Keeper of the Doors
“Because I am a Christian, therefore, every day in which I do not penetrate more deeply into the knowledge of God's Word in Holy Scripture is a lost day for me. I can only move forward with certainty upon the firm ground of the Word of God. And, as a Christian, I learn to know the Holy Scriptures in no other way than by hearing the Word preached and by prayerful meditation.”
-Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Last week we we continued in the Church of Sardis found in Revelation 3:4-6
We learned how the Lord will acknowledge us before the father and his angels if we remain faithful and pure, overcoming the world.
This week we are moving on to verse 7-9, Where The Lord is sending his messenger to deliver the letter to the church in Philadelphia.
The Passage:
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.
“‘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. 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. Revelation 3: 7-9 (ESV)
The List:
He sends messengers/angels to the church
He is the holy one
He is the true one
He has the key of David
He opens doors that no one opens, and shuts what no one shuts
He knows our works (all that we’ve done)
He sets before us open doors (that no one can shut)
He knows how powerless we are
He acknowledges those who have remained faithful though they are powerless
Those who falsely proclaim to be Jew’s, he categorizes as in the synagogue of satan.
He humbles those who falsely proclaim to be Jews
He loves the church that recognizes his chosen people and the unrighteous will know it
The Declarations:
You send messengers to your church
You are the holy one
You are the true one
You have the key of David
You open doors no one else opens
You close doors no one else closes
You set before us open doors
You know and see everything we do,
You know and see our weakness and how powerless we are
Yet you acknowledge us when we remain faithful, even in our weakness
You are committed to your Jewish people and the promises, you will not let your people be compromised
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