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 Located about 30 miles southeast of Sardis (at the site of the modern Turkish city of Alasehir), the Philadelphia  of John's day is a fairly prosperous city.  More noteworthy, however, is the prosperity of the Christian congregation there.  With what joy they must have received from the minister that came traveling to them, likely by way of Sardis! The message he carries has stirring counsel for them. But first it refers to the authority of its illustrious Sender.  He says.  "And to the angel of  the congregation  in Philadelphia write: These are the things he says who his holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens so that no one will shut, and shuts so that no one opens." - REVELATION 3:7.

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