Philadelphia, Church of the Open Door Revelation 3:7–13

Jesus’ message to the church in Philadelphia, located in the province of Asia Minor, has always been my favorite among those found in Revelation 2 and 3 for three reasons: (1) Philadelphia was the ancient church of the “open door” (v. 8), and I came to know the Lord in a church of that same name when I was 17 years old. (2) Because all of my adult life has been spent in the vicinity of this