5. Those who win the victory will be dressed in white clothes like them. And I will not erase their names from the book of life, but I will say they belong to me before my Father and before his angels.
6. Everyone who has ears should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.
7. “Write this to the angel of the church in Philadelphia:“This is what the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David, says. When he opens a door, no one can close it. And when he closes it, no one can open it.
8. I know what you do. I have put an open door before you, which no one can close. I know you have little strength, but you have obeyed my teaching and were not afraid to speak my name.
9. Those in the synagogue that belongs to Satan say they are Jews, but they are not true Jews; they are liars. I will make them come before you and bow at your feet, and they will know that I have loved you.
10. You have obeyed my teaching about not giving up your faith. So I will keep you from the time of trouble that will come to the whole world to test those who live on earth.
11. “I am coming soon. Continue strong in your faith so no one will take away your crown.
12. I will make those who win the victory pillars in the temple of my God, and they will never have to leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, that comes down out of heaven from my God. I will also write on them my new name.
13. Everyone who has ears should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.
14. “Write this to the angel of the church in Laodicea:“The Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of all God has made, says this: