Revelation 3:7 (GNV)

Passage

And write vnto ye Angel of ye Church which is of Philadelphia, These things saith he that is Holy, and True, which hath ye keye of Dauid, which openeth and no man shutteth, and shutteth and no man openeth,

Nearby Context

Revelation 3:5 He that ouercommeth, shalbe clothed in white araye, and I will not put out his name out of the booke of life, but I will confesse his name before my Father, and before his Angels.

Revelation 3:6 Let him that hath an eare, heare, what the Spirite saith vnto the Churches.

Revelation 3:7 And write vnto ye Angel of ye Church which is of Philadelphia, These things saith he that is Holy, and True, which hath ye keye of Dauid, which openeth and no man shutteth, and shutteth and no man openeth,

Revelation 3:8 I knowe thy workes: beholde, I haue set before thee an open doore, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a litle strength and hast kept my worde, and hast not denied my Name.

Revelation 3:9 Behold, I will make them of the Synagogue of Satan, which call themselues Iewes, and are not, but doe lye: beholde, I say, I will make them, that they shall come and worship before thy feete, and shall knowe that I haue loued thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "write", "vnto", "angel", "church", "philadelphia", "things", "saith", and "holy". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "write" and "vnto", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Let him that hath an eare heare..." into verse 8's "I knowe thy workes beholde I haue...", so "write" and "vnto" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "write" and "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.