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im a new paster at the 1st fumc church.
my problem is that i need some views on revelations 3:7-13
What is the background of your passage?
• Who is the author?
• Who is the letter being written to?
• Why was the letter written
o What do you notice about the recipients of the letter (e.g. whether Jew or Greek, whether wealthy or slave; their problems, attitudes, etc.)
o What is the author’s attitude?
o What is mentioned as to the specific occasion of the letter?
o Are there any words or phrases that need to be defined?
o Are there any Old Testament references within your passages? What is the background of these?
thank you and god bless each and evey one of you
may the lord be with you from now and forever more

2007-12-04 14:48:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

11 answers

There is a segment referring to the key of David. This is a confirmation of Isaiah 22.

21 And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.
22 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.
23 And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father’s house.

The nail in the sure place is from the crucifixion, when fearing the nails in the palms would not hold him, the Romans drove nails into His wrists.

The key of David is a priesthood key. It is the key to the government of Christ upon the earth. It and all other keys are held by the Prophet.

2007-12-04 15:45:39 · answer #1 · answered by Isolde 7 · 0 0

First off, it is Revelation....not revelations...
I will add details and answer most of your questions momentarlity and also provide credentials....

1. The author is John (auoth of the Gospel) Rev 1:4
2. The Church at Philadelphia Rev 3:7
3. To commend the church (3:8) and to reprove them (3:9)
4. Philadelphia was in Asia Minor, so they were mostly like Asian gentiles, they seemed to have a problem putting Judaism into the church (3:8).
5. I would say somber
6. I dunno
7. All of them are important; this is the Word of God after all.
8. Verse 13 is referring to a verse in Isaiah, and Elijah also said that, and so Samuel come to think of it.


I am a college student at Hyles-Anderson College. The college is owned and operated by FBC Hammond, Indiana. This is my second year attending the college and know very little about the Bible except that which I have read.

2007-12-04 14:53:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Patmos is between Rome and Ephesus. Christians were persecuted in Ephesus by the Roman emperor Domitian. John was exiled to Patmos in the persecution of 95 A.D. He lived in a cave with his scribe Prochoros, now called the Cave of the Apocalypse. Prochoros was one of the seven deacons ordained by the Apostles and later became the bishop of Nicodemia. John died in 104 A.D. at the age of 99 and was buried in Ephesus. The new emperor Neva gave John permission to return to Ephesus and continue his ministry.

The Author is Jesus Christ, Himself. (Rev.1:1-2 & 9)

To whom it is written see 1:11

It was written for the purpose that we may know things that are to happen, 1:3.

You will not notice anything about the recipients here in the Bible. For that you need to know about the cultures and the lifestyles and get that from Extra-Biblical references.

The authors attitude being, Christ, is one of compassion, mercy but firm and informative.

The Specific occasion is at the end of time when Christ comes back for His Church.

There are so many words that may need efining but you can check them out with a Strong's or even a good Expository dictionary. I use a Renn, by Hendrickson Publishers. Like in verse 12 of chap 3-overcometh. A lot of people do not realize the signifigance of this word. The greek word nike is used-literally it means to leave them in the dust, conquer, victor and overcome. if you expound on this there is so much more to it. We use it for sneakers. LOL

In verse 3:7 there is the reference of shutting a door which is in line with what Job said in 12:14. Verse 10 reveals a time of God wrath unleased upon the ungodly which is in line with Dan.9:27 & 12:1; Zec 14:1-4, and then even satans wrath upon the faithful verses 7:16 also see Dan. 12:10.

You chose The letters to the Philidelphians which happened to be the faithful church that did not deny Him and kept His Word. because of this God promises to keep them from the hour of trial.

Hey, I hope that i am not doing your homework for ya'. LOL. If you can get all that tho', I applaud you. i hope it is for Sunday Service and not Wed. night because you sure have a lot of ground to cover. however, if you do it in the mind that it is God working through you for His glory, then let the Holy Spirit do His job and you will be fine. Revalation is a book that needs to be understood form a "its the end of the book" context. meaning you have to have read the "before" before you get to the "after". Just like any other book. This is The Word Of God, and therefore even moreso it is a principle that needs to be mention if not emphasized.

God Bless you and guide you into His Truth

2007-12-04 15:30:39 · answer #3 · answered by xgarmstrong 3 · 0 0

No. I'm not looking at the sites, but I've probably seen them. Pretty much all reasons people provide for calling the Church the beast originate in the pamphlet called "The Two Babylons". It's arguments have been debunked for centuries, and you should be able to find those debunkings as easily as you found those links (unless someone gave them to you. :P ). One example of a refutation - A common accusation is that the whore/beast sits atop seven hills. Rome also sits atop seven hills, so the Roman Catholic Church must be the beast. But if you look at a topographical map, you will discover that Vatican City, which is where the Church is really based, is on one hill on the other side of a river from the seven that make up Rome. So the Church in no way sits atop seven hills. Scholars generally agree that the whore/beast is ancient pagan Rome, not any modern version of it.

2016-05-28 05:54:35 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

In the most caring way possible, I would ask you Are you really capable of pastoring anyone? Judging by your questions you have an abysmal or even nonexistent understanding of your subject matter. I know this is not what you want to hear, but I would seriously counsel you to seek God on his will for your life.

2007-12-04 14:56:27 · answer #5 · answered by Phillip H 2 · 1 0

*Jesus is the author
*The church at Philadelphia
*To congratualte them on their faith, & encourage them to continue to the end.
* Greeks
* Loving
* The 2nd coming
* No
* Yes , The Hebrew Prophets but there are too many to list & discuss

God bless you too.

2007-12-04 15:01:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Do your own homework. Are all new "pasteurs" as miserable at spelling, punctuation and grammar?

2007-12-04 14:54:10 · answer #7 · answered by Aravah 7 · 0 0

Son, before you can "teach" learn to "spell." The "student" is only as good as his/her teacher.

2007-12-04 15:01:17 · answer #8 · answered by Theban 5 · 1 0

Too many questions.

One at a time.

I would be glad to help.

2007-12-04 14:53:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

wow Ur Pasteur Dan!
Ur preaching at my church tomorrow!!!!
cant wait to see you!

2007-12-04 16:23:03 · answer #10 · answered by c-monsta 1 · 0 0

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