But those who are faithful to the Lamb of God are not going to take that number. And when they inherit the wrath of God, you will inherit the Kingdom of God. And Now The message that the Spirit of God spoke to the church at Philadelphia has a special relevance to us today. The message is that in many ways people today feel small and insecure and overwhelmed by their adversities. And many who are seeking to be serious disciples of Jesus Christ and live for Him are getting tired in the battle and are feeling like members of the little Philadelphian church - we only have a little power and we can see the darkness descending and the problems continuing and worsening.
Many today can identify with the little Philadelphian church.
Some who are trying to be faithful to the word of God and the name of Jesus are feeling like they have little power because of intense personal problems. I am not speaking of those suffering adversity who live selfish, world-centered lives hardly distinguishable from worldlings around them. Such are the Philadelphians. Yet their future does not seem as secure as it once did. And if our theology says to us that we're never going to have a problem if we're faithful to Jesus, then we've got a bad theology.