The 6th letter, to the church of Philadelphia,
7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write,
‘These things says He who is holy, He who is true, “He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens”: 8 “I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name. 9 Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie—indeed I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you. 10 Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. 11 Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.
‘These things says He who is holy, He who is true, “He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens”: 8 “I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name. 9 Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie—indeed I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you. 10 Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. 11 Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.
Allow me the privilege, of introducing to you…those of the great Reformation.
The Protestant Reformation began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church, carried out by Western European Catholics who opposed what they perceived as false doctrines and ecclesiastic malpractice — especially the teaching and the sale of indulgences or the abuses thereof, and simony, the selling and buying of clerical offices — that the reformers saw as evidence of the systemic corruption of the Church's Roman hierarchy, which included the Pope. Both issues were dealt with in an altogether different manner by the Roman Catholic Church during the Counter-Reformation.
Martin Luther's spiritual predecessors included John Wycliffe and Jan Hus, who likewise had attempted to reform the Roman Catholic Church. The Protestant Reformation began on 31 October 1517, in Wittenberg, Saxony, where Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences to the door of the Castle Church, in Wittenberg, the theses debated and criticised the Church and the Pope, but concentrated upon the selling of indulgences and doctrinal policies about purgatory, particular judgement, Mariology (devotion to Mary, Jesus’s Mother), the intercession of and devotion to the saints, most of the sacraments, the mandatory clerical celibacy, including monasticism, and the authority of the Pope. In the event, other religious reformers, such as Ulrich Zwingli, soon followed Martin Luther’s example. Wikipedia
The church is coming back, “ for you have a little strength “ …they are growing stronger, their works are changing. They are keeping his word, and they are not denying His name. He say’s that He will bring those that are of the “ synagogue of satan “ and place them at their feet, because these men lie when they say they are Christians, and they are not. And these men that are lying, are the leaders of the Roman catholic system.
Martin Luther's spiritual predecessors included John Wycliffe and Jan Hus, who likewise had attempted to reform the Roman Catholic Church. The Protestant Reformation began on 31 October 1517, in Wittenberg, Saxony, where Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences to the door of the Castle Church, in Wittenberg, the theses debated and criticised the Church and the Pope, but concentrated upon the selling of indulgences and doctrinal policies about purgatory, particular judgement, Mariology (devotion to Mary, Jesus’s Mother), the intercession of and devotion to the saints, most of the sacraments, the mandatory clerical celibacy, including monasticism, and the authority of the Pope. In the event, other religious reformers, such as Ulrich Zwingli, soon followed Martin Luther’s example. Wikipedia
The church is coming back, “ for you have a little strength “ …they are growing stronger, their works are changing. They are keeping his word, and they are not denying His name. He say’s that He will bring those that are of the “ synagogue of satan “ and place them at their feet, because these men lie when they say they are Christians, and they are not. And these men that are lying, are the leaders of the Roman catholic system.
The great Reformation is underway...
This is during the time of the Roman inquisition, and the council of Trent. When Ignatius Loyola established the most corrupt and destructive power the world has ever known, even to this very day…the Jesuit order. It was created to combat those of the Reformation who were breaking away from the catholic system, because they knew it was everything evil. And the Roman catholic system did everything in their power to stop them, along with the help of this wicked order of men, the jesuits. As this letter says, “ Because you have kept My command to persevere” and, “ Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.” …some will be tortured for their beliefs, but it did not matter, not even the infiltration of the jesuit order stopped this movement . The Reformers did their job, they broke free from the catholic system, and they recovered our book for us, because almost all copies of the bible were burned by the Roman catholic church. Its because of these men and women that we can now take this great book home and read it for ourselves. A good copy, an accurate copy…
…and for this I am deeply in their debt. How can I ever repay them?
These great men and women of this movement sacrificed their lives so I can read, and interpret this book for myself. This is why I will read no other book that the one they had published. This is why the Geneva, and King James versions of the bible are so important. Every other copy of this great book should be burned if it does not carry the title of being written during the Reformation.
The Roman catholic system despised these men and women for what they had done. To write the bible in such a vulgar language was heretical, and worthy of death by burning. The catholic church along with the aid of the jesuits, comdemned the publishing of the bible into the English and German languages, and establish a decree during the council of Trent that banned all books and publications that were not approved by the Roman catholic system. Of which, I can assure you...this law decreed in 1562 still stands to this very day. This book we all read, is illegal in the eyes of the catholic system. And very soon, you will see this law upheld to the fullest extent.
But it does not matter, the damage has been done, and the truth of the gospel of the Messiah is realized. The catholic church did too little, too late. The Reformers finished their work, and their reward reflects the same...
12. He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. And I will write on him My new name. Revelation 3
Finally, the message is returning, the church is gaining strength...and their reward establishes it as fact.
The Roman catholic system despised these men and women for what they had done. To write the bible in such a vulgar language was heretical, and worthy of death by burning. The catholic church along with the aid of the jesuits, comdemned the publishing of the bible into the English and German languages, and establish a decree during the council of Trent that banned all books and publications that were not approved by the Roman catholic system. Of which, I can assure you...this law decreed in 1562 still stands to this very day. This book we all read, is illegal in the eyes of the catholic system. And very soon, you will see this law upheld to the fullest extent.
But it does not matter, the damage has been done, and the truth of the gospel of the Messiah is realized. The catholic church did too little, too late. The Reformers finished their work, and their reward reflects the same...
12. He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. And I will write on him My new name. Revelation 3
Finally, the message is returning, the church is gaining strength...and their reward establishes it as fact.