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Revelation 3:9
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.
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.
Verse Revelation 3:9. _I WILL MAKE THEM_] Show them to be, _of the synagogue of_ _Satan, who say they are Jews_, pretending thereby to be of the synagogue of GOD, and consequently his true and peculia...
BEHOLD, I WILL MAKE - Greek, “I give” - δίδωμι didōmi; that is, I will arrange matters so that this shall occur. The word implies that he had power to do this, and consequently proves that he has po...
CHAPTER 3 Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea _ 1. Sardis: The reformation period (Revelation 3:1)_ 2. Philadelphia: The faithful remnant (Revelation 3:7) 3. Laodicea: The indifferent and apostate Churc...
REVELATION 2:1 TO REVELATION 3:22. THE LETTERS TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES. These letters are addressed to individual churches, but their messages are intended for the Church as a whole. In every letter the...
THE LETTER TO THE CHURCH AT PHILADELPHIA. Philadelphia was about 30 miles SE. of Sardis. Like Sardis it was subject to frequent earthquakes, and consequently never attained any great size. The conditi...
_PHILADELPHIA_ STOOD ABOUT TWENTY MILES FROM SARDIS AND WAS THE SECOND CITY IN IMPORTANCE IN THE PROVINCE OF LYDIA. IT IS FIRST MENTIONED IN REVELATION, AND THE PRAISES BESTOWED UPON THE CHURCH SHOW T...
THE LETTER TO SARDIS (Revelation 3:1-6)...
And to the angel of the Church in Philadelphia, write: These things says he who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no man will shut, and shuts and no man opens. I k...
WILL MAKE. give. SYNAGOGUE, &C. See Revelation 2:9. SATAN. App-19, and See Revelation 2:9. JEWS. See Revelation 2:9. MAKE. i.e. compel. WORSHIP. Greek. pr
_I will make them of_&c. Literally, I GIVE OF THE &c. The use of "give" in this verse is frequent in Hebrew: here the sentence is unfinished, and is resumed by "I will make them come" &c. below. _the...
ΓΝΩ͂ΣΙΝ. א Primas[133] read γνώσῃ. [133] Primasius, edited by Haussleiter. 9. ΔΙΔΩ͂. The use of “give” in this verse is frequent in Hebrew: (cp. LXX. of Isaiah 60:17 δώσω τοὺς ἄρχοντάς σου ἐν εἰρήνῃ...
THE CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA...
_LETTER TO THE CHURCH AT PHILADELPHIA REVELATION 3:7-13:_ Philadelphia means brotherly love. The purpose of the city of Philadelphia was to spread the Greek language and the Greek way of life. This wa...
ΙΔΟΎ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΌΡΆΩ (G3708) видеть, ΔΙΔΏ _praes. ind. act._ поздняя форма с омегой от ΔΊΔΩΜΙ (G1325) давать (RWP). Это слово может пониматься в_евр._ значении, как обозначающее причину: "Я...
DISCOURSE: 2499 EPISTLE TO PHILADELPHIA Revelation 3:8. 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, a...
MAKE THEM OF THE SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN;— See ch. Revelation 2:9. Here we have the Jews mentioned again, who, through hatred to Christ, moved the Heathens to persecute the Christians; and it is likely tha...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 9 Text Revelation 3:7-13 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 o...
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....
__ The Prophetic Section THYATIRA 18 Tertullian and Epiphanius say that there was no ecclesia in Thyatira when John wrote these letters. On this ground many rejected this prophecy in early times. T...
3:9 know (e-38) See Note, ch. 2.23. make (g-3) Lit. 'give' or 'have given' (ver. 8) and 'give' (ver. 9). homage (h-32) _ Proskuneo_ , see Matthew 4:10 . This is the word translated 'do homage' or 'wor...
THE EPISTLES TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES (CONCLUDED) 1-6. To the Church in Sardis Christ speaks as He who gives the spirit and looks for spiritual life. There is no praise for this Church. Its life is witho...
TO THE CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA Christ speaks as He by whom alone comes entrance into the Church, the spiritual house of God (Revelation 3:7). The Church is praised for its faithfulness in persecution....
I WILL MAKE] RV 'I give.' SYNAGOGUE] see on Revelation 2:9. Evidently, here, Jews proud of their national privileges, and powerful in numbers and in wealth. No doubt they despised the Jewish Christia...
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 3 TO THE *CHURCH IN SARDIS - REVELATION 3:1-6 V1 ‘Write to the *angel of the *church in Sardis. I hold the 7 spirits of God and the...
BEHOLD, I WILL MAKE. — Better, _Behold, I give some._ There is no word to express this in the original, but as a word must be supplied to complete the sense, it is better to adopt “some” than the “the...
διδῶ ἐκ (partit. gen., the construction being dropped and resumed in a rather harsh anacolouthon, ἵνα κ. τ. λ.). The absence of ἐκ before λεγ. does not prevent it from being interpreted as in appositi...
The message to Philadelphia....
LET NO ONE TAKE THY CROWN Revelation 3:7 For those who have but a little strength, the Lord sets open a wide door. You may not be able to open the door, but you can enter it in His Name. Once He open...
The letter to the Church in Sardis covers the period of the Reformation. The Church was addressed as "dead." Yet there were things remaining which were not dead, but "ready to die." The address is lar...
TO THE ENDURING CHURCH Verse 7 Twenty-eight miles southeast of Sardis was the town of Philadelphia. It was located in a very fertile but dangerously volcanic area. The city was founded by Attalus II w...
Behold, I will make them (f) of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come (8) and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have love...
To the Angel of the church of Philadelphia. There were several towns of this name; here is understood that which was near Sardis, in Lydia. Here is no more than an admonition to persevere, to hold tha...
(7) 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...
That God should have chosen John to be the instrument of communicating the closing volume of the New Testament is worthy of our consideration. It is not a new thing for God thus to set out the stronge...
The Church in Philadelphia I. INTRODUCTION A. John 13:34 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. "By this all will know that...
There is no threat of removing the candlestick: that was settled. Judgment, setting aside the assembly, was fixed. But this body would be treated as the world, not ecclesiastically as a corrupt assemb...
BEHOLD, I WILL MAKE THEM OF THE SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN,.... Which may be understood either of the Papists, the followers of the man of sin, whose coming was after the working of Satan, and whose doctrines...
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....
_Behold, I_ Who have all power, and when I exert it they must then comply; _will make them_ Who are indeed _of the synagogue of Satan_ And under all the solemn guise of religious worship are carrying...
SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN-SAY THEY ARE JEWS; see note to chap Revelation 2:9. WORSHIP BEFORE THY FEET; humble themselves before thee. God can at any time humble the most bitter persecutors of his people, an...
THE ASSEMBLY AT SARDIS (vv. 1-6) The message to the assembly at Sardis has a very different character, for instead of being a development from Thyatira, it is rather a revulsion from it. Sardis mean...
PHILADELPHIA (VERSES 7-13) The City Philadelphia was founded in 140 BC by the king of Pergamos. The name, Philadelphia, means “brotherly love.” It was a center of Greek culture, learning, and langua...
7-13 The same Lord Jesus has the key of government and authority in and over the church. He opens a door of opportunity to his churches; he opens a door of utterance to his ministers; he opens a door...
THEM OF THE SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN; so he calleth all Jews that opposed Christianity, or all pretended but not real professors. WHICH SAY THEY ARE JEWS, AND ARE NOT, BUT DO LIE: _For he is not a Jew, whic...
Revelation 3:9 Indeed G2400 (G5628) make G1325 (G5719) of G1537 synagogue G4864 Satan G4567 who G3588 say...
‘Behold I give to you those of the synagogue of Satan, of those who say they are Jews but are not and do lie, behold, I will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have lov...
Revelation 3:9. The two parts of this verse each beginning with ‘Behold' must be taken together, for the second ‘behold' is the repetition of the first. Those referred to are described as in chap. Rev...
I GIVE (διδω). Late omega form for διδωμ, but the -μ form in Revelation 17:13 (διδοασιν). These Jewish converts are a gift from Christ. For this use of διδωμ see Acts 2:27; Acts 10:40;...
CONTENTS: Message to Sardis concerning their hypocrisy. Message to Philadelphia on hollow profession. Message to Laodicea on apostasy. Christ's attitude to the Church in its final stage in the world....
_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, wh...
LISTEN! AS FOR THAT GROUP. Bitter opposition from those who claim to be Jews. (_See note on_ Revelation 2:9_.)_ I WILL MAKE THEM COME. Victory over the opposition. Also, some of these who fight agains...
_Philadelphia._ PHILADELPHIA--THE PATIENT CHURCH Philadelphia furnishes us with the exemplar of the patient church; the exercise and training of patience is its peculiar call, and the perfection of p...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 3:7 _Philadelphia_ is praised for enduring in faith. In recognition for the aid after an earthquake in A.D. 17, the city was briefly renamed Neocaesarea (“Caesar’s New Ci...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 3:9 Members of THE SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN (compare Revelation 2:9) SAY THAT THEY ARE JEWS but they serve Go
6. PHILADELPHIA. Vs. 7-13. Here is a church on which Christ bestows unmixed praise. She had "little strength"; few in numbers and poor in resources. The vicissitudes of the city, because of earthquake...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Revelation 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...
EXPOSITION REVELATION 3:1 _The epistle to the Church at Sardis. _This Church is one of the two which receives unmixed reproof. Smyrna and Philadelphia receive no blame; Sardis and Laodicea receive no...
6. PHILADELPHIA: THE CHURCH OF BROTHERLY LOVE Background: Philadelphia was the youngest city of the seven mentioned in the letters. The city was established in 189 BC and was named after two brothers...
And 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...
1 Samuel 2:36; Acts 16:37; Esther 8:17; Exodus 11:8; Exodus 12:30;...
I will make [δ ι δ ω μ ι]. Rev., rightly, I give. See on verse 8. The sense is broken off there and resumed here. Of the synagogue [ε κ τ η ς σ υ ν α γ ω γ η ς]. Certain ones of the synagogue. Most in...
THE CHURCHES AT SARDIS, PHILADELPHIA, AND LAODICEA Revelation 3:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We present some of the outstanding things written to the Church at Sardis. This is the fifth Church in the seven...
Behold, I — who have all power; and they must then comply. I will make them come and bow down before thy feet — Pay thee the lowest homage. And know — At length, that all depends on my love, and that...