Revelation 3:7 (WEB)

Passage

“To the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: “He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no one can shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says these things:

Nearby Context

Revelation 3:5 He who overcomes will be arrayed in white garments, and I will in no way blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

Revelation 3:6 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.

Revelation 3:7 “To the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: “He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no one can shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says these things:

Revelation 3:8 “I know your works (behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one can shut), that you have a little power, and kept my word, and didn’t deny my name.

Revelation 3:9 Behold, I give some of the synagogue of Satan, of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but lie. Behold, I will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "He who has an ear let him..." into verse 8's "I know your works behold I have...", so "angel" and "assembly" 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 "angel" and "assembly" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.