Revelation 3:8-10 NIV

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 3:10

Because thou hast kept the word of my patience: the doctrine of the gospel is, unquestionably, the word here called the word of the Lord’s patience, because it was that word, that doctrine, which (as those times went) could not he adhered to and observed without much patience in those that adhered to it; both actively, waiting for the promises revealed in it, and passively, enduring all manner of trials and crosses. To keep this word, was to keep close not only to the matters of faith revealed... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Revelation 3:7-13

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTESRevelation 3:7. Philadelphia.—Situated at the foot of Mount Tmolus, and named after Attalus Philadelphus, King of Pergamos. It was a centre of the wine trade. Holy and true.—ἅγιος, not ὅσιος. It represents the holiness of consecration rather than that which is ethical and indwelling. The word “true” implies that He will be sure to keep His word. Key of David.—See Isaiah 22:22, Access to, and control over, the house of David, i.e. the regal house or palace, is... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Revelation 3:7-8

DISCOURSE: 2498EPISTLE TO PHILADELPHIARevelation 3:7-8. 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; I know thy works.THOSE who imagine that the letters to the seveu Churches refer, in a prophetic way, to different periods of the Church, consider this as descriptive of the Millennial age. It is true, there is in this epistle nothing... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Revelation 3:8-11

DISCOURSE: 2499EPISTLE TO PHILADELPHIARevelation 3:8-11. 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. 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. Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Revelation 3:10

world "oikoumene" = inhabited earth. (See Scofield " :-") . read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Revelation 3:10

Commendation for the Steadfast by C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892) "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. Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I will also keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth." Revelation 3:8 , Revelation 3:10 . This is a message to the angel of the church at... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Revelation 3:1-22

Chapter 3And unto the angel of the church in Sardis (Protestant Reformation) write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God ( Revelation 3:1 ),And so the fullness of the Spirit as it dwelt in Jesus, Isaiah the eleventh chapter.and the seven stars; I know thy works, that you have a name that you are alive, but really you are dead ( Revelation 3:1 ).Dead Protestantism. And I'll tell you if you don't believe it is dead, go to Europe. You go into a post-Christian era when you get... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 3:1-22

Epistle the fifth. Revelation 3:1 . Sardis, once a flourishing city, the residence of ancient kings, now a miserable village, having but few christians. This is not the Sardis, capital of Lydia, where Crœsus reigned, the richest king of all the east; the city which Cyrus took by the treachery of an officer, and eased Crœsus of all his gold and silver. Vide Cyroped. lib. 7. The Sardis of John is fifty miles east of Smyrna. Many critics have indeed asserted this to be the capital of... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Revelation 3:7-13

Revelation 3:7-13Philadelphia.Philadelphia--the patient ChurchPhiladelphia furnishes us with the exemplar of the patient church; the exercise and training of patience is its peculiar call, and the perfection of patience is its reward. This message is one of high commendation and encouragement; although in its own consciousness, and in the regard of others, the condition of the church might seem pitiful, even deserving of rebuke. Those who have a wide experience of Christian churches and a... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Revelation 3:8

8 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. Ver. 8. An open door ] A fair opportunity of doing thyself good; which those that go about to deprive thee of shall be sure to lose oleum et operam, their toil and tallow. A little strength ] A little grace well improved may do great matters, and set heaven open to a soul. The vine is the weakest of trees, but the most... read more

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 3:10

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Revelation 3:7-13

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Revelation 3:7-8

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Revelation 3:8-11

Scofield's Reference Notes - Revelation 3:10

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Revelation 3:10

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Revelation 3:1-22

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 3:1-22

The Biblical Illustrator - Revelation 3:7-13

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Revelation 3:8

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