![]() ![]() ![]() the order of these words, "the Holy," "the True," is inverted. Christ, then, in calling Himself the True, declares that "all titles and names given to Him are realised in Him the idea and the fact in Him are, what they can never be in any other, absolutely commensurate" (Trench). In contrast with the flower that fadeth here. John, and expressing more than the opposite of "false." It implies that which is perfect in contrast with the imperfect the reality in contrast with the shadow the antitype in contrast with the type the ideal which is the only real in contrast with the real which is only ideal. Peter ( John 6:69), where the right reading is, "Thou art the Christ, the holy One of God." Plumptre thinks there may be a reference here to the confession made by St. It becomes, therefore, pre-eminently appropriate to Him who was not only consecrate, but holy, harmless, undefiled, and separate from sinners. It is used of what is set apart to God it does not assert the possession of personal holiness, but it implies it as a duty. Holy.-The main idea of the word here used is that of consecration. These things saith he that is holy.-Better, These things saith the Holy, the True, He that hath the key of David, that openeth, and no man shall shut, and He shutteth, and no one shall open. As a light in the world at the present day, we must look to no Eastern Philadelphia the hand of William Penn kindled a light in its great namesake of the West. among the Greek colonies and churches of Asia, Philadelphia is still erect, a column in a scene of ruins." Such is the language of Gibbon, referring to its later history. And of all the seven churches, it had the longest life as a Christian city. But its favourable situation and fertile soil preserved it from entire desertion. The whole region, however, was volcanic, and few cities suffered more from earthquakes the frequent recurrence of these considerably reduced the population. The town was built on high ground-upwards of 900 feet above the sea-level. ![]() On the coins of the town are to be found the head of Bacchus. It was situated on the slopes of Mount Tmolus, in the midst of a district the soil of which was favourable to the cultivation of the vine. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(7) Philadelphia.-The town of Philadelphia derived its name from Attalus Philadelphus, the king of Pergamos, who died B.C. ![]()
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