We continue in our series—Revelation, The Unveiling of Jesus Christ. This week pastor Rudi will take us into the letter to the church in Philadelphia, the 6th letter to the churches. Like the other cities, it was full of temples to various deities; at one stage, it styled itself Neo-Caesarea in honour of Rome. Unlike the church in Smyrna, Jesus has nothing negative to say to this church, however, whereas in the second letter there was an unrelieved message of shut doors involving impending persecution, imprisonment and death, here in Philadelphia, we find almost the exact opposite: a message of open doors that cannot be shut. Read Revelation 3:7-13 in preparation for the message and bring your Study Guide to take some notes for MCG discussions.