Message to the Church in Philadelphia
The Church all believers want to be a member of: Revelation Chapter 3.
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