Revelation 3:7 (YLT)

Passage

`And to the messenger of the assembly in Philadelphia write: These things saith he who is holy, he who is true, he who is having the key of David, he who is opening and no one doth shut, and he shutteth and no one doth open!

Nearby Context

Revelation 3:5 He who is overcoming--this one--shall be arrayed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the scroll of the life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before His messengers.

Revelation 3:6 He who is having an ear--let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies.

Revelation 3:7 `And to the messenger of the assembly in Philadelphia write: These things saith he who is holy, he who is true, he who is having the key of David, he who is opening and no one doth shut, and he shutteth and no one doth open!

Revelation 3:8 I have known thy works; lo, I have set before thee a door--opened, and no one is able to shut it, because thou hast a little power, and didst keep my word, and didst not deny my name;

Revelation 3:9 lo, I make of the synagogue of the Adversary those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but do lie; lo, I will make them that they may come and bow before thy feet, and may know that I loved thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "messenger", "assembly", "philadelphia", "write", "things", "saith", "holy", and "true". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "messenger" 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 is having an ear--let him..." into verse 8's "I have known thy works lo I...", so "messenger" 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 "messenger" and "assembly" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.