Spiritual Gifts part 277: Nikao is used for victories won over the Lord's enemies.
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John Farley Thursday, June 14, 2012 Spiritual Gifts Part 277: Nikao is used for victories won over the Lord’s enemies.
3. Reward: In Rev 2 and 3, we have letters written for the dispensation of the Church-age. We take the view that the seven churches portray seven different types of individual believers that live in every generation.
With the Philadelphia church, “what you have” is the truth in your souls, the word of God.
“hold fast” =
krateo = The difficulties are related to the angelic conflict, and our enemies in that struggle: the world, the flesh, and the devil. Each church is coming up against a different tactic of satan to halt the progress of God’s children in winning tactical victories in the angelic conflict. The three major kinds of attacks are false teachers, persecution, and worldliness (with an emphasis on religion). to hold fast, i. e. not to discard or let go; to keep carefully and faithfully
The head, the Lord Jesus Christ (Col 2:19)
The name of the Lord = His person and identity (Rev 2:13 – Pergamum) krateo means to exert all of the strength that you have been provided in the effort to retain something. “I know your deeds.”
The open door “I know your deeds.” Overcoming the synagogue of satan
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