire for us to reflect His glory and to receive the promise of salvation (he shall no more go out). Wonderous thoughts that are too complex for us yet to attain fully.
But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. Matthew 24:13
Be an overcomer. Endure. Hold fast. Continue to carry your cross until the day you die. No matter what.
But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man,
the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him. 1 Corinthians 2:9

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. v 13

Spoken many times throughout the bible. Spiritual ears and spiritual eyes. Some never see the mystery.
Some will never understand.
What Jesus says is righteous and what Jesus says are true words that will not fail.
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away. Matthew 24:35

What are some ways people try to get into Heaven without Jesus?

There are many ways people might think will work.
People who trust in any other god.
People who claim to believe in Him but still do their own thing.
People who do not put His word above their own opinions.
People who want forgiveness but refuse to forgive.
People who treat others poorly, without mercy for them.
They want mercy but do not give mercy.

There is not any other god who has the keys to the Kingdom.
Jesus’ name is above every name.

Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name:
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth,
and things under the earth;
And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:9-11

I had a contractor agree to build me a carport.
When he finished, I was not able to park my car in the carport.
He said there was plenty of room, but there was not according to the floor area.
I had specifics that needed to be respected.
He disregarded those and built it how he wanted and did not carefully measure to make sure my car would fit.

It does not matter how nice it looks, if my car cannot fit in there, it is not what we agreed upon.
He can tell me how he had to change plans due to what the Building Department required,
but if I was not aware, he did not use the proper methods.
All his methods are irrelevant if I do not get what I want as a customer.

I have had many assistants over the years.
When you, as a boss, ask for a certain task to be completed,
if the assistant choses to do things their way and disregards your wishes, that can be problematic.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me. John 14:6

It has to be Jesus’ way because He is the way.
We can’t just do what we want and then expect God to follow along.
Each word in the Bible is there to help us to follow Jesus and to understand His ways.
We have our ways of thinking, but if our words do not align with God’s word,
or if we refuse to put God’s word above our own thoughts, we may be denied entry.

Jesus is the Only Way to the Father.

We waste time and we spend time and we invest time.
None of us can determine what someone else is doing, really.
Only God knows as He will hold us all accountable for our minutes and hours and deeds and words.

If a loved one comes to mind who is no longer with us, we may have regrets.
Those are the things we hope they overlooked and we hope God overlooks as there are always failures in relationships.
As we learn and grow, our failures are fewer as we have learned from the sting of regret.
God is working on us and we have grown in some areas and in some areas, it seems we still have a long way to go.

If we have chosen to follow Jesus, we have chosen the narrow road. We will keep learning and growing as we follow Him.
At times our cross is too heavy to bear.
That is when we look to Him, the Author and Finisher of our faith who says,
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart:
and ye shall find rest unto your souls. Matthew 11:29

The next step in your life is to be taken and will come and go
and then we will each be standing before The Rock of Ages.
He will be the only way we can make it with His strength and His grace.
We will soon be standing in front of the One who shed His blood for each of us.
He is the One who performs HIs word. And His word is true.

Keep in stride, do your best to do His will and He will honor that.
Do not hide your talents, but use them for His glory.
You will then receive a crown that will not fade and that will not be taken from you.
As we stand afar, gazing in His direction, hoping, praying and waiting for our final step,
we can rest assured that Jesus will welcome us into His kingdom and there will be no tears or regrets anymore ever.

For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
Isaiah 65:17

The hearers of this word in Isaiah were offended. They mocked that they were talked to like little children
that must be slowly taught. Well, what did Jesus say to those who wanted to be the greatest?

At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
And said, Verily I say unto you,
Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
And whoso shall receive one such little child in My name receiveth Me. Matthew 18:1-5

Without humility, it is impossible to please God. We must acknowledge that we are nothing without Him.
He created each of us and without going through the door, that is Jesus, we will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
If we try to come in any other way, we will be a thief and a robber.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way,
the same is a thief and a robber. John 10:1

The word of God is to be honored and respected. It can be read in the flesh.
However, the riches of the Kingdom are there for those who seek God with their whole heart
and those who try to understand it with their human intellect, will fall flat on their faces before the Lord.
They will never understand.

In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; i
f God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth:
men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. 2 Timothy 3:7-8

If we acknowledge that we are not able to learn the mysteries of the Kingdom without God,
we must become like little children.
That is, casting down our vain imaginations, and letting God’s Word rule in our hearts.
There will be many times we do not understand what He is saying, in humility.
Let His Holy Spirit teach you, and you will be given the keys to understand what He wants to teach you.

And the Lord, He it is that doth go before thee; He will be with thee, He will not fail thee,
neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed. Deuteronomy 31:8

When Jesus walked on the Earth, He told many to follow Him.
He still says that to me sometimes.
When I am concerned with things that are not my responsibility and sometimes not my business.
He will remind me where to focus and on whom I should focus.

But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. Matthew 8:22

This world is full of dead works, people who are dead in the spirit, not awake, not aware of Jesus and His Authority and Splendor, not aware of Who He is.
We need to keep following Him, doing what He asks us to do, going where He asks us to go,
and not getting distracted by all the things that come our way.

Some things are too big for us to handle.
We would do well to lay our burdens down at His feet and, then, follow Him.