What is the open door the Lord has set before this ekklesia? I don’t think anyone can know for sure. But there are some hints from the context that remind me of another story.
The door to the ark was open for Noah and his family and all the creatures of the earth (except fish) to enter. And when it was time for judgment, the Lord shut the door. And however much the drowning unbelievers wanted to enter, they could not. In this passage, the synagogue of Satan is persecuting this ekklesia, scoffing at their pain. In verse 10 we see that this ekklesia will be rescued (like Noah of old) from the tribulation that is coming. I just can’t help seeing the parallels with Noah’s story. The door is open to the beleaguered ekklesia at Philadelphia to enter the protection of our Lord, and the synagogue of Satan cannot shut it. Later the door will be shut to the persecutors when great tribulation comes on the whole world.
The door to the ark was open for Noah and his family and all the creatures of the earth (except fish) to enter. And when it was time for judgment, the Lord shut the door. And however much the drowning unbelievers wanted to enter, they could not. In this passage, the synagogue of Satan is persecuting this ekklesia, scoffing at their pain. In verse 10 we see that this ekklesia will be rescued (like Noah of old) from the tribulation that is coming. I just can’t help seeing the parallels with Noah’s story. The door is open to the beleaguered ekklesia at Philadelphia to enter the protection of our Lord, and the synagogue of Satan cannot shut it. Later the door will be shut to the persecutors when great tribulation comes on the whole world.
RSS Feed
