Revelation 3:7 Revelation 3:7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; "And to the Angel of the Church in Philadelphia, write," etc. Philadelphia (that is brotherly love, so named by one Attalus Philadelphias) a was a City in Mysia, poor and mean, in comparison of some other Cities in Asia; and yet famous for one of the most pure and uncorrupted Churches in Asia. Smyrna and Philadelphia were the poorest and weakest among all the Churches in Gifts and other Externals, but they were the most rich and excellent in spirituals The Titles which Christ here taketh to himself, are, First, Some Attributes of his Divine Nature, "he that is holy, he that is true;" and Secondly, Some Characters of his Kingly Power, and the Dignity of his Mediatorial Kingdom: "He that is holy" Christ is the holy one, that is, the holy God, \ I am the Lord your holy ONE, the Creator of Israel, your King: And Christ is the holy one, that is, the holy Child or Son of God. \ The holy ONE of God. \ The holy ONE and the just ONE, for Christ was holy, and without Sin. "He that is true" Christ is the true God, \ very God, \ who is God blessed for ever, \ the only wise God our Savior, \ and the faithful and true witness (Revelation 1:5; Revelation 3:14; Revelation 19:11; and Revelation 6:10), O Lord, holy and true; and John 14:6, I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. Christ is the true living way unto the Father. "He that hath the key of David", and the execution thereof; "He that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth" is meant the Dominion and kingdom of his Father David. \ And the key of the House of David will I lay upon his shoulder: -And he shall be for a glorious Throne to his Father’ s house. And, Isaiah 9:6-7, And the Government shall be upon his shoulder: -Upon the Throne of David, and upon his Kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with Judgment and with Justice. Lu 1:31-33, And the Lord shall give unto him the Throne of his Father David, -And of his Kingdom they shall be no end. Christ, as Mediator, shall have absolute Power and Dominion over all the Nations and Kingdoms of the World. \ And that Nation, and that Kingdom that will not serve him, shall be destroyed \ "He that openeth, and no man shutteth, and shutteth, and no man openeth" Christ openeth the eyes of the blind and the ears of the deaf, saying, Hear ye deaf, and look ye blind, etc. \ He opens the understanding, \ yea, he openeth the Heart, \ and no man shutteth, or can shut those Ears, Eyes, Understandings and Hearts, which he openeth; and if he open not, no man can open. \ None could open the Sealed Book but the root of David, to wit, Jesus Christ, who "hath the key of David." And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is Sealed, which they deliver unto one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I cannot, for it is Sealed, etc. \ If Christ shut, none can open. Job 12:14, He that shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening; and Job 11:10 and Psalms 88:8, I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.